What Did Black Colleges Win From Meetings With Trump?

Clare McCann was quoted in an Inside Higher Ed piece on Trump's recent budget proposal and the effect it will have on historically black colleges and universities:

It's clear the White House is concerned about the way the budget is perceived by HBCUs — in part because of early missteps by the administration, said Clare McCann, a senior policy analyst with New America's education policy program.

"The fact that they explicitly protected that funding for the institutions at the expense of student aid dollars is, I think, a significant indication of where their priorities are," said McCann, who worked at the Department of Education during the Obama administration.

But she said cuts like eliminating SEOG would have a serious impact on access for students attending HBCUs.

"At the end of the day, these cuts are going to affect students at their schools and are going to have a significant impact on affordability at HBCUs, where many students have unmet need and rely on these dollars," she said.