Trump Revives White House HBCU Initiative Amid DEI Rollback Controversy

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order reinstating the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), aiming to enhance research, infrastructure, and workforce development through private-sector partnerships. The order supports the HBCU Partners Act and introduces student pipeline programs. However, the move coincides with broader efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in education, prompting debate over the administration's commitment to racial equity versus its ideological agenda.