June 3, 2009

Historically Black Colleges Seek Continued Supplemental Aid

By Kelly Field

Washington

When Congress provided historically black colleges and other minority-serving institutions with a temporary increase in aid two years ago, lawmakers told the colleges not to count on any additional funds.

Still, many of the colleges were stung when President Obama, who supported the increase when he was in the Senate, chose not to renew the two-year, $255-million annual increase in his budget request for the 2010 fiscal year. They say the decision raises questions about the

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