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President Donald Trump surprised HBCU’s with an unexpected show of support with an Executive Order signed on Wednesday, April
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President Donald Trump surprised HBCU’s with an unexpected show of support with an Executive Order signed on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
“Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remain integral to American students’ pursuit of prosperity and wellbeing, providing the pathway to a career and a better life. This order will continue the work begun during my first Administration to elevate the value and impact of our Nation’s HBCUs as beacons of educational excellence and economic opportunity that serve as some of the best cultivators of tomorrow’s leaders in business, government, academia, and the military,” the order stated.
The order established the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative within the Office of the President and the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities within the Department of Education.
“The Board shall include representatives of a variety of sectors, such as philanthropy, education, business, finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, and private foundations, and current HBCU presidents,” the order said.
The measure is supposed to increase the private-sector role and private foundations’ role in enhanced institutional planning and development, fiscal stability and financial management; upgrade institutional infrastructure, including the use of technology to ensure long-term viability of these institutions; provide professional development opportunities for HBCU students to help build America’s workforce in technology, healthcare, manufacturing, finance and other high-growth industries; and enhance capabilities to serve young adults.
With so many federal program cuts in so many areas, HBCU presidents and students were encouraged by this show of support.
“We look forward to working with the administration to preserve the growth and sustainability of our nation’s HBCU’s,” said Alabama State University President Quinton T. Ross Jr.
Moving forward, the White House will host an annual summit on HBCUs.
However, this order abolishes existing directives under President Joe Biden, including the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Advisory Council, on which Tuskegee University President Mark Brown served as a member.
