HBCU students sue Missouri for $549M, citing underfunding
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Current and former students at Lincoln University of Missouri filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging the state has underfunded the institution for decades. The students want the state to pay almost $549 million to a fund that would go toward campus repairs and other university needs.
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Alabama A&M is one of 16 underfunded HBCUs in the country, according to a 2023 U.S. Department of Education report. Students from a Missouri HBCU are filing suit against the state for underfunding.
Current and former students at Lincoln University of Missouri filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging the state has underfunded the institution for decades. The students want the state to pay almost $549 million to a fund that would go toward campus repairs and other university needs.
An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black colleges and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri. Students and graduates of Lincoln University in the state’s capital of Jefferson City allege the lack of financial resources undercut t…
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