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HBCUs AT RISK Of SHUT DOWN After Mississippi Senate Proposes SHOCKING Cost-Cutting Bill
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22:32Now PlayingIn Mississippi, A new bill introduced in the Senate may close three of the state's HBCUs.
State Senator John Polk believes the state's eight public universities are too costly and closing three will save the state millions.
Should SB 2726 become law, it will force the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to pick three institutions under its umbrella for closure.
Mississippi Valley State University, Alcorn State University, and Jackson State University could be shut down by June 2028.
Mississippi, is State Senator Hillman Frazier, a Universities and Colleges Committee member spoke with Roland Martin about the shocking bill that targets Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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