Illinois' public regional universities are getting hit by Trump too
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
May 15, 20253m 54s
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Show Notes
President Donald Trump’s targeting of Northwestern University has gotten a lot of attention.
And with good reason – federal officials froze nearly 800-million dollars in funding for the Evanston school.
But on the other side of Chicago, in the Far South Side neighborhood of Roseland, Chicago State University is feeling the effects of Trump’s attacks too.
The public college is the only one in the state with a predominantly-Black student body — and it has far less money to support them.
So far, the school has lost about 5-million dollars in federal grants.
WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip sat down with Chicago State President “Z” Scott to discuss what that means for her university and its students.
HOST: Philip