“While Mizzou’s AAA is having to scramble to backfill the $28,000 lost for this coming school year, the organization has faced financial rollbacks before. Songco said Mizzou pulled funding from AAA’s annual fall event last year because the administration said the event’s name, ‘UnificAsian,’ was exclusionary to other groups.”

https://asamnews.com/2026/05/26/universities-cut-dei-funding-aapi-students-impacted/

AAPI students face deep cuts as colleges dismantle DEI – AsAmNews

AAPI students lose sense of belonging as funding and support cut while universities dismantle DEI programs nationwide amidst Trump anti-DEI initiatives.

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