07-13-2025, 07:49 PM
“A real setback”
UH Hilo is losing more funding. The college has been a draw for students from other countries, American Samoa, and Federated States of Micronesia. UHH has a strong English as a second language program as well as awards for minority students who otherwise could not afford higher education. Much of the award money was provided for STEM students. The reason? “They are not in alignment with current priorities.”
What’s really current is the opposite of priority.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation made an investment in the nation’s institutes of higher education to create a new generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics discoverers.
The funds represent a loss of nearly $2.3 million during the next 5 years for the university.
“Termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current [National Science Foundation] priorities,” the foundation offered to justify zeroing out the program’s coffers.
https://bigislandnow.com/2025/07/13/real...l-funding/
UH Hilo is losing more funding. The college has been a draw for students from other countries, American Samoa, and Federated States of Micronesia. UHH has a strong English as a second language program as well as awards for minority students who otherwise could not afford higher education. Much of the award money was provided for STEM students. The reason? “They are not in alignment with current priorities.”
What’s really current is the opposite of priority.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation made an investment in the nation’s institutes of higher education to create a new generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics discoverers.
The funds represent a loss of nearly $2.3 million during the next 5 years for the university.
“Termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current [National Science Foundation] priorities,” the foundation offered to justify zeroing out the program’s coffers.
https://bigislandnow.com/2025/07/13/real...l-funding/