Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions has been instructed to “cease all work” under the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Trump's recent executive orders have forced the cancellation of the HBCUs and Registered Apprenticeship Mini-Conference, which was set to take place next week. Organized by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI),

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, both took to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday to denounce the university's decision.

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced they were asked to cancel their HBCUs and Registered Apprenticeship Mini-Conference planned for this week. The center said they had been asked to cease all work under the auspices of the Diversity,