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Tennessee Sues U.S. Education Department over Funding for Hispanic-Serving Colleges

On June 11, 2025, Tennessee's Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined the nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions in filing a federal lawsuit in Tennessee challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s Hispanic-Serving Institution program.
The suit follows the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against race-conscious admissions policies and argues that the HSI program's 25% Hispanic student threshold constitutes racial discrimination and violates constitutional equal-protection principles.
The lawsuit claims Tennessee colleges like the University of Memphis, with 61% minority enrollment but fewer than 25% Hispanic students, unfairly lose access to millions in federal grants under the program.
Skrmetti asserted that a federal grant program that treats students differently because of their ethnicity is not only unjust and un-American but also violates the Constitution, while Edward Blum emphasized that the lawsuit aims to guarantee fair access to educational opportunities for all students.
If successful, the lawsuit could end HSI program requirements and reshape federal funding policies to avoid race or ethnicity as a factor in grant eligibility for colleges serving needy students.

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