3 days ago · Gov. Mike Braun plans to visit Martin University following a meeting with Black faith leaders. The Feb. 3 meeting came after more than two dozen people gathered outside the governor’s office last week to protest Braun’s executive order eliminating state DEI programs and his proposed budget, which did not include funding for Martin University.. In this week’s meeting, Black faith and ...

3 days ago · Gov. Mike Braun delivers the 2025 State of the State Address on Jan. 29. ... The most high-profile of those was Martin University’s one-time funding not being renewed. The state’s only ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Gov. Mike Braun introduced his Freedom and Opportunity budget to the State Budget Committee on Jan. 16, which allocates no money towards Martin University, Indiana’s only predominately Black institution of higher education or the College Success Program, which encourages minority and first-generation students to pursue higher education.

Jan 29, 2025 · Martin University, the only predominantly Black institution in Indiana, started receiving state funding two years ago—a welcome $5 million cash influx for the enrollment-starved private university. But this year, Republican governor Mike Braun left the university out of his proposed 2025–27 budget.

Jan 29, 2025 · Lawmakers and community members are calling on Braun to add funding for Martin University. Joseph Perkins, chair of Martin’s Board of Trustees, said the university is working to “fill the gaps.”

Jan 24, 2025 · On the chopping block in Republican Gov. Mike Braun's slimmed-down state budget proposal: grant funding for Indiana's only predominantly Black institution and a program that assists minority...

Jan 24, 2025 · INDIANAPOLIS — Martin University, the only predominantly Black institution of higher education in Indiana, wont be getting a funding boost under Governor Mike Braun's 2025 budget proposal. Right now it does not allocate any financial support for the school.

Gov. Mike Braun's state budget proposal for 2025-2026 has no funding for Martin University, Indiana's only predominantly Black institution, leaving no funding for its College Success...

Jan 24, 2025 · Gov. Mike Braun said he would not direct Indiana law enforcement to enter churches or schools to seek undocumented immigrants because he does not have directive from the federal government to...

Jan 24, 2025 · INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Braun's proposed budget and its lack of funding for a predominately Black university in Indianapolis is sparking outrage. "It's a racist move. That's all it is," said State Rep. Greg Porter (D-District 96). Porter did not mince words about funding for Martin University.