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

Rutgers as an institution has fostered a bully culture for a few years now," said Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop.

Rutgers University has canceled an HBCU conference amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to push back against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within education and the workplace. Scheduled for Jan.

Rutgers University announced that they were forced to cancel programming at their Graduate School of Education as a result of President Trump’s executive orders. Organizers at the university’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions say they’ve been asked to cease all work under the Jobs for the Future program for diversity,

Upon the string of agencies, companies and more canceling their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Rutgers University has seemingly joined the bandwagon. However, Black students, in particular, will bear the burden of this particular decision.

Rutgers University cancelled its upcoming HBCU conference, citing Trump’s executive order regarding diversity, equity and inclusion.