Days after the Trump administration gave schools the choice to ditch diversity, equity and inclusion policies within the next two weeks or lose federal funding, the Higher Education Board chair weighed in on what Massachusetts colleges should do -- telling education officials they don't yet have answers as the clock ticks down.

Schools are on alert after the Department of Education said it would cut federal funding unless they abolished diversity, equity and inclusion programs, potentially including culturally themed campus housing and graduation ceremonies.

Donald Trump's administration has warned of cuts in federal funding for academic institutions and universities if they continue with diversity, equity and inclusion programs that the new U.S. president has attempted to dismantle in his early days in office.