INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Martin University in Indianapolis will pause its operations at the end of the current semester, the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday. The decision comes as the university faces significant financial difficulties and a decrease in student enrollment, which have made it c hallenging to maintain its current operations. The university has no endowment to support its financial needs. “Martin University’s primary focus has always been on providing its students with an outstanding education and hiring the most qualified and talented faculty and staff possible,” Board of Trustees Chairman Joseph Perkins said in a release. According to Perkins, former university president Sean Huddleston “worked tirelessly” up to his last day on Nov. 28, “exploring numerous options to sustain Martin, but was unsuccessful.” Huddleston stepped down as president to pursue other opportunities. Perkins says the Board of Trustees has been discussing options to minimize interruption to the education of its currently enrolled students. He also says the board is exploring ways to continue Martin’s mission of providing education to an underrepresented population. Martin University, founded in 1977, is Indiana’s only Predominantly Black Institution of higher education. The university is accepting donations to help sustain its operations through December. Click here to donate. ...read more read less