NIH director orders new review of grants in outline of top research priorities
Aug 15, 2025 - Many topics on Bhattacharya’s list are familiar, but order to re-evaluate grants draws concerns
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
State Department has revoked over 6,000 student visas this year
Aug 19, 2025 - A spokesperson said 200 to 300 of the revocations were over support for terrorism, a common Trump administration claim against international students.
Inaccurate, impossible: Experts knock new Trump plan to collect college admissions data
Aug 18, 2025 - New data survey could produce statistics that indicate bias where none exists
Education Department’s anti-DEI guidance struck down in federal court
Aug 15, 2025 - A federal judge ruled that the agency didn’t follow the right steps to issue the Feb. 14 letter and that it violated free speech and due process rights.
Many U.S. Colleges May Close Without Immigrants And International Students
Aug 14, 2025 - Many U.S. colleges and universities may be forced to close without immigrants, international students and the children of immigrants
Ivy League universities are on a debt binge
Aug 13, 2025 - The borrowers, including Harvard, Princeton and Yale, benefit from a “prestige premium”
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore hundreds of UCLA research grants
Aug 12, 2025 - The grants were terminated over alleged DEI violations. University of California attorneys argued the actions were arbitrary and capricious.
Utah System of Higher Education approves strategic reinvestment plans for 3 universities
Aug 12, 2025 - The Utah System of Higher Education's board on Tuesday approved updated strategic reinvestment plans from the University of Utah, Utah State University and Weber State University.
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
Aug 12, 2025 - A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
Stanford says no to state student aid, yes to legacy and donor admissions
Aug 13, 2025 - The highly selective university will forgo California financial aid for students to circumvent a new law aimed at curbing the admissions practices.
UConn closes seven academic programs, plans to review 70 more
Aug 12, 2025 - The decision comes as UConn looks to save costs.
Florida’s universities face research overhaul courtesy of Trump and DeSantis
Aug 11, 2025 - Led by the governor, Florida's government accountability DOGE team is auditing university research projects and even recommending grants for termination.
DOJ sets sights on George Washington University
Aug 12, 2025 - The Justice Department accused the university of being “deliberately indifferent” to antisemitism on its Washington, D.C., campus.
University of Nebraska System offers buyouts to tenured faculty amid budget woes
Aug 12, 2025 - The offer comes after leaders of the four-campus network said they were looking to trim $20 million from its budget.
How researcher visa curbs threaten science careers
Aug 7, 2025 - Anti-immigration sentiment is fuelling a drive to slash international student and worker numbers, but at what cost to researchers and countries leading the charge?
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Aug 8, 2025 - Researchers are alarmed that the move might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants.
VCU removes references to race from scholarship language
Aug 8, 2025 - The changes come amid a federal push to end campus diversity efforts.
Trump administration seeks $1 billion settlement from UCLA, a White House official says
Aug 8, 2025 - UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.
Congress wants to cut the smartest investment taxpayers ever made
Aug 7, 2025 - Cutting the level of government funding for scientific research now would rip those future returns out of American hands and deliver them to our global competitors.
MSU surpasses $260 million raised in FY25, endowment passes $1 billion
Aug 8, 2025 - This is the second year for the foundation to exceed a quarter billion dollars raised.
What to know as Trump's immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students
Aug 7, 2025 - Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration.
College applications rise outside US as Trump cracks down on international students
Aug 6, 2025 - As part of its crackdown on immigration, President Donald Trump’s administration is pressuring U.S. colleges to reduce their dependence on international enrollment while adding new layers of scrutiny for foreign students.
Trump issues directives on college admissions data and research grants
Aug 7, 2025 - Together, the orders set up the administration to exert more control over who institutions enroll and which grants are funded.
University of Utah board moves to cut 81 academic programs
Aug 7, 2025 - The planned eliminations are in response to a new state law ordering public colleges to cut certain academic offerings and invest in high-demand fields.
Trump administration illegally axed NIH grants, government watchdog says
Aug 6, 2025 - The U.S. Government Accountability Office can file a lawsuit in an attempt to restore the grants, though the agency has not yet opted to do so.
Stanford University lays off 363 employees
Aug 6, 2025 - The California research institution has been buffeted by shifting federal funding policies and a forthcoming increase to the endowment tax.
Travelers to higher-risk areas required to seek pre-approval from U-M
Aug 5, 2025 - Countries deemed higher risk that require pre-approval include Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia (Tigray region only), Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria (Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, and northern Adamawa states only), North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen.
Emory University sets lobbying record as grant terminations hit $92 million
Aug 2, 2025 - Emory University has spent over $500,000 on lobbying the federal government from April to June.
UC ‘to engage’ in talks with federal administration amid UCLA $584 million loss - Daily Bruin
Aug 6, 2025 - The UC has agreed “to engage in dialogue with the federal administration” about its $584 million cut in research grants to UCLA.
Duke's Voluntary separation packages saw 64% acceptance rate, questions over shared governance remain
Aug 5, 2025 - Provost Alec Gallimore noted that the impact of lost faculty and staff extends beyond those who are leaving the University, with many of those remaining likely experiencing “survivor’s guilt” and “continued uncertainty.”