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.
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
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.”
After months of avoiding confrontation, Duke became Trump’s next target
Aug 4, 2025 - Duke now faces two federal investigations and frozen funds, drawing calls of "extortion" and "resistance."
15 people detained by ICE on Harrison Street, Princeton officials say
Jul 25, 2025 - Immigration officials had initially only been in pursuit of a single person.
UPenn's Faculty Senate released their annual reports on admissions, faculty pay. Here's what to know
Aug 4, 2025 - The 20-page report includes recommendations to improve the experiences of Penn students and faculty.
UC Berkeley Campus researchers left uncertain amid federal funding cuts
Jul 31, 2025 - Amid ongoing litigation over grant terminations and looming potential cuts for federal science agencies in fiscal year 2026, students and professors across campus are adjusting their expectations and plans.
Brown University braces for layoffs despite agreement with Trump administration
Aug 5, 2025 - University administrators announced various strategies intended to help Brown manage a $30 million impact from federal actions.
Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations
Aug 4, 2025 - The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge.
University ‘awaiting details’ on federal awards reinstatement, EVP for research says
Aug 3, 2025 - Executive VP for Research Jeannette Wing announced that the University is still “awaiting details on how the federal government will operationalize reinstatement of awards and the above-referenced renewals."
Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants
Aug 5, 2025 - The Trump administration has asked the high court to pause the June ruling against the National Institutes of Health’s mass award cancellations.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget
Aug 5, 2025 - The state’s flagship could eliminate academic programs and offer voluntary separation packages to make the cuts, its chancellor said.
UCLA | The Loss of Federal Funding is a Loss for America
Jul 31, 2025 - Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the Bruin community.
What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan
Jul 29, 2025 - It blends culture-war politics and industry giveaways with at times naïve techno-optimism.
Massachusetts governor pitches $400M to support research funding
Aug 1, 2025 - The money would back projects and jobs at colleges, hospitals and research institutions amid vast federal funding threats.
Study shows AI's negative effects as Ohio State University requires students to use AI in classrooms
Jul 29, 2025 - Ohio State University did not study the impact artificial intelligence has on learning before launching its new plan.
150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.
Aug 1, 2025 - A sharp drop in foreign enrollment could cost colleges $7 billion in revenue and 60,000 jobs, according to NAFSA.
Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration to restore lost federal funding
Jul 30, 2025 - Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding and ends investigations into alleged discrimination.
Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure
Jul 30, 2025 - The private institution is laying off staff and axing vacant roles in a time that is “among most difficult in our institution’s 174-year history,” senior leaders said.
Meet the early-career scientists planning to leave the United States
Jul 25, 2025 - Decreased funding, reduced opportunities and growing uncertainty has made life tough for international postdocs living in the US.
Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty
Jul 28, 2025 - Brown has secured a $500 million loan amid federal cuts to research and financial aid in recent months, marking at least the second major loan the University has taken out in the span of four months.
GMU Faculty Senate targeted in DOJ letter - Virginia Business
Jul 28, 2025 - U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division is requesting "all written communications" regarding GMU faculty senate resolution.
Federal officials open probes into Duke University’s law journal, medical school
Jul 29, 2025 - The investigations into the North Carolina college come less than a week after the Trump administration struck a controversial deal with Columbia University.
Will Trump's AI Policies Kill Federal Support in Your State?
Jul 29, 2025 - A new plan from President Donald Trump proposes that states with restrictive AI laws should lose federal funding.
Schools and colleges nationwide face Trump investigations
Jul 28, 2025 - The Trump administration is investigating allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students at dozens of colleges.
22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds
Jul 28, 2025 - The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said.