2025 Policy and Budget Announcements

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Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws

Apr. 8, 2025 - The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.

Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | Federal research funding fuels innovation, economic growth

Apr. 9, 2025 - Federal grants awarded to University of Michigan researchers help to drive innovation and economic growth, supporting thousands of jobs and generating millions in research-related spending across the United States.

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | Federal research funding fuels innovation, economic growth

Several Penn State international students have visas revoked

Apr. 7, 2025 - Several Penn State international students have visas revoked, according to a letter sent out by Interim Vice Provost of Penn State Global Sabine Klahr.

Several Penn State international students have visas revoked

Trump administration terminates six UNC-CH international student visas

Apr. 9, 2025 - “ISSS is available to advise, answer questions and provide resources to all university-sponsored international students and scholars,” Media Relations wrote.

Trump administration terminates six UNC-CH international student visas

Department of Commerce announces the end of $4 million in funding of climate risk projects at Princeton

Apr. 9, 2025 - The Department of Commerce cut $4 million to Princeton for three climate-related projects, which it said were actively working against Trump administration objectives.

Department of Commerce announces the end of $4 million in funding of climate risk projects at Princeton

Northwestern faculty navigate attacks on speech, research

Apr. 9, 2025 - Northwestern faculty are grappling with the federal government’s challenges to academic freedom and free speech.

Northwestern faculty navigate attacks on speech, research

Resolution to Establish a Mutual Defense Compact for the Universities of the Big Ten Academic Alliance in Defense of Academic Freedom, Institutional Integrity, and the Research Enterprise - Rutgers University Senate

Apr. 9, 2025 - The Rutgers University Senate urges the President of Rutgers University to formally propose and help establish a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC) among all members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance

Where Students Have Had Their Visas Revoked

Apr. 8, 2025 - 80-plus colleges and universities have identified over 300 international students and recent graduates who have had their legal status changed by the State Department.

Where Students Have Had Their Visas Revoked

BREAKING: Visas revoked for three from MIT

Apr. 8, 2025 - On April 7 at 6:56 p.m., international students at MIT received an email stating that the visas of three members of the MIT community had been revoked.

BREAKING: Visas revoked for three from MIT

Brown University president speaks about Trump funding freeze at faculty town hall

Apr. 9, 2025 - Faculty, alums and students are calling on Brown to resist any demands the Trump administration makes on funding.

Brown University president speaks about Trump funding freeze at faculty town hall

White House freezes funds for Cornell and Northwestern in latest crackdown

Apr. 8, 2025 - Pauses come after Trump officials sent warning letters to 60 US universities for ‘failure to protect Jewish students’

White House freezes funds for Cornell and Northwestern in latest crackdown

Judge permanently blocks NIH’s plan to cap funding, setting up appeals battle

Apr. 8, 2025 - Universities are waiting cautiously as the agency's unilateral plan to cut billions of research support dollars has already created widespread disruption.

Judge permanently blocks NIH’s plan to cap funding, setting up appeals battle

Princeton Faculty vote to remove references to affirmative action from procedures, non-discrimination statement

Apr. 7, 2025 - Faculty members voted to approve a proposal to remove references to affirmative action and other suggestions of race-based preferential treatment from the University’s Non-Discrimination Statement and the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty.

Princeton Faculty vote to remove references to affirmative action from procedures, non-discrimination statement

13 UW-Madison visas terminated by U.S. government, Mnookin says it’s not tied to ‘protest activity’

Apr. 7, 2025 - The U.S. government terminated six current University of Wisconsin-Madison student visas and seven alumni with visa employment extensions, the university announced Monday.

13 UW-Madison visas terminated by U.S. government, Mnookin says it’s not tied to ‘protest activity’

Visa records of six UW students, seven alumni terminated by federal authorities

Apr. 7, 2025 - The University of Wisconsin said the records of six current students and seven alumni on employment extensions have been terminated by the U.S. government.

Visa records of six UW students, seven alumni terminated by federal authorities

Two Yale international students stripped of their visas

Apr. 8, 2025 - Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars confirmed to the News that the visas of two international students have been revoked.

Two Yale international students stripped of their visas

“Universities Are the Invisible Hand.”

Apr. 7, 2025 - The leaders of the National Academy of Sciences and Arizona State University offer their thoughts on the challenges facing the scientific enterprise and how science institutions should respond.

“Universities Are the Invisible Hand.”

UC Berkeley | A message about recent federal visa program updates

Apr. 7, 2025 - How UC Berkeley is supporting community members after recent visa revocations by the federal government.

UC Berkeley | A message about recent federal visa program updates

UNLV says four international students had visas revoked

Apr. 7, 2025 - UNLV is not identifying the students affected, Officer in Charge and Provost Chris Heavey said in an email.

UNLV says four international students had visas revoked

Columbia International students in US have visas revoked in gov't crackdown

Apr. 7, 2025 - Columbia said that it had learned that four current international students had their visas revoked during a review of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database.

Columbia International students in US have visas revoked in gov't crackdown

Central Michigan University exchange student records terminated without notice

Apr. 7, 2025 - The Office of the President for Central Michigan University has issued a statement following the unexpected termination of exchange student records.

Central Michigan University exchange student records terminated without notice

MSU international students’ visas revoked without notice

Apr. 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of State has contacted Michigan State University students directly to inform them that their travel visas have been revoked.

MSU international students’ visas revoked without notice

Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more

Apr. 7, 2025 - Some schools said the federal government had not notified them of their students’ change of status, but rather learned about it when reviewing records.

Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more

Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students

Apr. 7, 2025 - Nearly a dozen international students lost their visas.

Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students

Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked

Apr. 2, 2025 - The students have the choice to either self-deport or stay and fight – but that leaves them open to being detained.

Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

Apr. 7, 2025 - Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked

Apr. 7, 2025 - Colleges around the country are reporting cases of international students suddenly learning their visas have been revoked.

Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked

UC Santa Cruz student visas canceled by Trump administration

Apr. 7, 2025 - Three University of California, Santa Cruz students had their student visas canceled by the Trump administration.

UC Santa Cruz student visas canceled by Trump administration

At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says

Apr. 7, 2025 - The number of international students at Arizona State University who have had their visas revoked is now at least 50.

At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says

UCSD preps for slashed budget amid NIH research funding cuts

Apr. 7, 2025 - Federal policies and terminated grants threaten the university's public health research engine.

UCSD preps for slashed budget amid NIH research funding cuts