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.
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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.
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.
Purdue in 'best position a university could be' as funding cuts loom, leadership says
Apr. 4, 2025 - Even as the Trump administration targets federal funding to American universities, Purdue officials said they are confident the university can weather the storm.
Clemson University added to list of 45 universities under investigation by US Department of Education
Apr. 3, 2025 - Clemson University was added to the list of 45 schools that the United States Department of Education will investigate for possible race-exclusionary policies under Title VI.
Northwestern directs some graduate programs to cap class sizes, defer enrollments
Apr. 2, 2025 - Northwestern officials directed some of the University’s graduate programs to cap their incoming class sizes by deferring enrollment for applicants who had yet to accept their admission offers.
MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech
Mar. 6, 2025 - The reduction is due to “uncertainty in the federal funding environment.”
Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants
Apr. 7, 2025 - Penn currently has eight active NEH grants, covering a variety of research areas including renovations to the Penn Museum, literature analysis for low resource languages, and AI applications in archaeology.
Tufts confirms second student visa terminated by federal government
Apr. 7, 2025 - The visas of two Tufts graduate students have been terminated by the federal government.
Harvard to Borrow $750 Million After Warning of Funding Threat
Apr. 7, 2025 - Harvard University plans to borrow $750 million from Wall Street amid mounting threats to its federal funding from the Trump administration.
Penn State College of Medicine bracing for NIH research grant cuts amid threats of federal funding freeze
Feb. 11, 2025 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that they are cutting grants that support research institutions nationwide by limiting cost recovery to 15%, and Penn State projects.
Some Pitt grants terminated because they don't align with federal priorities
Apr. 4, 2025 - The University of Pittsburgh has confirmed that two Pitt projects have definitely lost funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Trump administration revokes visas of multiple UCLA, UC students
Apr. 4, 2025 - The United States government has revoked the visas of multiple students across the UC, including at UCLA.
NYU Langone cancels ‘anti-governmental’ humanitarian presentation
Apr. 4, 2025 - NYU Langone Health canceled a presentation about global humanitarian crises because it had “antisemitic” and “anti-governmental” implications.
Six Stanford student visas revoked by federal officials
Apr. 4, 2025 - Four students and two recent graduates had their student visas revoked, according to a statement on Stanford’s immigration.
State Department revokes several Northeastern students, graduates’ visas
Apr. 7, 2025 - The update comes as the Trump administration clamps down on non-citizens engaging in political advocacy on campus.
Federal government revokes four U-M (Ann Arbor) students' visas
Apr. 6, 2025 - This decision comes as the DHS, prompted by President Donald Trump’s administration, started targeting international students across the country.
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
Apr. 6, 2025 - Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine activism.
Brown University to see $510 million in federal funding frozen by Trump administration
Apr. 3, 2025 - The Trump administration plans to announce a freeze on $510 million worth of federal funding, a White House official told The Herald.
UW–Madison participating in legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays
Apr. 4, 2025 - An update on UW–Madison's participation in legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays.
UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts
Apr. 4, 2025 - Citing “unprecedented conditions,” the university’s chancellor said it was freezing hiring and delaying capital projects.
Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants
Apr. 3, 2025 - Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”
Visas revoked for 12 UC Davis students and graduates, university says
Apr. 5, 2025 - Chancellor Gary S. May says the federal government provided no explanation for the terminated visas.
Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research
Apr. 3, 2025 - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide.
UNC Chapel Hill business school announces hiring freeze, cites political disruptions
Apr. 3, 2025 - The temporary hiring freeze was announced in a Thursday email to Kenan-Flagler employees.
Harvard Faculty Address Trump’s Assault on Higher Education
Apr. 3, 2025 - Arts and Sciences engages with the Trump administration’s assault on higher education.
Harvard FAS Is Developing a Contingency Plan for Drastic Federal Funding Cuts
Apr. 3, 2025 - Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said that the FAS is developing a contingency plan for the looming possibility that the Trump administration hits Harvard with steep federal funding cuts.
Princeton punts on releasing total operating budget after funding cuts, says it will support financial aid
Apr. 3, 2025 - The Board of Trustees approved significant increases in undergraduate financial aid and graduate student support for the 2025–26 academic year.
Brown University hires external firms to lobby Congress, Trump administration
Apr. 2, 2025 - For the first time since at least 2002, Brown has enlisted two firms, one of which is staffed by operatives who have almost exclusively worked in the Republican Party, to lobby Congress and the Trump administration on its behalf.
North Dakota Announces Launch of State Data Hub, Dashboards
Apr. 2, 2025 - Its new State Data Hub offers a centralized platform for information on state topics ranging from housing to education. It is intended to simplify access to the details, both for decision-makers and the public.