2025 Policy and Budget Announcements

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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.

Purdue in 'best position a university could be' as funding cuts loom, leadership says

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.

Clemson University added to list of 45 universities under investigation by US Department of Education

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.

Northwestern directs some graduate programs to cap class sizes, defer enrollments

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.”

MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech

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.

Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants

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.

Tufts confirms second student visa terminated by 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.

Harvard to Borrow $750 Million After Warning of Funding Threat

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.

Penn State College of Medicine bracing for NIH research grant cuts amid threats of federal funding freeze

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.

Some Pitt grants terminated because they don't align with federal priorities

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.

Trump administration revokes visas of multiple UCLA, UC students

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.

NYU Langone cancels ‘anti-governmental’ humanitarian presentation

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.

Six Stanford student visas revoked by federal officials

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.

State Department revokes several Northeastern students, graduates’ visas

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.

Federal government revokes four U-M (Ann Arbor) students' visas

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.

3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked

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.

Brown University to see $510 million in federal funding frozen by Trump administration

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.

UW–Madison participating 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.

UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts

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.”

Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants

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.

Visas revoked for 12 UC Davis students and graduates, university says

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.

Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research

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.

UNC Chapel Hill business school announces hiring freeze, cites political disruptions

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 Faculty Address Trump’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.

Harvard FAS Is Developing a Contingency Plan for Drastic 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.

Princeton punts on releasing total operating budget after funding cuts, says it will support financial aid

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.

Brown University hires external firms to lobby Congress, Trump administration

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.

North Dakota Announces Launch of State Data Hub, Dashboards

How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom

Apr. 1, 2025 - The European Union’s new research chief Ekaterina Zaharieva speaks to Nature about attracting disaffected US scientists and cutting grant bureaucracy.

How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom

Letters and Petitions — We Are Higher Ed

Apr. 2, 2025 - Letters, statements, and petitions by We Are Higher Ed which represents administrators, faculty, staff, students, and allies.

Letters and Petitions — We Are Higher Ed

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Apr. 2, 2025 - Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.

The CDC Has Been Gutted