2025 Policy and Budget Announcements

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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News

Mar. 16, 2025 - Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.

Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News

DOGE order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library

Mar. 17, 2025 - “We can’t do science without these,” one researcher says of the hundreds of journals no longer accessible

DOGE order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library

Princeton alumni in federal agencies speak out after being fired by DOGE

Mar. 18, 2025 - Princeton alumni in federal agencies who currently work or have recently been fired from their positions reflect on DOGE’s practices.

Princeton alumni in federal agencies speak out after being fired by DOGE

Penn received over $1 billion in federal funding in 2024

Mar. 18, 2025 - The DP used United States Department of the Treasury data to measure federal funding distributed to Penn and its affiliates in fiscal year 2024.

Penn received over $1 billion in federal funding in 2024

Brown University Tells International Students, Staff to Avoid Travel Abroad

Mar. 18, 2025 - The advice followed the deportation of a professor with a work visa who was denied re-entry to the U.S. after visiting family members in Lebanon.

Brown University Tells International Students, Staff to Avoid Travel Abroad

Trump administration can enforce anti-DEI orders, appeals court rules

Mar. 17, 2025 - The three-judge panel lifted a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked major portions of two executive orders.

Trump administration can enforce anti-DEI orders, appeals court rules

Leading Computing Organizations Urge Congress to Protect U.S. Research Investments

Mar. 3, 2025 - In response to recent federal actions that threaten critical research funding, six leading organizations have issued a joint statement urging Congress to protect the U.S. research enterprise.

Leading Computing Organizations Urge Congress to Protect U.S. Research Investments

Department of Education initiates investigation into Notre Dame DEI programs

Mar. 15, 2025 - The University of Notre Dame was included on a list of 50 schools to be investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for race-based discrimination in their graduate programs.

Department of Education initiates investigation into Notre Dame DEI programs

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership

Mar. 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education will investigate NYU for alleged civil rights violations.

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership

BU under investigation by US Education Department for antisemitic discrimination

Mar. 14, 2025 - Boston University is one of 60 universities under investigation by the United States Department of Education for Title VI violations “relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination."

BU under investigation by US Education Department for antisemitic discrimination

Penn launches website to track federal policy changes, monitor impacts on University

Mar. 17, 2025 - The new website intends to centralize updates on ongoing federal actions impacting higher education, research funding, immigration, and other essential areas of Penn's operations.

Penn launches website to track federal policy changes, monitor impacts on University

Brown University professor, doctor deported to Lebanon despite federal judge’s orders

Mar. 16, 2025 - Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh has been deported and is now in Lebanon.

Brown University professor, doctor deported to Lebanon despite federal judge’s orders

Full list of 43 countries on Donald Trump's draft travel ban

Mar. 15, 2025 - The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of dozens of countries.

Full list of 43 countries on Donald Trump's draft travel ban

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education

Mar. 14, 2025 - The investigations come amid allegations that these institutions have violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964) by partnering with “The Ph.D. Project."

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education

UW-Madison under federal investigation for DEI efforts

Mar. 14, 2025 - The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among 45 universities under federal investigation by U.S. Department of Education for DEI efforts and alleged Title VI violations.

UW-Madison under federal investigation for DEI efforts

Trump cuts trigger hiring freezes at New York colleges with medical research in jeopardy

Mar. 13, 2025 - New York colleges and universities are freezing hiring and warning that President Trump’s federal cuts endanger the very existence of their research programs.

Trump cuts trigger hiring freezes at New York colleges with medical research in jeopardy

University launches new research support program

Mar. 13, 2025 - The University of Michigan is initiating a new research funding program that provides temporary support for qualified researchers who have received federal grant and contract stop-work orders.

University launches new research support program

As US slashes at research, French university opens arms to scientists seeking refuge

Mar. 12, 2025 - Aix-Marseille University has a long tradition of bringing artists and researchers in precarious situations — people struggling to conduct their work in war zones or while facing security threats — onto its campus.

As US slashes at research, French university opens arms to scientists seeking refuge

Senator Collins Announces University of Maine’s USDA Funding Restored

Mar. 12, 2025 - After consulting with the Administration, Senator Collins today announced USDA funding to the University of Maine has been restored.

Senator Collins Announces University of Maine’s USDA Funding Restored

Kentucky lawmakers vote to ban DEI spending at public colleges

Mar. 13, 2025 - Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is unlikely to sign the bill, but Republican lawmakers hold a veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature.

Kentucky lawmakers vote to ban DEI spending at public colleges

Johns Hopkins’ aid groups to lay off nearly 2,000 amid Trump cuts

Mar. 13, 2025 - Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.

Johns Hopkins’ aid groups to lay off nearly 2,000 amid Trump cuts

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year

Mar. 13, 2025 - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated.

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year

UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty

Mar. 13, 2025 - UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester became the latest higher education institution to announce a hiring freeze.

UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty

Pitt's hiring freeze is only step one, other cost-cutting measures to follow

Mar. 13, 2025 - Pitt’s Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Pinkney said enrollment trends, inflation and flat state funding were also behind the decision.

Pitt's hiring freeze is only step one, other cost-cutting measures to follow

Duke to implement staff hiring freeze, series of cost-cutting measures amid federal funding threats

Mar. 13, 2025 - Upcoming spending adjustments include suspending capital spending, freezing staff hiring and salary mid-year adjustments, reviewing all faculty hiring practices and slowing all non-compensation spending.

Duke to implement staff hiring freeze, series of cost-cutting measures amid federal funding threats

UW implements hiring freeze, other budget-cutting measures amid federal, state uncertainty

Mar. 12, 2025 - UW has a "good financial position," but unprecedented federal policy changes have increased the university's risk of funding cuts.

UW implements hiring freeze, other budget-cutting measures amid federal, state uncertainty

UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders

Mar. 12, 2025 - Multiple international students who spoke to The Diamondback under anonymity due to fear of retaliation expressed concerns about their freedom of speech and ability to critique the U.S. government under Trump’s new administration.

UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders

Tufts administrators, alumni navigate DEI work amid political challenges - The Tufts Daily

Mar. 13, 2025 - Tufts boasts 97 master’s programs, one of which is the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Leadership program.

Tufts administrators, alumni navigate DEI work amid political challenges - The Tufts Daily

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will Keep Budget Flat, Stop Staff Hiring for Fiscal Year 2026

Mar. 12, 2025 - The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will aim to keep spending flat for fiscal year 2026 amid threats from the Trump administration and long-term financial concerns.

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will Keep Budget Flat, Stop Staff Hiring for Fiscal Year 2026

Brown University institutes staff-wide hiring freeze in response to ‘federal government actions’

Mar. 13, 2025 - The freeze will remain in effect through the end of the 2025 fiscal year.

Brown University institutes staff-wide hiring freeze in response to ‘federal government actions’