Temple University eyes job reductions amid $60M deficit for FY26
Jun 20, 2025 - The public institution’s president said that enrollment is starting to rebound after a steep drop since 2017, but costs have increased much more quickly.
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
Accidental death data threatened by Trump CDC cuts
Jun 23, 2025 - Key data on fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths, firearm injuries and even dog bites is at risk.
Trump says he's close to 'a Deal' with Harvard, as judge grants injunction
Jun 20, 2025 - Trump's Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president's efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard.
The Data We Take for Granted
Jun 20, 2025 - Like many things in life, we’ve been taking our data for granted and will miss it terribly when it’s gone.
Impact of NIH Grant Terminations on Population Association of America members
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How States Are Responding to the Rise of AI in Education
Jun 17, 2025 - When ChatGPT debuted in 2022, no states had policies related to generative artificial intelligence (genAI). Fast forward to April 2025, and at least 28.
Where is the best place to hold a scientific conference right now?
Jun 19, 2025 - An immigration crackdown makes the United States less attractive. These locations could steal its crown and make conferences more globally inclusive.
Tracking the Trump administration’s moves to cap indirect research funding
Jun 19, 2025 - The agencies that have tried to limit reimbursement for overhead costs to 15% — and the legal challenges against them.
What would the ‘big, beautiful bill’s’ higher endowment tax mean for Duke?
Jun 17, 2025 - The bill might raise the endowment tax for Duke from 1.4% to 7%, and it could raise the tax by nearly 20 percentage points for other institutions.
Brown University, others sue Department of Defense over cuts to federal research funding
Jun 16, 2025 - The University stands to lose $3 million in federal dollars this fiscal year from the new limit on indirect research costs.
Judge orders federal government to restore some canceled NIH funds
Jun 18, 2025 - U.S. District Court Judge William Young ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully cancelled NIH funding for research related to topics of DEI
State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules
Jun 18, 2025 - Foreign nationals who seek visas to study in the United States will have to make social media posts public to be scrutinized for hostility toward the U.S.
NAS President Says U.S. Science Is Facing ‘Pessimistic’ Future, Urges Changes to Regain Leadership in Science
Jun 9, 2025 - Marcia McNutt warned of a “pessimistic future” for U.S. science, from federal budget cuts to a burdensome regulatory environment to a loss of international talent, and proposed a range of actions to strengthen the research enterprise.
NIH ruling is latest blow to RFK Jr.'s agenda
Jun 17, 2025 - A federal judge's ruling could allow researchers to restart work on subjects including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and HIV.
Tennessee State raises tuition 6% amid budget stabilization effort
Jun 16, 2025 - Even with the tuition hike, the public historically Black institution faces a nearly $39 million shortfall.
Potential Pell Grant changes could unfairly impact Native college students
Jun 15, 2025 - Native leaders say a Congressional proposal to increase credit hour requirements and reduce the maximum amounts of Pell Grants could disproportionately affect Native students
University of Nebraska looks to cut another $20M from its budget
Jun 13, 2025 - Amid state and federal funding challenges, the public Midwestern institution has already cut tens of millions of dollars in spending in recent years.
Education Department reinstates some research and data activities
Jun 16, 2025 - Trump administration lawyers admit some DOGE cuts violated congressional statutes
NIH documents reveal inconsistencies in grant terminations as agency reviews 3200 more
Jun 13, 2025 - Evidence of agency’s uneven guidance to employees and role of DOGE could play into legal case against cuts
Northwestern freezes hiring and cuts budgets to combat ‘increasing strain’ on finances
Jun 11, 2025 - The highly selective university faces funding threats from the Trump administration along with rising costs and proposed policy changes.
Statement for the Record: The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Jun 5, 2025 - Data & Society's statement for the record at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the federal government in the age of artificial intelligence.
Who Is Supporting Harvard in Its Lawsuit To Keep Federal Research Funding?
Jun 11, 2025 - Dozens of outside groups — including activists, Boston-area hospitals, and former federal officials — submitted amici briefs backing Harvard in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows
Jun 9, 2025 - Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk.
Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says
Jun 10, 2025 - For the first time teachers in England are receiving guidelines on how they should and shouldn't use AI.
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
Jun 9, 2025 - Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the politicization of research and destruction of scientific progress under the Trump administration.
China shuts down AI tools during nationwide college exams
Jun 9, 2025 - New age problems require new age solutions.
UMinnesota proposes tuition hikes across all campuses, 7% cut to academic programs
Jun 9, 2025 - The University of Minnesota is proposing tuition hikes of up to 7.5% and cuts to academic programs for the next fiscal year as it navigates what it calls "unprecedented challenges facing higher education."
More than 12,000 Harvard alumni unite to support university legal challenge
Jun 10, 2025 - Thousands of Harvard University alumni have signed on to a legal message of support for their alma mater.
Harvard Probed for Hiring Discrimination by US House Committee
Jun 10, 2025 - A congressional committee is investigating Harvard University over potential discrimination in its hiring and employment practices.
Williams College stops accepting federal grants, opposing new policy
Jun 10, 2025 -As some universities scramble to cope with the federal government's funding cuts, a Western Massachusetts college has declined the grants.