Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations
Apr. 25, 2025 - DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges.
Apr. 24, 2025 - According to Science, the President’s budget request for NSF is likely to entail, “a 55% cut to the agency’s $9 billion budget next year and fire half its 1,700-person staff.” This news had not previously been reported.
NSF Statement by Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on his departure
Apr. 24, 2025 - ... "I believe I have done all I can to advance the critical mission of the agency and feel that it is time for me to pass the baton to new leadership." ...
Dartmouth only Ivy to abstain from signing letter against Trump administration funding cuts
Apr. 23, 2025 - A College spokesperson said that the President “does not believe that signing open form letters like this one is an effective way to defend Dartmouth’s mission.”
‘The gatekeepers’: Trump’s action on accreditation sparks concerns over government intrusion
Apr. 24, 2025 - The president signed a directive seeking to punish accreditors for diversity criteria while easing the path for new quality-assurance bodies.
Federal judges deal major blow to Education Department’s anti-DEI guidance
Apr. 24, 2025 - The agency didn’t follow the proper procedures when it issued sweeping guidance threatening federal funding in February, one court ruled.
Trump targets AI, school discipline in new executive orders
Apr. 23, 2025 - In addition to advancing AI in schools, the orders call for a review of discipline guidance based on “discriminatory and unlawful ‘equity’ ideology.”
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
Apr. 23, 2025 - Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily.
Garber Joins More Than 180 University Leaders in Statement Against ‘Political Interference’ With Higher Ed
Apr. 23, 2025 - Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 signed a statement denouncing “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education.
133 foreign students get back their legal status — for now
Apr. 21, 2025 - A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the case, one of many contesting the Trump administration’s crackdown on international students.
UM faculty urge Ono, regents to create mutual defense compact in Big 10
Apr. 21, 2025 - The UM Faculty Senate adopted four resolutions to defend students, faculty and staff against recent pressure from the Trump administration.
Apr. 21, 2025 - Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.
Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research
Apr. 18, 2025 - Leaders at the well-known institution said the support would sustain "vital research" until they had a "better understanding of the funding landscape."