2025 Policy and Budget Announcements

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U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation

June 4, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified Middle States Commission on Higher Education that Columbia University is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.

U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation

Hopkins freezes hiring, pauses pay increases amid federal cuts

Jun 3, 2025 - The Johns Hopkins University will freeze hiring, pause pay increases and slow down capital projects amid ongoing federal cuts and uncertainty, the school’s lead

Hopkins freezes hiring, pauses pay increases amid federal cuts

BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models

Jun 2, 2025 - In a new paper titled “Language Model Personalization via Reward Factorization,” Pacchiano and his co-authors introduce Personalization via Reward Factorization (PReF)

BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models

FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

Jun 2, 2025 - The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution.

FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

FY26 Statistical Agency Budget Developments

Jun 1, 2025 - This blog entry will track FY26 appropriations developments for the federal statistical agencies and so will be updated accordingly.

FY26 Statistical Agency Budget Developments

Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana

May 30, 2025 - Ivy Tech Community College will lay off 202 employees statewide as it responds to significant cuts in state funding and frozen tuition rates.

Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana

AAAS FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard

May 30, 2025 - A dashboard comparing White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026.

AAAS FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard

Eastern Michigan University to cut ties with Chinese colleges amid lawmaker push

May 30, 2025 - The institution is the latest to dissolve its partnerships after Republican legislators raised concerns about national security and research theft.

Eastern Michigan University to cut ties with Chinese colleges amid lawmaker push

So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025

May 29, 2025 - The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.

So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025

Rubio’s visa crunch has big consequences for public universities

May 29, 2025 - Public institutions in Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan and Texas rank among the top destinations for international students.

Rubio’s visa crunch has big consequences for public universities

Northeastern braces as State Department temporarily halts student, exchange visa interviews

May 29, 2025 - The State Department has temporarily suspended all foreign exchange and student visa interviews as it begins implementing a new system to screen applicants’ social media activity.

Northeastern braces as State Department temporarily halts student, exchange visa interviews

Yale OISS updates guidance for international students as U.S. pauses student visa interviews

May 29, 2025 - The Office of International Students and Scholars advised students to submit visa applications as soon as possible and recommended students evaluate their digital footprints hours before the secretary of state announced plans to revoke visas from Chinese students.

Yale OISS updates guidance for international students as U.S. pauses student visa interviews

RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals

May 28, 2025 - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said his agency will create “in-house” publications instead.

RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals

American Association of University Professors calls on Duke to 'immediately halt' its employee buyout program

May 28, 2025 - The statement alleges that Duke did not consult faculty and staff in decision-making prior to rolling out the VSIP and has not been transparent with its cost-cutting strategy

American Association of University Professors calls on Duke to 'immediately halt' its employee buyout program

Corporation approves $1.9 billion budget, statement of Brown's values and voice

May 28, 2025 - The Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, approved a $1.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2026.

Corporation approves $1.9 billion budget, statement of Brown's values and voice

Trump’s call for ‘gold standard science’ has prompted an outcry

May 28, 2025 - Thousands have signed an open letter against the US president’s latest order, anxious about political interference in science and more.

Trump’s call for ‘gold standard science’ has prompted an outcry

$700K grant canceled when DOGE misunderstood use of ‘climate’

May 26, 2025 - An Ohio State University researcher is left without funding after DOGE canceled it over what she said is a misinterpreted word

$700K grant canceled when DOGE misunderstood use of ‘climate’

ASA Response to OPM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

May 26, 2025 - Improving performance, accountability, and responsiveness in the civil service

ASA Response to OPM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Hong Kong universities woo Harvard international students targeted by Trump

May 26, 2025 - The offers follow the United States administration’s decision last week to prevent the prestigious university from enrolling foreign students.

Hong Kong universities woo Harvard international students targeted by Trump

Harvard researchers devastated as Trump team cuts nearly 1,000 grants

May 24, 2025 - Nature talks with scientists about an uncertain future as the US government lays siege to their university.

Harvard researchers devastated as Trump team cuts nearly 1,000 grants

Judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on Harvard accepting international students

May 23, 2025 - Ivy league had filed suit saying the ban was unconstitutional retaliation for defying White House’s demands

Judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on Harvard accepting international students

Penn Medicine scrubs DEI webpages amid escalating federal crackdown

May 23, 2025 - Penn initially removed references to inclusion and equity in February following the federal government’s crackdown on DEI, and the new erasures come in the wake of increased federal action.

Penn Medicine scrubs DEI webpages amid escalating federal crackdown

HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK

May 23, 2025 - Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 wrote in a morning message to affiliates that the revocation is both “unlawful and unwarranted.”

HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK

Visa status of foreign graduates in the US on OPT under renewed scrutiny

May 22, 2025 - More than 240,000 foreign graduates in the United States – or more than one in five current student visa holders – are engaged in an Optional Practical Training (OPT) placement.

Visa status of foreign graduates in the US on OPT under renewed scrutiny

Help defend Yale’s teaching, research, and scholarship

May 22, 2025 - This legislation presents a greater threat to Yale than any other bill in memory.

Help defend Yale’s teaching, research, and scholarship

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

May 22, 2025 - The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

May 22, 2025 - The Trump administration has blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students

Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

May 22, 2025 - A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

Statement from Nick Hart, President and CEO of the Data Foundation

May 21, 2025 - The Data Foundation is concerned about and monitoring the expanding scope of potential changes in the federal statistical system by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Statement from Nick Hart, President and CEO of the Data Foundation

University Researchers Alarmed by Plan to Slash NSF Funding by 55%

May 21, 2025 - Some researchers say the federal government's proposal will drastically impede cutting-edge work in fields that are critical to the nation's future, such as AI, cybersecurity and power grids.

University Researchers Alarmed by Plan to Slash NSF Funding by 55%