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Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks

Apr. 30, 2025 - Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks

Will US science survive Trump 2.0?

Apr. 29, 2025 - The White House is expected to propose a budget for 2026 that would slash investments in science across the federal government.

Will US science survive Trump 2.0?

University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges

Apr. 28, 2025 - The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges

Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant

Apr. 29, 2025 - New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent AI adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.

Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant

MIT Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI

Apr. 28, 2025 - MIT announced a Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI that will advise the Institute on best practices for community members and units using scholarly content to train generative AI (GenAI) models.

MIT Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI

Johns Hopkins announces new research investments to help those affected by federal policy changes

Apr. 28, 2025 - Wide-ranging support targets faculty, staff, and students whose research activities have been affected by unexpected grant terminations, delays, or other interruptions

Johns Hopkins announces new research investments to help those affected by federal policy changes

Immigration status restored for all affected NYU students

Apr. 28, 2025 - The federal government reactivated immigration statuses for all NYU students affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on noncitizens.

Immigration status restored for all affected NYU students

Harvard Renames Diversity Office As Trump Demands Dismantling of DEI

Apr. 28, 2025 - Harvard will immediately rename its Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging to “Community and Campus Life."

Harvard Renames Diversity Office As Trump Demands Dismantling of DEI

Wisconsin joins lawsuit challenging cuts to federal education funding over DEI

Apr. 28, 2025 - Wisconsin and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump administration’s threats to cut funding for school districts that do not end diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Wisconsin joins lawsuit challenging cuts to federal education funding over DEI

Immigration status records restored for four Yale students

Apr. 27, 2025 - The federal government reactivated the visitor status records of all four Yale students whose records were previously terminated in a Department of Homeland Security database.

Immigration status records restored for four Yale students

Immigration records for Brown students, recent grads reinstated

Apr. 28, 2025 - The students impacted by the visa revocations earlier this month had their status reactivated on Saturday.

Immigration records for Brown students, recent grads reinstated

UWisconsin-Madison Update on SEVIS terminations

Apr. 28, 2025 - UW-Madison can report that as of April 26, all 27 of its international students and alumni affected by SEVIS record terminations have been returned to active status.

UWisconsin-Madison Update on SEVIS terminations

The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete

Apr. 25, 2025 - The role is basically obsolete thanks to the breakneck speed of AI development and companies’ own maturity in terms of understanding how to use the technology.

The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete

Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns

Apr. 25, 2025 - Sethuraman Panchanathan abruptly leaves helm of US funding agency after Elon Musk’s DOGE arrives.

Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns

Data Rescue Project | ERICA to the Rescue!

Apr. 28, 2025 - Several volunteers and partners of the Data Rescue Project (DRP) have been working tirelessly for the last few weeks to back up the ERIC catalog and full-text PDFs.

Data Rescue Project | ERICA to the Rescue!

UPenn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed

Apr. 25, 2025 - Penn engineers have developed the first photonic chip that reshapes how light behaves to carry out the nonlinear mathematics at the heart of modern AI while reducing energy use.

UPenn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed

Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center

Apr. 23, 2025 - A visit to the ICE facility housing the Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, whose case parallels those of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk

Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center

Cal opens $110M engineering center, plans to auction off West Berkeley admin building

Apr. 25, 2025 - UC Berkeley opened the Grimes Engineering Center, a $110 million project that is a 35,500-square-foot expansion of the former Bechtel Engineering Center.

Cal opens $110M engineering center, plans to auction off West Berkeley admin building

Big Ten faculties ask their administrations to sign a joint defense pact against Trump

Apr. 25, 2025 - The potential pact would mark an escalation in resistance from universities to President Trump's push for them to follow his agenda.

Big Ten faculties ask their administrations to sign a joint defense pact against Trump

How the Harvard Undergraduate Association Spends Half a Million Dollars a Year

Apr. 25, 2025 - More than 400 student clubs apply for funding from the HUA at the start of each semester, and the HUA divides around half a million dollars, among them.

How the Harvard Undergraduate Association Spends Half a Million Dollars a Year

Northwestern to receive over $220 million from foreign contracts, gifts made since 2020

Apr. 25, 2025 - Contributions have been made since 2020 amid deepening woes over the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign funding at universities.

Northwestern to receive over $220 million from foreign contracts, gifts made since 2020

Three Penn affiliates’ visas reinstated amid federal policy reversal

Apr. 25, 2025 - The reactivations come as the Trump administration walked back its cancellation of over 1,500 student visas nationwide on April 25.

Three Penn affiliates’ visas reinstated amid federal policy reversal

1,433 students sign letter urging Yale to publicly resist Trump

Apr. 25, 2025 - Co-authored with the YCC and GSA, the letter calls on the University to defend academic freedom, institutional autonomy and the safety of students.

1,433 students sign letter urging Yale to publicly resist Trump

New Yale “America at 250” class tops fall 2025 enrollment, economics courses remain high in demand

Apr. 25, 2025 - Early enrollment numbers for the upcoming fall semester showed “America at 250” and “Intermediate Macroeconomics” taking the top spots.

New Yale “America at 250” class tops fall 2025 enrollment, economics courses remain high in demand

Research Funding at Brown

Apr. 25, 2025 - The Herald’s data desk dove into federal and institutional data to understand how research is funded at Brown.

Research Funding at Brown

Novel course at Yale translates data from the natural world into art

Apr. 24, 2025 - In a new course, Yale students are using AI technologies to transform natural phenomena into artistic performances.

Novel course at Yale translates data from the natural world into art

Three weeks after Trump cut Princeton’s funding, no demands have been publicly issued. Here’s what we know.

Apr. 25, 2025 - Princeton has still yet to receive any demands, yet the $210 million in federal funding paused on April 1 remains frozen.

Three weeks after Trump cut Princeton’s funding, no demands have been publicly issued. Here’s what we know.

Harvard Management Company Plans $1 Billion Sale of Private Equity Stakes

Apr. 25, 2025 - Harvard Management Company is planning to sell nearly $1 billion of private equity fund stakes, liquidating nearly 5 percent of its private equity portfolio amid mounting threats to the University’s finances by its critics in Washington.

Harvard Management Company Plans $1 Billion Sale of Private Equity Stakes

BC’s Most Popular Majors and Minors: Finance Retains the Top Spot

Apr. 25, 2025 - For the third consecutive year, finance is the most popular major at Boston College.

When it comes to reading the room, humans are still better than AI

Apr. 24, 2025 - Hopkins research shows AI models fall short in predicting social interactions, a skill critical for systems to navigate the real world.

When it comes to reading the room, humans are still better than AI