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Asian American Students Increase at Harvard, as Black Students Decline

Oct 23, 2025 - The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.

Asian American Students Increase at Harvard, as Black Students Decline

Michigan State University lays off 99 employees

Oct 23, 2025 - Along with budget pressures from rising costs, the university has faced dozens of federal grant terminations, leading to another 83 job cuts.

Michigan State University lays off 99 employees

Teaching machines to doubt

Oct 21, 2025 - We must build safeguards against AI’s most dangerous feature: its ability to stop us thinking critically.

Teaching machines to doubt

UW-Madison Data Science Institute Welcomes New AI Faculty to Campus

Oct 22, 2025 - DSI recently hosted a reception welcoming new RISE-AI faculty to UW–Madison, providing them with an opportunity to meet and identify shared research interests with DSI’s faculty and staff affiliates.

UW-Madison Data Science Institute Welcomes New AI Faculty to Campus

University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations

Oct 22, 2025 - The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations.

University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations

University of Northern Colorado plans to lay off 50 employees

Oct 23, 2025 - State budget cuts and a smaller-than-expected fall class contributed to millions of dollars of pressure on the public institution’s budget.

University of Northern Colorado plans to lay off 50 employees

Emma Briant 'Exposing the Propaganda Machine'

Oct 22, 2025 - This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Dr Emma Louise Briant, an internationally recognised expert and professor of information warfare & propaganda.

Emma Briant 'Exposing the Propaganda Machine'

The informational disciplines

Oct 22, 2025 - The history and contours of the informational disciplines - information science, LIS, library studies. It notes the ongoing blurriness of identity, nomenclature and boundaries.

The informational disciplines

Lucy Family Institute Graduate Scholar Austin Wyman Receives Best Paper Award at International Data Science Conference

Oct 20, 2025 - Emotion detection AI is an emerging tool with applications across the fields of advertising, the automotive industry, education, human resources, and mental

Lucy Family Institute Graduate Scholar Austin Wyman Receives Best Paper Award at International Data Science Conference

Berkeley Institute for Data Science partners with 2i2c on open source infrastructure

Oct 22, 2025 - BIDS is the first premier member of 2i2c’s new community network, recognizing Berkeley’s longstanding contributions and commitment to the development of open source tools and infrastructure.

Berkeley Institute for Data Science partners with 2i2c on open source infrastructure

US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold

Oct 21, 2025 - Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.

US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold

Welcoming Four New Members to the CS&S Board of Directors

Oct 15, 2025 - The new class of board members brings financial expertise, human resources leadership, legal and policy perspective, and experience as part of the fiscally sponsored project program to the CS&S Board of Directors.

Welcoming Four New Members to the CS&S Board of Directors

Former Climate.gov team building Climate.us—a new bridge between scientists and the public

Oct 21, 2025 - Rebecca Lindsey shares their team's plans for Climate.us, especially their rescue of the Fifth National Climate Assessment.

Former Climate.gov team building Climate.us—a new bridge between scientists and the public

It’s Here! Check Out the 2025 CRA Academic Member Book

Oct 21, 2025 - The Computing Research Association (CRA) is thrilled to celebrate the release of the 2025 Academic Member Book!

It’s Here! Check Out the 2025 CRA Academic Member Book

CERP Pulse Survey: A Snapshot of 2025 Undergraduate Computing Enrollment Patterns

Oct 21, 2025 - This article explores current enrollment trends across computing subdisciplines and considers the unique changes within computing relative to institutional enrollment patterns.

CERP Pulse Survey: A Snapshot of 2025 Undergraduate Computing Enrollment Patterns

CRA Update: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Computing Education — Together

Oct 21, 2025 - Many academic units are feeling the ripple effects of the recent headlines through declines in undergraduate enrollments.

CRA Update: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Computing Education — Together

‘Who’s Afraid of AI?’: UToronto event asks what kind of AI future we want

Oct 17, 2025 - The rapid advance of artificial intelligence has so far been met with a mix of optimism and fear – but relatively little insight into what this potentially smarter-than-us technology actually means for our lives.

‘Who’s Afraid of AI?’: UToronto event asks what kind of AI future we want

From facing federal scrutiny to being a ‘good actor’: U.Va. and the Trump administration

Oct 20, 2025 - Although the University ultimately chose not to sign an agreement from the Trump administration, Interim University President Paul Mahoney left open the possibility of future collaboration and alternative approaches in his letter to the Education Department.

From facing federal scrutiny to being a ‘good actor’: U.Va. and the Trump administration

Notre Dame Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum

Oct 17, 2025 - The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.

Notre Dame Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum

National Institutes of Health awards $19.5 million to Ohio State ARTEMIS Suicidal Prediction and Prevention Study

Oct 20, 2025 - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine are launching a study funded by a $19.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

National Institutes of Health awards $19.5 million to Ohio State ARTEMIS Suicidal Prediction and Prevention Study

7 of Duke’s peer institutions decline Trump’s preferential funding compact

Oct 20, 2025 - Signing onto the compact would entail accepting the administration’s positions on topical issues such as admissions, freedom of speech, foreign visas, women’s sports and college affordability.

7 of Duke’s peer institutions decline Trump’s preferential funding compact

Bucknell Professor Jude Okolie Harnesses AI to Assess Sources of Biodiesel Fuel

Oct 15, 2025 - Bucknell chemical engineering professor explores how deep learning can revolutionize biodiesel production.

Bucknell Professor Jude Okolie Harnesses AI to Assess Sources of Biodiesel Fuel

Northeastern researchers wrestle with ‘demoralizing’ grant cuts

Oct 15, 2025 - Katherine Trice's National Institutes of Health’s F31 diversity fellowship supplied a necessary equipment boost for her thesis work.

Northeastern researchers wrestle with ‘demoralizing’ grant cuts

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles

Oct 21, 2025 - The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles

Princeton's Eisgruber calls Trump administration compact ‘a dangerous step in the wrong direction’

Oct 20, 2025 - The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” lays out a comprehensive vision for the Trump administration’s educational priorities, and follows months of sustained pressure on Princeton and other elite institutions.

Princeton's Eisgruber calls Trump administration compact ‘a dangerous step in the wrong direction’

Pitt’s “Forging the Future: The Intersection of Health, AI and Tech” global summit kicks off

Oct 20, 2025 - Pitt kicked off its first-of-a-kind global summit, “Forging the Future: The Intersection of Health, AI and Tech,” on Monday, Oct. 20, a day after the annual Global Federation of Competitiveness Council conference on Sunday, Oct. 19.

Pitt’s “Forging the Future: The Intersection of Health, AI and Tech” global summit kicks off

University to launch campus climate survey, fulfilling agreement with federal government

Oct 20, 2025 - The survey will be sent to students next week and will inform the future of diversity and inclusion at Brown.

University to launch campus climate survey, fulfilling agreement with federal government

Under political pressure, colleges try to recruit more rural students

Oct 20, 2025 - Facing calls to diversify viewpoints and cap international enrollment, elite schools are turning to a group often overlooked in admissions: students from small-town America.

Under political pressure, colleges try to recruit more rural students

Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions

Oct 20, 2025 - Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.

Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions

Amazon and Carnegie Mellon University Launch Strategic AI Innovation Hub

Oct 15, 2025 - The collaboration between CMU and Amazon will advance research in generative AI, robotics, natural language processing and cloud computing while fostering innovation in foundational and emerging technologies.

Amazon and Carnegie Mellon University Launch Strategic AI Innovation Hub