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Utah State University merges 5 colleges into 2 as state mandates multimillion-dollar budget cuts

Apr. 15, 2025 - Utah State University will restructure its academic programs, including several large-scale mergers and a still unknown number of employee layoffs.

Utah State University merges 5 colleges into 2 as state mandates multimillion-dollar budget cuts

Court blocks Dept of Homeland Security, restores visas for MSU international students

Apr. 15, 2025 - A temporary restraining order has been issued against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by a district court judge.

Court blocks Dept of Homeland Security, restores visas for MSU international students

Student visas pulled at colleges across the Ozarks, sending international students back home

Apr. 16, 2025 - Missouri State University is providing academic support to six students whose student visas have been revoked.

Student visas pulled at colleges across the Ozarks, sending international students back home

Minnesota joins 19 states in suing Trump administration over canceled student visas

Apr. 15, 2025 - The administration has now canceled the visas of nearly 530 students, faculty and researchers across 88 colleges and universities.

Minnesota joins 19 states in suing Trump administration over canceled student visas

UVU axes center that had served 'multicultural,' LGBTQ and other students

Apr. 15, 2025 - Utah Valley University has abruptly shut a center created last year in response to the 2024 state law dismantling diversity initiatives at Utah's public universities.

UVU axes center that had served 'multicultural,' LGBTQ and other students

Some FSU international students, one at FAMU stripped of visas, universities say

Apr. 15, 2025 - The news comes after several international students from both public and private universities across the nation have had their visas revoked in recent weeks.

Some FSU international students, one at FAMU stripped of visas, universities say

52 Kansas University-affiliated scientists recognized for Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Apr. 16, 2025 - Fifty-two physicists affiliated with the University of Kansas — both currently and formerly — are on the teams that recently were awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

52 Kansas University-affiliated scientists recognized for Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

Apr. 15, 2025 - The Canadian Association of University Teachers released updated travel advice due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump administration.

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

Many HBCUs need government funding but some are preparing for a future without it

Apr. 16, 2025 - Several HBCU administrators who spoke to NBC News described a shared “culture of concern” across Black colleges.

Many HBCUs need government funding but some are preparing for a future without it

‘None of these goals are illegal’: Universities struggle to respond to funding threats

Apr. 16, 2025 - More than 30 institutions have overhauled their diversity efforts, according to a POLITICO analysis.

‘None of these goals are illegal’: Universities struggle to respond to funding threats

Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

Apr. 16, 2025 - The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of President Trump’s feud with Harvard University and other Ivy League institutions and other nonprofit groups his administration views as “woke.”

Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

What are Hispanic-serving institutions? A primer with 4 story ideas

Apr. 16, 2025 - A research-based explainer to help journalists cover Hispanic-serving institutions and the competition for higher education funding.

What are Hispanic-serving institutions? A primer with 4 story ideas

New Pathways to Research Experience: A Flexible Research Experience Course to Reach Community College Students

Apr. 16, 2025 - The Computing Talent Initiative (CTI) is an institute at California State University, Monterey Bay, focused on broadening the computing talent pipeline to serve students from all three public higher education systems of California.

New Pathways to Research Experience: A Flexible Research Experience Course to Reach Community College Students

Computing Faculty Hiring Impacted by Federal Funding Agency Uncertainty

Apr. 16, 2025 - 34% reported that the uncertainty around federal funding agencies had significantly or moderately affected their faculty search process.

Computing Faculty Hiring Impacted by Federal Funding Agency Uncertainty

Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn funding

Apr. 15, 2025 - Universities, as well as many charities and religious groups, are exempted from paying federal income taxes.

Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn funding

UCSB | Kyle Lee & J. Prescott: NSF GRFP Fellowships

Apr. 15, 2025 - NSF Graduate Research Fellows (GRFP) will receive three years of financial support, totaling nearly $150,000, in the form of an annual stipend, tuition, and fees

UCSB | Kyle Lee & J. Prescott: NSF GRFP Fellowships

Trump throws wrench into NSF’s support for new Texas supercomputer | …

Apr. 15, 2025 - If Trump prevails in a spending showdown with Congress, it could delay or even end construction of Horizon, a $520 million supercomputer at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin.

Trump throws wrench into NSF’s support for new Texas supercomputer | …

'Five-alarm fire': Read the Trump proposal that could decimate climate research

Apr. 15, 2025 - NOAA grants provide funding to nine cooperative institutions in California. Several branches of the agency could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

'Five-alarm fire': Read the Trump proposal that could decimate climate research

What proposed NASA budget cuts could mean for current projects

Apr. 15, 2025 - The cuts may mean that projects that don’t have to do with getting humans to the Moon and Mars will come to an end.

What proposed NASA budget cuts could mean for current projects

2 Duke undergraduates named prestigious Goldwater Scholars for excellence in STEM

Apr. 15, 2025 - Junior Deven Gupta and sophomore Paul Rosu were selected as Goldwater Scholars out of a pool of over 1350 applicants.

2 Duke undergraduates named prestigious Goldwater Scholars for excellence in STEM

Tufts issues declaration supporting lawsuit against the Department of Energy’s new rate cap policy

Apr. 15, 2025 - Tufts issued a declaration supporting a lawsuit filed by several universities against the Department of Energy over its decision to implement a 15% cap on indirect costs for existing and future research grants to universities and colleges.

Tufts issues declaration supporting lawsuit against the Department of Energy’s new rate cap policy

Vanderbilt's Fourth annual Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats focuses on AI, geopolitics

Apr. 15, 2025 - Hosted by Vanderbilt’s Institute of National Security for the first time, the summit featured over 20 panelists across intelligence, military and business professions.

Vanderbilt's Fourth annual Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats focuses on AI, geopolitics

Nine students with MIT ties have visas revoked

Apr. 14, 2025 - One of the affected individuals has filed a suit against the federal government, with an independent counsel representing the student.

Nine students with MIT ties have visas revoked

UPenn | Exploring the governance of artificial intelligence

Apr. 11, 2025 - Penn researchers from across the University gathered for an in-depth discussion of key issues surrounding the governance of AI.

UPenn | Exploring the governance of artificial intelligence

2030 Job Market Forecast: The Skills And Roles You’ll Need

Apr. 14, 2025 - “To prepare for careers that don’t yet exist, individuals must nurture flexibility, rapid adaptability and insatiable curiosity,” says Frederic Miskawi, vice president at CGI, an IT and business consulting firm.

2030 Job Market Forecast: The Skills And Roles You’ll Need

UvA DSC Member Spotlight: Stefanie Boss

Apr. 15, 2025 - Stefanie Boss is a PhD Candidate at the Institute for Information Law and the Informatics Institute.

UvA DSC Member Spotlight: Stefanie Boss

UCSD SDSC's Rick Wagner Takes a Leading Role in Project Jupyter

Apr. 14, 2025 - Jupyter is a cornerstone of UC San Diego’s educational and research infrastructure, supporting tens of thousands of students annually across hundreds of classes.

UCSD SDSC's Rick Wagner Takes a Leading Role in Project Jupyter

Boston University Ramps Up Strategy on AI

Apr. 10, 2025 - The Artificial Intelligence Development Accelerator (AIDA) for Academic and Administrative Excellence is an initiative designed to coalesce the long-standing and widespread investment in—and experimentation with—AI at BU.

Boston University Ramps Up Strategy on AI

BU CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson Merges AI and Behavioral Science

Apr. 14, 2025 - The study finds that LLMs tend to assume people behave more rationally than they actually do.

BU CDS Assistant Professor Joshua Peterson Merges AI and Behavioral Science

UCSD Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute | Making Everyday AI Safe and Trustworthy

Apr. 14, 2025 - Weng’s project aims to develop a scalable, automated framework that helps people understand how AI make decisions at the model-level.

UCSD Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute | Making Everyday AI Safe and Trustworthy