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Johns Hopkins graduate programs ranked among nation's best

Apr. 8, 2025 - 'U.S. News & World Report' includes 37 JHU programs among the top 10 in the U.S. in its annual rankings, including No. 1- ranked programs in biomedical engineering, nursing, and public health.

Johns Hopkins graduate programs ranked among nation's best

Duke’s surge in applications and drop in admission rates, by the numbers

Apr. 8, 2025 - The Chronicle reviewed Duke’s admission announcements since 2000 to trace the steep climb in applications and steady decline in acceptance rates over the years.

Duke’s surge in applications and drop in admission rates, by the numbers

Princeton Faculty vote to remove references to affirmative action from procedures, non-discrimination statement

Apr. 7, 2025 - Faculty members voted to approve a proposal to remove references to affirmative action and other suggestions of race-based preferential treatment from the University’s Non-Discrimination Statement and the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty.

Princeton Faculty vote to remove references to affirmative action from procedures, non-discrimination statement

UW–Madison graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News

Apr. 8, 2025 - The School of Education was ranked first in the nation for the second year in a row, and a wide variety of other fields were also ranked highly.

UW–Madison graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News

13 UW-Madison visas terminated by U.S. government, Mnookin says it’s not tied to ‘protest activity’

Apr. 7, 2025 - The U.S. government terminated six current University of Wisconsin-Madison student visas and seven alumni with visa employment extensions, the university announced Monday.

13 UW-Madison visas terminated by U.S. government, Mnookin says it’s not tied to ‘protest activity’

Visa records of six UW students, seven alumni terminated by federal authorities

Apr. 7, 2025 - The University of Wisconsin said the records of six current students and seven alumni on employment extensions have been terminated by the U.S. government.

Visa records of six UW students, seven alumni terminated by federal authorities

Two Yale international students stripped of their visas

Apr. 8, 2025 - Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars confirmed to the News that the visas of two international students have been revoked.

Two Yale international students stripped of their visas

“Universities Are the Invisible Hand.”

Apr. 7, 2025 - The leaders of the National Academy of Sciences and Arizona State University offer their thoughts on the challenges facing the scientific enterprise and how science institutions should respond.

“Universities Are the Invisible Hand.”

UC Berkeley | A message about recent federal visa program updates

Apr. 7, 2025 - How UC Berkeley is supporting community members after recent visa revocations by the federal government.

UC Berkeley | A message about recent federal visa program updates

UNLV says four international students had visas revoked

Apr. 7, 2025 - UNLV is not identifying the students affected, Officer in Charge and Provost Chris Heavey said in an email.

UNLV says four international students had visas revoked

Columbia International students in US have visas revoked in gov't crackdown

Apr. 7, 2025 - Columbia said that it had learned that four current international students had their visas revoked during a review of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database.

Columbia International students in US have visas revoked in gov't crackdown

Central Michigan University exchange student records terminated without notice

Apr. 7, 2025 - The Office of the President for Central Michigan University has issued a statement following the unexpected termination of exchange student records.

Central Michigan University exchange student records terminated without notice

MSU international students’ visas revoked without notice

Apr. 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of State has contacted Michigan State University students directly to inform them that their travel visas have been revoked.

MSU international students’ visas revoked without notice

Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more

Apr. 7, 2025 - Some schools said the federal government had not notified them of their students’ change of status, but rather learned about it when reviewing records.

Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more

Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students

Apr. 7, 2025 - Nearly a dozen international students lost their visas.

Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students

Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked

Apr. 2, 2025 - The students have the choice to either self-deport or stay and fight – but that leaves them open to being detained.

Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

Apr. 7, 2025 - Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked

Apr. 7, 2025 - Colleges around the country are reporting cases of international students suddenly learning their visas have been revoked.

Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked

UC Santa Cruz student visas canceled by Trump administration

Apr. 7, 2025 - Three University of California, Santa Cruz students had their student visas canceled by the Trump administration.

UC Santa Cruz student visas canceled by Trump administration

At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says

Apr. 7, 2025 - The number of international students at Arizona State University who have had their visas revoked is now at least 50.

At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says

UCSD preps for slashed budget amid NIH research funding cuts

Apr. 7, 2025 - Federal policies and terminated grants threaten the university's public health research engine.

UCSD preps for slashed budget amid NIH research funding cuts

Purdue in 'best position a university could be' as funding cuts loom, leadership says

Apr. 4, 2025 - Even as the Trump administration targets federal funding to American universities, Purdue officials said they are confident the university can weather the storm.

Purdue in 'best position a university could be' as funding cuts loom, leadership says

Clemson University added to list of 45 universities under investigation by US Department of Education

Apr. 3, 2025 - Clemson University was added to the list of 45 schools that the United States Department of Education will investigate for possible race-exclusionary policies under Title VI.

Clemson University added to list of 45 universities under investigation by US Department of Education

Northwestern directs some graduate programs to cap class sizes, defer enrollments

Apr. 2, 2025 - Northwestern officials directed some of the University’s graduate programs to cap their incoming class sizes by deferring enrollment for applicants who had yet to accept their admission offers.

Northwestern directs some graduate programs to cap class sizes, defer enrollments

MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech

Mar. 6, 2025 - The reduction is due to “uncertainty in the federal funding environment.”

MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech

CRA and Microsoft Launch New Fellowship to Advance Trustworthy AI Research

Apr. 3, 2025 - The Computing Research Association (CRA), with support from Microsoft, is pleased to announce the launch of the CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship.

CRA and Microsoft Launch New Fellowship to Advance Trustworthy AI Research

Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science

Apr. 7, 2025 - Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.

Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science

Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants

Apr. 7, 2025 - Penn currently has eight active NEH grants, covering a variety of research areas including renovations to the Penn Museum, literature analysis for low resource languages, and AI applications in archaeology.

Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants

Tufts confirms second student visa terminated by federal government

Apr. 7, 2025 - The visas of two Tufts graduate students have been terminated by the federal government.

Tufts confirms second student visa terminated by federal government

Harvard to Borrow $750 Million After Warning of Funding Threat

Apr. 7, 2025 - Harvard University plans to borrow $750 million from Wall Street amid mounting threats to its federal funding from the Trump administration.

Harvard to Borrow $750 Million After Warning of Funding Threat