UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts
Apr. 4, 2025 - Citing “unprecedented conditions,” the university’s chancellor said it was freezing hiring and delaying capital projects.
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Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants
Apr. 3, 2025 - Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”
Visas revoked for 12 UC Davis students and graduates, university says
Apr. 5, 2025 - Chancellor Gary S. May says the federal government provided no explanation for the terminated visas.
Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research
Apr. 3, 2025 - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide.
UNC Chapel Hill business school announces hiring freeze, cites political disruptions
Apr. 3, 2025 - The temporary hiring freeze was announced in a Thursday email to Kenan-Flagler employees.
Exclusive: American University's business school launches new "applied AI" institute
Apr. 3, 2025 - The goal is to weave AI into every aspect of business education.
Harvard Faculty Address Trump’s Assault on Higher Education
Apr. 3, 2025 - Arts and Sciences engages with the Trump administration’s assault on higher education.
Vana is letting users own a piece of the AI models trained on their data
Apr. 3, 2025 - The firm created a user-owned network that allows individuals to upload their data and govern how they are used to train AI models.
Harvard FAS Is Developing a Contingency Plan for Drastic Federal Funding Cuts
Apr. 3, 2025 - Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said that the FAS is developing a contingency plan for the looming possibility that the Trump administration hits Harvard with steep federal funding cuts.
Princeton punts on releasing total operating budget after funding cuts, says it will support financial aid
Apr. 3, 2025 - The Board of Trustees approved significant increases in undergraduate financial aid and graduate student support for the 2025–26 academic year.
UPenn Wharton announces new major, concentration in artificial intelligence
Apr. 3, 2025 - The new AI program will be jointly administered by the Statistics and Data Science Department and the Operations, Information and Decisions Department with support from the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative.
UC Berkeley expects students to contribute more toward educational costs
Apr. 3, 2025 - UC Berkeley is increasing students’ financial self-help expectations in response to rising economic challenges.
Stanford Science Fellows 2025 cohort is largest ever
Apr. 2, 2025 - Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences has awarded 11 scholars from top research programs the distinguished Stanford Science Fellowship.
Yale to face “far more constrained” budget next fiscal year amid low endowment returns
Apr. 3, 2025 - Due to low endowment returns and an uncertain economic climate, Yale will be able to pay for existing expenses, but not new initiatives in the 2026 fiscal year.
Brown University hires external firms to lobby Congress, Trump administration
Apr. 2, 2025 - For the first time since at least 2002, Brown has enlisted two firms, one of which is staffed by operatives who have almost exclusively worked in the Republican Party, to lobby Congress and the Trump administration on its behalf.
North Dakota Announces Launch of State Data Hub, Dashboards
Apr. 2, 2025 - Its new State Data Hub offers a centralized platform for information on state topics ranging from housing to education. It is intended to simplify access to the details, both for decision-makers and the public.
How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom
Apr. 1, 2025 - The European Union’s new research chief Ekaterina Zaharieva speaks to Nature about attracting disaffected US scientists and cutting grant bureaucracy.
Community Colleges Expand Four-Year Degree Options as Illinois Joins National Trend
Apr. 1, 2025 - The move aligns Illinois with a growing national trend that has seen dramatic expansion in community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs across the country.
Letters and Petitions — We Are Higher Ed
Apr. 2, 2025 - Letters, statements, and petitions by We Are Higher Ed which represents administrators, faculty, staff, students, and allies.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Apr. 2, 2025 - Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
Apr. 2, 2025 - The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
WSU to pause hiring and non-essential travel amid financial crunch
Mar. 31, 2025 - WSU said they are making a "proactive move intended to ensure Washington State University continues to fulfill its historic mission during financially uncertain times."
Trump administration suspends USDA grants for College of Menominee Nation in Wisconsin
Mar. 31, 2025 - U.S. Department of Agriculture grants that fund tribal colleges and universities in Wisconsin and beyond have vanished.
NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office
Mar. 31, 2025 - The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards.
Yale Department leaders told to report all DEI initiatives
Apr. 1, 2025 - Administrators asked department leaders to list detailed information about diversity programs through a survey last week, raising alarm among faculty.
GW researchers lose five NIH grants amid federal funding cuts
Mar. 31, 2025 - The National Institutes of Health has canceled at least five GW research grants this month, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump administration suspends several dozen grants to Princeton
Apr. 1, 2025 - The amount of funding to be paused and the reasoning behind it are yet unclear.
17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova
Apr. 1, 2025 - A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova.
UMD community members demand university protects international students at office protest
Apr. 1, 2025 - The protest aimed to ensure this university is setting up a system to inform international students about their statuses.
Stanford President and Provost address campus uncertainty
Apr. 1, 2025 - President Jon Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez wrote to students on Monday with a message of support for the academic freedom of the University, given recent federal challenges.