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Brown DSI Sends Comp Bio and Data Fluency Students to 2025 WECode Conference

Mar. 13, 2025 - In February, Data Fluency Certificate undergraduate students Sima Raha, Nazifa Qazizada, and Computational Biology undergraduate Hannah Beakley attended the WECode Conference at Harvard University.

Brown DSI Sends Comp Bio and Data Fluency Students to 2025 WECode Conference

Department of Education initiates investigation into Notre Dame DEI programs

Mar. 15, 2025 - The University of Notre Dame was included on a list of 50 schools to be investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for race-based discrimination in their graduate programs.

Department of Education initiates investigation into Notre Dame DEI programs

Emory admits 336 Early Decision II applicants to Class of 2029

Mar. 15, 2025 - The Emory Wheel is the only independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University, since 1919.

Emory admits 336 Early Decision II applicants to Class of 2029

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership

Mar. 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education will investigate NYU for alleged civil rights violations.

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership

BU under investigation by US Education Department for antisemitic discrimination

Mar. 14, 2025 - Boston University is one of 60 universities under investigation by the United States Department of Education for Title VI violations “relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination."

BU under investigation by US Education Department for antisemitic discrimination

George Washington U | Percentage of tenured, tenure-track faculty fell in 2024, annual academic metrics report shows

Mar. 13, 2025 - Tenured and tenure-track status for regular faculty dropped to a new low from 2023 to 2024, according to the annual core indicators report presented at the Faculty Senate meeting Friday.

George Washington U | Percentage of tenured, tenure-track faculty fell in 2024, annual academic metrics report shows

Penn launches website to track federal policy changes, monitor impacts on University

Mar. 17, 2025 - The new website intends to centralize updates on ongoing federal actions impacting higher education, research funding, immigration, and other essential areas of Penn's operations.

Penn launches website to track federal policy changes, monitor impacts on University

Data science is now UC Berkeley’s largest major

Mar. 14, 2025 - Data science has become the most populated major at UC Berkeley, with a total of 1,960 undergraduate students declaring the major in the 2024-25 school year.

Data science is now UC Berkeley’s largest major

AI, Data Science, and the Transformation of Scientific Research: A Primer

Mar. 14, 2025 - AI and data science are two closely related yet distinct fields that are driving research and innovation.

AI, Data Science, and the Transformation of Scientific Research: A Primer

Brown University professor, doctor deported to Lebanon despite federal judge’s orders

Mar. 16, 2025 - Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh has been deported and is now in Lebanon.

Brown University professor, doctor deported to Lebanon despite federal judge’s orders

Machine learning model predicts PTSD symptom severity over time

Mar. 10, 2025 - Using functional brain imaging and machine learning, Yale researchers were able to predict PTSD symptoms 14 months after the initial traumatic event.

Machine learning model predicts PTSD symptom severity over time

Full list of 43 countries on Donald Trump's draft travel ban

Mar. 15, 2025 - The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of dozens of countries.

Full list of 43 countries on Donald Trump's draft travel ban

Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models

Mar. 14, 2025 - NIST has issued new instructions to scientists that partner with the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) to eliminate mention of 'AI safety,' 'responsible AI,' and 'AI fairness' in order to reduce 'ideological bias, to enable human flourishing and economic competitiveness.'

Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models

DeSantis installs allies at state universities in purge of ‘ideological concepts’

Mar. 12, 2025 - Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken extra care to install political allies with limited higher education experience.

DeSantis installs allies at state universities in purge of ‘ideological concepts’

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education

Mar. 14, 2025 - The investigations come amid allegations that these institutions have violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964) by partnering with “The Ph.D. Project."

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education

UW-Madison under federal investigation for DEI efforts

Mar. 14, 2025 - The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among 45 universities under federal investigation by U.S. Department of Education for DEI efforts and alleged Title VI violations.

UW-Madison under federal investigation for DEI efforts

Trump cuts trigger hiring freezes at New York colleges with medical research in jeopardy

Mar. 13, 2025 - New York colleges and universities are freezing hiring and warning that President Trump’s federal cuts endanger the very existence of their research programs.

Trump cuts trigger hiring freezes at New York colleges with medical research in jeopardy

University launches new research support program

Mar. 13, 2025 - The University of Michigan is initiating a new research funding program that provides temporary support for qualified researchers who have received federal grant and contract stop-work orders.

University launches new research support program

As US slashes at research, French university opens arms to scientists seeking refuge

Mar. 12, 2025 - Aix-Marseille University has a long tradition of bringing artists and researchers in precarious situations — people struggling to conduct their work in war zones or while facing security threats — onto its campus.

As US slashes at research, French university opens arms to scientists seeking refuge

Senator Collins Announces University of Maine’s USDA Funding Restored

Mar. 12, 2025 - After consulting with the Administration, Senator Collins today announced USDA funding to the University of Maine has been restored.

Senator Collins Announces University of Maine’s USDA Funding Restored

Kentucky lawmakers vote to ban DEI spending at public colleges

Mar. 13, 2025 - Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is unlikely to sign the bill, but Republican lawmakers hold a veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature.

Kentucky lawmakers vote to ban DEI spending at public colleges

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

Mar. 13, 2025 - An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education.

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

Johns Hopkins’ aid groups to lay off nearly 2,000 amid Trump cuts

Mar. 13, 2025 - Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.

Johns Hopkins’ aid groups to lay off nearly 2,000 amid Trump cuts

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year

Mar. 13, 2025 - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated.

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year

UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty

Mar. 13, 2025 - UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester became the latest higher education institution to announce a hiring freeze.

UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty

Pitt's hiring freeze is only step one, other cost-cutting measures to follow

Mar. 13, 2025 - Pitt’s Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Pinkney said enrollment trends, inflation and flat state funding were also behind the decision.

Pitt's hiring freeze is only step one, other cost-cutting measures to follow

Duke to implement staff hiring freeze, series of cost-cutting measures amid federal funding threats

Mar. 13, 2025 - Upcoming spending adjustments include suspending capital spending, freezing staff hiring and salary mid-year adjustments, reviewing all faculty hiring practices and slowing all non-compensation spending.

Duke to implement staff hiring freeze, series of cost-cutting measures amid federal funding threats

UW implements hiring freeze, other budget-cutting measures amid federal, state uncertainty

Mar. 12, 2025 - UW has a "good financial position," but unprecedented federal policy changes have increased the university's risk of funding cuts.

UW implements hiring freeze, other budget-cutting measures amid federal, state uncertainty

UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders

Mar. 12, 2025 - Multiple international students who spoke to The Diamondback under anonymity due to fear of retaliation expressed concerns about their freedom of speech and ability to critique the U.S. government under Trump’s new administration.

UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders

Tufts administrators, alumni navigate DEI work amid political challenges - The Tufts Daily

Mar. 13, 2025 - Tufts boasts 97 master’s programs, one of which is the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Leadership program.

Tufts administrators, alumni navigate DEI work amid political challenges - The Tufts Daily