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Penn | Annenberg School will not renew part-time lecturers’ contracts, citing financial uncertainty

Mar. 21, 2025 - Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication Sarah Banet-Weiser notified the lecturers of the decision in an email sent on March 19.

Penn | Annenberg School will not renew part-time lecturers’ contracts, citing financial uncertainty

Northwestern | Medill denies tenure, intends to terminate Prof Steven Thrasher next year

Mar. 20, 2025 - Northwestern denied tenure to Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher and plans not to renew his position in August 2026.

Northwestern | Medill denies tenure, intends to terminate Prof Steven Thrasher next year

Princeton | Affinity and cultural groups comment on ODUS policy refresher amid Trump’s DEI attacks

Mar. 20, 2025 - Student groups react to the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies’s request to update promotional materials to explicitly say that the groups are open to all Princeton students.

Princeton | Affinity and cultural groups comment on ODUS policy refresher amid Trump’s DEI attacks

Trump DEI rollbacks push NYU Langone to ditch terms like ‘marginalized’ or ‘diverse’

Mar. 21, 2025 - NYU Langone Health is facing pressure from in-house lawyers to omit phrases like “diverse students” and “systemic racism” from its website.

Trump DEI rollbacks push NYU Langone to ditch terms like ‘marginalized’ or ‘diverse’

MIT | AI tool generates high-quality images faster than state-of-the-art approaches

Mar. 21, 2025 - A hybrid AI approach known as hybrid autoregressive transformer can generate realistic images with the same or better quality than state-of-the-art diffusion models, but that runs about nine times faster and uses fewer computational resources.

MIT | AI tool generates high-quality images faster than state-of-the-art approaches

Syracuse USen addresses Department of Education funding cuts

Mar. 20, 2025 - Chancellor Syverud assured SU’s Senate of financial stability while addressing federal changes to the DOEd race-based programs.

Syracuse USen addresses Department of Education funding cuts

US Department of Education investigates Ohio State for alleged racial discrimination due to DEI-related partnership

Mar. 20, 2025 - Ohio State is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights due to alleged racial discrimination in its graduate programs.

US Department of Education investigates Ohio State for alleged racial discrimination due to DEI-related partnership

Emory announces new Open Expression Policy

Mar. 20, 2025 - In the new policy, Emory pledged to use a content-neutral approach, to address open expression issues and policy violations.

Emory announces new Open Expression Policy

UToronto renews five-year research partnership with Konica Minolta

Mar. 20, 2025 - The University of Toronto and Konica Minolta, Inc. are renewing a research partnership focused on AI and internet-connected devices.

UToronto renews five-year research partnership with Konica Minolta

Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement

Mar. 20, 2025 - Britain has in recent weeks revised its advice for citizens traveling to the US to include a warning that anyone found breaking its entry rules could face arrest or detention.

Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement

Students report confusion in co-op hiring processes amid federal funding cuts, hiring freezes

Mar. 19, 2025 - Students report that co-op offers have been rescinded from Harvard and Cornell.

Students report confusion in co-op hiring processes amid federal funding cuts, hiring freezes

Trump signs order closing Education Department to ‘maximum extent appropriate’

Mar. 20, 2025 - The directive comes on the heels of U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's decision to gut half the agency as its "final mission.”

Trump signs order closing Education Department to ‘maximum extent appropriate’

Ohio House passes DEI-banning Senate Bill 1; bill returns to Ohio Senate for concurrence

Mar. 20, 2025 - OSB1 aims to ban DEI initiatives and prevent faculty from striking, as well as limit the teaching of controversial subjects within Ohio's public higher education institutions.

Ohio House passes DEI-banning Senate Bill 1; bill returns to Ohio Senate for concurrence

ASU Students argue against changes to LGBTQ+ resources

Mar. 19, 2025 - Students are challenging the University's claim that the relocation of pages for LGBTQ+ community resources is solely to "condense and reorganize" ASU websites.

ASU Students argue against changes to LGBTQ+ resources

UC announces elimination of diversity statements in hiring processes

Mar. 19, 2025 - The University of California system will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes.

UC announces elimination of diversity statements in hiring processes

Student senate tests ND AI pilot and looks ahead to new term

Mar. 20, 2025 - Notre Dame announced a new AI pilot program, which will provide students access to an advanced AI assistant that could include advising features such as registering for classes and exploring major and minor options.

Student senate tests ND AI pilot and looks ahead to new term

America's support for cutting-edge research is a smart investment

Mar. 20, 2025 - Federal support underpins the entire spectrum of scientific research, from basic discoveries to medications for our families.

America's support for cutting-edge research is a smart investment

MIT | Update to international travel guidance

Mar. 19, 2025 - International students and scholars on temporary visas and U.S. permanent residents (green card holders) are encouraged to postpone or delay international travel, whether personal, academic, or professional, until additional guidance is available.

MIT | Update to international travel guidance

BU Professors, administration share views on AI usage on campus amid rapid industry growth

Mar. 19, 2025 - BU does not currently have an institutional policy regarding the use of AI, but considers representing the work of AI as one’s own without appropriate credit to be plagiarism.

BU Professors, administration share views on AI usage on campus amid rapid industry growth

Executive Vice President and Treasurer Glen Shor discusses MIT’s financial strategy for the 2025-2026 academic year

Mar. 20, 2025 - Severe disruptions will affect NIH-funded projects, including the developing improved treatment for Alzheimer's disease in the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory as well as numerous ongoing cancer research projects in the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer research.

Executive Vice President and Treasurer Glen Shor discusses MIT’s financial strategy for the 2025-2026 academic year

Georgetown | Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says

Mar. 19, 2025 - Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.

Georgetown | Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says

CCIA Files Comments on AI for OSTP, NSF - CCIA

Mar. 17, 2025 - In response to a request for information on artificial intelligence from the National Science Foundation on behalf of the Office of Science and

CCIA Files Comments on AI for OSTP, NSF - CCIA

The Continuing Crisis, Part IX: Inside the NIH Now

Mar. 19, 2025 - At the NIH and other agencies, administrators have been told to submit plans for such reductions this week, so that will be thing to look out for.

The Continuing Crisis, Part IX: Inside the NIH Now

Fallout from Trump research cuts expands across academia

Mar. 19, 2025 - Experts predict university research could be forever changed, affecting work on treatments for conditions including cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes.

Fallout from Trump research cuts expands across academia

NYU freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty

Mar. 19, 2025 - NYU placed an immediate hold on hiring and will lower salary increases for faculty and staff.

NYU freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty

UCCS being investigated for “race-exclusionary practices”

Mar. 18, 2025 - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is among 45 universities being investigated by the Department of Education (DOE) for “race-exclusionary practices.”

UCCS being investigated for “race-exclusionary practices”

Bunker Hill Community College cancels study abroad programs over Trump immigration actions

Mar. 17, 2025 - Bunker Hill Community College is canceling all of its short-term summer study abroad programs this year.

Bunker Hill Community College cancels study abroad programs over Trump immigration actions

Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment

Mar. 18, 2025 - Illinois community colleges see an 8.9% enrollment increase, surpassing 285,000 students, marking a third year of growth.

Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment

Prospective UW-Madison grad students lose funding offers amid federal cuts

Mar. 19, 2025 - With current federal funding uncertainties driven by the Trump administration, faculty scientists said they now have limited funds to offer students.

Prospective UW-Madison grad students lose funding offers amid federal cuts

Kent State University cutting several majors, eliminating around 30 administrators

Mar. 19, 2025 - Transformation 2028 aims to strengthen the Division of Academic Affairs.

Kent State University cutting several majors, eliminating around 30 administrators