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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

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will Keep Budget Flat, Stop Staff Hiring for Fiscal Year 2026

Mar. 12, 2025 - The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will aim to keep spending flat for fiscal year 2026 amid threats from the Trump administration and long-term financial concerns.

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will Keep Budget Flat, Stop Staff Hiring for Fiscal Year 2026

UWashington | UW AI Perspectives series hosts NVIDIA vice president Matthew Hull

Mar. 13, 2025 - Matthew Hull, vice president of global AI platform solutions at NVIDIA and UW Foster School of Business master’s student, spoke March 11 as part of UW’s AI Task Force Town

UWashington | UW AI Perspectives series hosts NVIDIA vice president Matthew Hull

Brown University institutes staff-wide hiring freeze in response to ‘federal government actions’

Mar. 13, 2025 - The freeze will remain in effect through the end of the 2025 fiscal year.

Brown University institutes staff-wide hiring freeze in response to ‘federal government actions’

UC Irvine | Ky-Vinh Mai: Beyond the Data

Mar. 12, 2025- UC Irvine language science and data science double-major Ky-Vinh Mai tackles big questions in ethics and AI.

UC Irvine | Ky-Vinh Mai: Beyond the Data

Pitt | Poster Prizes at Data Science Day 2025 Responsible Data Science

Mar. 10, 2025 - This year, RDS@Pitt is awarding a $250 prize for an outstanding student poster that demonstrates excellence in responsible data science.

Pitt | Poster Prizes at Data Science Day 2025 Responsible Data Science

Texas A&M - Thematic Labs Program, TAMIDS

Thematic Labs Program supports cutting-edge research in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and Data Science at Texas A&M University.

Texas A&M - Thematic Labs Program, TAMIDS

Utah, NVIDIA Team Up for AI Upskilling in Education, Workforce

Mar. 10, 2025 - NVIDIA is lending teaching materials and upskilling opportunities in AI to Utah's higher education students and state workers in a new partnership with colleges and universities across the state.

Utah, NVIDIA Team Up for AI Upskilling in Education, Workforce

Lamont cuts spending at CT public colleges, other agencies

Mar. 10, 2025 - Gov. Ned Lamont took $41 million from more than a dozen agencies, including more than $6 million from public colleges and universities he pledged to shield

Lamont cuts spending at CT public colleges, other agencies

Pregnant and parenting students fall victim to lawsuit targeting LGBTQ rights

Mar. 11, 2025 - When a federal judge scrapped new Title IX rules for LGBTQ students, expanded protections for student parents were tossed out, too.

Pregnant and parenting students fall victim to lawsuit targeting LGBTQ rights

USDA pauses funding to University of Maine System

Mar. 12, 2025 - The funding freeze follows a spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Janet Mills over his order restricting transgender students from women’s sports.

USDA pauses funding to University of Maine System

DOGE-mandated cuts targeted staff at a Native American college. A lawsuit fights back

Mar. 10, 2025 - Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.

DOGE-mandated cuts targeted staff at a Native American college. A lawsuit fights back

Brown places top 10 in Putnam competition for first time in nearly two decades

Mar. 12, 2025 - For the first time since 2006, Brown students placed in the top 10 at the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition — one of the world’s most prestigious collegiate math contests.

Brown places top 10 in Putnam competition for first time in nearly two decades

UWisconsin-Madison | Gov. Evers’ budget to demolish Mosse Humanities

Mar. 12, 2025 - Gov. Evers 2025-2027 budget plan calls for the removal of the George L. Mosse Humanities Building, expanding campus housing.

UWisconsin-Madison | Gov. Evers’ budget to demolish Mosse Humanities

As Universities Eliminate DEI Programming, Harvard Stays Its Course

Mar. 11, 2025 - Harvard is quietly maintaining its diversity initiatives and sometimes actively defending diversity on campus.

As Universities Eliminate DEI Programming, Harvard Stays Its Course

With Federal Funds Stalled, Two Harvard School of Public Health Graduate Programs Reduce Admissions

Mar. 12, 2025 - The reductions to Biostatistics Ph.D. admissions are the first reported cuts to a graduate program at Harvard amid President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on federal funding.

With Federal Funds Stalled, Two Harvard School of Public Health Graduate Programs Reduce Admissions

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Will Deny All Waitlisted Candidates Amid Financial Uncertainty

Mar. 12, 2025 -The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will reject all waitlisted candidates for its Ph.D. programs — the University’s latest response to federal funding cuts threatened by the Trump administration.

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Will Deny All Waitlisted Candidates Amid Financial Uncertainty