UMD Carillon Communities program to cut enrollment by more than 65% this fall
Mar. 2, 2025 - The University of Maryland’s Carillon Communities living-learning program will reduce its student enrollment by more than 65 percent beginning this fall.
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'Tears my heart apart': UNC summer research programs canceled amid federal cuts
Mar. 4, 2025 - Multiple summer research opportunities at UNC in the life sciences and social sciences have been put on hiatus or canceled.
Harvard | Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington
Mar. 4, 2025 - Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that she has instructed FAS officials “to prepare for significant financial challenges” and “build financial capacity.”
Penn Engineering develops “quantum qudits” technology to secure communication between devices
Mar. 5, 2025 - Penn Engineering researchers have developed new technology that secures communications between separate devices while limiting the potential for interference.
Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from universities that allow ‘illegal’ protests
Mar. 5, 2025 - In the March 4 post, Trump threatened non-citizen student protesters.
Princeton has not asked departments to reduce graduate admissions as other colleges enact cuts
Mar. 5, 2025 - For many graduate students and professors, it is business as usual when it comes to admissions.
(Undergraduate) Transfer enrollment ticked up 4.4% in the fall, report finds
Mar. 5, 2025 - Previously stopped-out students starting at new institutions made up a majority of transfers, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
Trump administration launches review of Columbia University’s grants and contracts
Mar. 4, 2025 - The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is probing the institution’s funding over allegations it hasn’t protected Jewish students from harassment.
U-M, OpenAI launch partnership to expand AI research
Mar. 4, 2024 - The University of Michigan has established a partnership with OpenAI that will bring additional artificial intelligence resources, research funding and computing power to campus.
A case study of what’s ahead with Trump DEI crackdowns: Utah has already cut public college DEI initiatives
Feb. 28, 2025 - Utah’s strict laws blocking diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have been playing out to mixed reviews on its flagship campus.
More Universities Slow Spending, Admissions Over Federal Funding Chaos
Mar. 3, 2025 - The list of major universities that are trimming their budgets, freezing new hiring, or limiting Ph.D. admissions is growing due to doubts about federal research funding.
NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees
Mar. 3, 2025 - The National Science Foundation is reinstating probationary employees following a court ruling on the firings.
U-M takes proactive measures related to federal funding
Feb. 26, 2025 - The University of Michigan is instituting new requirements to reduce spending as a “buffer against negative, long-term impacts on operations” stemming from federal funding cuts.
New Ed Department Guidance Against Race-Conscious Policies Could Impact Scholarships, Ceremonies at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
Mar. 3, 2025 - The Department of Education's guidance puts affinity commencement celebrations and minority scholarships in jeopardy
Vanderbilt | Early decision acceptance rate drops to 13.2% for Class of 2029
Mar. 3, 2025 - The combined acceptance rate for EDI and EDII was 13.2% — a decrease of 2% from the previous year.
The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders
Mar. 3, 2025 - Northwestern, like other universities nationwide, has been complying with the new Trump administration’s hefty diversity, equity and inclusion initiative crackdowns.
Staff Council presses GW for more communication on new promotion, hiring review process
Mar. 3, 2025 - The Staff Council sought clarity on the University’s new promotion and hiring approval process.
‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts
Mar. 3, 2025 - The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.
UC Irvine | Preventing Bad Experiences with Digital Goods
Feb. 28, 2025 - UC Irvine Giovanna Mancinelli is driven by the psychology behind digital products and the audiences interacting with them.
Returns to Specific Graduate Degrees: Estimates Using Texas Administrative Records
Feb. 2025 - The returns average 0.159 but vary widely across fields, with a standard deviation of 0.176. Earnings effects are higher for women, lower for part time students, and depend on undergraduate major.
POLITICO Pro: New Jersey colleges now face a state funding squeeze amid federal cuts
Feb. 28, 2025 - Gov. Murphy's budget eyes cutting $184 million in funding to higher education.
Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction
Feb. 28, 2025 - If signed into law, faculty at the state's public colleges would not be able to teach about subjects like antiracism and unconscious bias.
1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session | OpenAI
Feb. 28, 2025 - OpenAI and nine national labs bring together leading scientists for first-of-its kind event.
UC San Diego Team Uncovers Mystery of Water's Hidden Dual Phases
Feb. 26, 2025 - A study using SDSC's Expanse has produced compelling evidence that at supercooled temperatures and high pressures, water can exist in two distinct liquid states, each with its own unique structure and density.
UToronto DSI | Bridging The Gap: CrossTALK Bootcamp Unites Computational And Experimental Scientists For Drug Discovery
Feb. 20, 2025 - the Structural Genomics Consortium's launched CrossTALK Bootcamp; a training program designed to bring together computational scientists and experimental researchers in a unique setting.
Advancing reticular chemistry with large language models
Feb. 24, 2025 - UC Berkeley researchers in chemistry and computer science recently reported on their use of a LLM to advance discovery in reticular chemistry and materials science.
UVA SDS | FAIR Symposium Tackles Online Toxicity, AI in Recruiting
Feb. 28, 2025 - The 2025 FAIR Symposium featured Mona Sloane and Tom Hartvigsen presenting recent research on their respective topics of AI in recruiting and online toxicity.
Vanderbilt Data Science Institute Unveils “Deep Research Assist” Program to Academic Research
Feb. 26, 2025 - Deep Research Assist is a new initiative that will help faculty approach research development and grant writing across the university.
Ohio bathroom law targeting transgender students has brought internal strife to some campuses
Feb. 23, 2025 - An Ohio law designating school bathrooms for use by people based on their sex at birth kicks in soon.
A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US
Feb. 27, 2025 - Some colleges, like Ohio State University, are reversing their stances on diversity efforts as federal and state policymakers ratchet up the pressure.