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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.

More Universities Slow Spending, Admissions Over Federal Funding Chaos

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.

NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees

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.

U-M takes proactive measures related to federal funding

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

New Ed Department Guidance Against Race-Conscious Policies Could Impact Scholarships, Ceremonies at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

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.

Vanderbilt | Early decision acceptance rate drops to 13.2% for Class of 2029

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.

The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders

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.

Staff Council presses GW for more communication on new promotion, hiring review 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.

‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts

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.

UC Irvine | Preventing Bad Experiences with Digital Goods

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.

Returns to Specific Graduate Degrees: Estimates Using Texas Administrative Records

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.

POLITICO Pro: New Jersey colleges now face a state funding squeeze amid federal cuts

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.

Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction

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.

1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session | OpenAI

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.

UC San Diego Team Uncovers Mystery of Water's Hidden Dual Phases

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.

UToronto DSI | Bridging The Gap: CrossTALK Bootcamp Unites Computational And Experimental Scientists For Drug Discovery

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.

Advancing reticular chemistry with large language models

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.

UVA SDS | FAIR Symposium Tackles Online Toxicity, AI in Recruiting

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.

Vanderbilt Data Science Institute Unveils “Deep Research Assist” Program to Academic Research

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.

Ohio bathroom law targeting transgender students has brought internal strife to some campuses

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.

A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Grad School Is in Trouble

Feb. 27, 2025 - The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat

Grad School Is in Trouble

McGill University planning to cut budget by $45M, slash up to 500 jobs

Feb. 10, 2025 - McGill University says it needs to cut $45 million from its 2025-26 budget to eliminate operating deficits over the next three years.

McGill University planning to cut budget by $45M, slash up to 500 jobs

Wisconsin appeals court shuts down state-funded college grant program for minority students

Feb. 26, 2025 - The Wisconsin appeals court struck down a state grant program intended to give certain minority students a financial boost after admission.

Wisconsin appeals court shuts down state-funded college grant program for minority students

Opinion | Two-Thirds of Colleges Show Signs of Financial Stress. How Does Yours Stack Up?

Feb. 28, 2025 - For many, higher ed’s budget crunch is hitting close to home.

Opinion | Two-Thirds of Colleges Show Signs of Financial Stress. How Does Yours Stack Up?

Case Western Reserve University limits hiring, other spending amid federal funding concerns

Feb. 26, 2025 - The university has implemented a “temporary pauses” on hiring for staff positions, new additional pay and temporary staffing requests, unrestricted discretionary spending and travel requests.

Case Western Reserve University limits hiring, other spending amid federal funding concerns

University of Northern Colorado Pauses Hiring Efforts

Feb. 11, 2025 - President Andy Feinstein announced the University of Northern Colorado is pausing all hiring efforts for new and vacant positions on January 24.

University of Northern Colorado Pauses Hiring Efforts

Cornell freezes hiring, asks department heads to cut costs amid "financial uncertainty" - The Ithaca Voice

Feb. 27, 2028 - Cornell University has initiated a four-month hiring freeze in all college, school and administrative units.

Cornell freezes hiring, asks department heads to cut costs amid "financial uncertainty" - The Ithaca Voice

BU | Crovella and Wildman Named Inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows in CDS

Feb. 28, 2025 - Boston University’s Mark Crovella and Wesley J. Wildman have been named the inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows (DFF) in BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences.

BU | Crovella and Wildman Named Inaugural Duan Family Faculty Fellows in CDS

NJIT | An AI Class That is Exclusive and Needed Now More Than Ever

Feb. 24, 2025 - Andrew Sohn's course, CS 485: Intro to GPU Cluster Programming, is like no other in the U.S.

NJIT | An AI Class That is Exclusive and Needed Now More Than Ever

Hiring freeze for non-essential positions | MIT

Feb. 14, 2025 - MIT is taking the step of instituting a general hiring freeze on all nonessential positions, effective immediately and until further notice. Faculty positions will not be impacted by this freeze.

Hiring freeze for non-essential positions | MIT