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Unions protest Sonoma State’s planned cuts to faculty and programs amid $23.9M deficit - Local News Matters

Feb. 24, 2025 - The California Faculty Association, students and other unions have held rally at Sonoma State University ahead of last week’s on-campus legislative forum.

Unions protest Sonoma State’s planned cuts to faculty and programs amid $23.9M deficit - Local News Matters

Why the University of Texas System is offering microcredentials to students — for free

Feb. 26, 2025 - The public network is providing access to Coursera’s Career Academy, which includes professional certificates from companies like Microsoft and Google.

Why the University of Texas System is offering microcredentials to students — for free

University of Missouri announces cuts, full impact not yet known

Feb. 24, 2025 - The MU president warned university system faces challenges and cuts to federal programs in the near future and will need to take steps to address those issues.

University of Missouri announces cuts, full impact not yet known

UC Irvine | Workshop Brings Together SoCal Leaders in Causal Reasoning

Feb. 24, 2025 - Around 80 researchers gathered at UC Irvine for the SoCal Workshop on Causal Reasoning.

UC Irvine | Workshop Brings Together SoCal Leaders in Causal Reasoning

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | Six papers by CSE researchers at SIGCSE TS 2025

Feb. 25, 2025 - Six papers authored by researchers affiliated with CSE are being presented at the 2025 Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS).

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | Six papers by CSE researchers at SIGCSE TS 2025

Penn State University | Making machine learning models more fair focus of Tan lab

Feb. 20, 2025 - Professor Tan is helping researchers customize fair models by mitigating biases in existing machine learning models in open-source libraries such as Tensorflow or Scikit-Learn.

Penn State University | Making machine learning models more fair focus of Tan lab

The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring

Jan. 29, 2025 - The Smithsonian isn't a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations.

The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring

Edinburgh warns of ‘radical’ action under £140m of cuts

Feb. 25, 2025 - The University is expecting to shed staff and curb capital spending in a bid to save £140 milllion over the next 18 months

Edinburgh warns of ‘radical’ action under £140m of cuts

DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10

Feb. 24, 2025 - A judge said the Trump administration failed to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency needed “sweeping access” to the agency’s records.

DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10

Canceled meetings and confusion: NIH grant funding in limbo despite court injunction | WBUR News

Feb. 24, 2025 - Researchers awaiting NIH funding say their grant meetings are being canceled, despite a court order blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funds.

Canceled meetings and confusion: NIH grant funding in limbo despite court injunction | WBUR News

Northwestern Libraries’ website removes DEI mention as University responds to executive orders

Feb. 23, 2025 - Northwestern Libraries removed the mention of diversity on its website, following President Donald Trump’s executive orders against DEI initiatives.

Northwestern Libraries’ website removes DEI mention as University responds to executive orders

Senate alleges $4.9 million in Vanderbilt and VUMC NSF-funded research as promoting ‘far-left ideology’

Feb. 24, 2025 - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) flagged 3,483 NSF grants, including 15 awarded to Vanderbilt.

Senate alleges $4.9 million in Vanderbilt and VUMC NSF-funded research as promoting ‘far-left ideology’

Penn schools scrubbed their DEI websites. Here’s what’s left.

Feb. 24, 2025 - Four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools have scrubbed references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from their respective webpages over the past two weeks.

Penn schools scrubbed their DEI websites. Here’s what’s left.

Officials tack on additional leadership review for hiring, promotions to preserve GW’s ‘limited’ resources

Feb. 24, 2025 - Officials will add another step to the approval process for faculty and staff hiring and promotions to protect GW’s “limited” resources.

Officials tack on additional leadership review for hiring, promotions to preserve GW’s ‘limited’ resources

PhD admission decrease won’t affect research goals, University says

Jan. 28, 2025 - PhD budget growth is set to be reduced from 6% to 4% through reduced admissions targets.

PhD admission decrease won’t affect research goals, University says

Social Security Slashes Cooperative Agreements

Feb. 21, 2025 - The Social Security Administration today announced the termination of their Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC) cooperative agreements.

Social Security Slashes Cooperative Agreements

‘JeepyTA’ has entered the chat | Penn Today

Feb. 20, 2025 - The Penn Center for Learning Analytics is piloting an AI teaching assistant.

‘JeepyTA’ has entered the chat | Penn Today

UC San Diego | SDSC Leads Effort to Enhance National Research Data Management Ecosystem Infrastructure

Feb. 21, 2025 - Following international standards, the system provides a transparent and reliable way to centralize and preserve vital project information—even after a project ends.

UC San Diego | SDSC Leads Effort to Enhance National Research Data Management Ecosystem Infrastructure

University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration

Feb. 21, 2025 - The University of Rochester is joining other public and private research institutions in New York State in the Empire AI Consortium, as announced by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.

University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration

U.S. Department of Education Cancels Divisive and Wasteful Grants under the Comprehensive Centers Program

Feb. 19, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education cancelled 18 grants totaling $226 million that were awarded under the Comprehensive Centers Program.

U.S. Department of Education Cancels Divisive and Wasteful Grants under the Comprehensive Centers Program

Sam Houston State University to Open New College for AI, IT

Feb. 21, 2025 - A public research university in Huntsville, TX, will open a new college this fall offering certificates in practical AI and intelligent automation and computer support and security.

Sam Houston State University to Open New College for AI, IT

This week in 5 numbers: Education Department’s DEI crackdown sparks outcry

Feb. 21, 2025 - A letter attempting to prohibit colleges’ diversity initiatives to an analysis of graduates’ earnings over time.

This week in 5 numbers: Education Department’s DEI crackdown sparks outcry

What might happen if the Education Department were closed? - The Hechinger Report

Feb. 20, 2025 - The Trump administration has promised big changes, but he can’t make them alone.

What might happen if the Education Department were closed? - The Hechinger Report

UC San Diego, bracing for more than $200M in funding cuts, freezes faculty hiring

Feb. 20, 2025 - ‘This is the biggest financial challenge in UCSD’s history,’ said Terry Gaasterland, a longtime faculty member.

UC San Diego, bracing for more than $200M in funding cuts, freezes faculty hiring

University of Louisville announces 5-month hiring freeze amid 'volatility' in federal funding

Feb. 21, 2025 - The University of Louisville placed an "immediate pause" on all faculty and staff positions until July 15.

University of Louisville announces 5-month hiring freeze amid 'volatility' in federal funding

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

Crowdsourced list of programs that have announced cuts to graduate admissions

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts

Feb. 21, 2025 - Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs.

Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts

The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty

Feb. 21, 2025 - The school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could play out.

The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds

Feb. 22, 2025 - NIH had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds

N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s

Feb. 14, 2025 - Federal spending records show the allocations are about $1 billion lower than last year’s disbursements were at this time.

N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s