University of Oregon warns of looming budget cuts, sees 'difficult decisions' coming
May 21, 2025 - A budget warning from UO’s president and provost signals a challenging road ahead.
Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements
Over 700 and $1.7 billion in previously undisclosed grant terminations published by NIH
May 20, 2025 - 726 additional terminated grants were reported by NIH this week, amounting to over $1.70 billion in total grant value, with $780 million remaining unspent.
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
May 22, 2025 - The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students
May 22, 2025 - The Trump administration has blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students
Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees
May 22, 2025 - A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.
Three-fourths of NSF funding cuts hit education
May 12, 2025 - More research eliminated and mass firings.
Cornell Is Selling Its President’s House Amid Federal Funding Freezes
May 19, 2025 - The Ivy League university is selling property as the Trump administration freezes more than $1 billion in federal funding.
Liberal arts programs at two Utah universities take the brunt of cuts
May 19, 2025 - Utah Tech and Southern Utah University have both released their plans to comply with the state-imposed budget cuts
Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities
May 20, 2025 - The state’s higher education system is facing big funding shortfalls at both the state and federal levels.
Michigan State University plans 9% general spending cut, totaling $153M in reductions
May 15, 2025 - Top university officials outlined a two-year plan to reduce its general fund spending in response to ongoing federal budget cuts.
Harvard University devotes $250M to sustain research hit by federal cuts
May 16, 2025 - The institution’s leaders said they have received multiple grant terminations since the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion of its federal funding.
Education Department retracts CTE grants for Native American and Hawaiian students
May 15, 2025 - The agency said the nearly $21.6 million grant competitions do not “align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration.”
Penn State University proposes closing 7 commonwealth campuses
May 14, 2025 - University officials cited enrollment declines at the colleges, as well as their financial deficits and maintenance backlogs.
University of Maryland, Baltimore to lay off employees amid federal budget reductions
May 13, 2025 - The University of Maryland, Baltimore will lay off 30 full-time staff and eliminate 30 vacant positions due to federal funding cuts.
Trump administration nixes another $450M of Harvard University’s grants
May 13, 2025 - The federal government escalated attacks against the Ivy League institution, calling it a “breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination.”
NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
May 8, 2025 - Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
May 7, 2025 - A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants.
National Science Foundation faces lawsuit over 15% indirect research cap
May 7, 2025 - The legal challenge is at least the third levied against a federal agency in recent weeks for limiting reimbursement rates for colleges’ indirect costs.
Education researchers sue Trump administration, testing executive power
May 5, 2025 - Prominent scholars ask the courts to reverse DOGE cuts at the Education Department.
Brown University, others sue National Science Foundation over cuts to research funding
May 6, 2025 - Brown received $34.4 million in federal funding from the NSF, according to court filings.
Columbia University cuts 180 staffers funded by federal grants revoked by Trump administration
May 6, 2025 - The Trump administration pulled $400 million in federal funding from the campus in March.
Trump administration to halt new research grants for Harvard as battle over political ideology and academic freedom flares
May 6, 2025 - The Trump administration has unveiled new steps to target federal funding to Harvard University, cutting off all new federal research grants unless the elite school enacts political policy changes amid a broader national clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight.
International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
May 3, 2025 - Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks.
President Trump Releases Potentially Disastrous FY26 Budget Request - GovAffairs
May 2, 2025 - The Trump Administration released a high-level overview of their budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).
President von der Leyen puts science centre stage with “Choose Europe” Initiative
May 4, 2025 - Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented today in Paris the main elements of “Choose Europe”, a new policy initiative to ensure Europe continues to be at the forefront of research.
Letter from Princeton Provost reveals total operating budget, recommends shifts in spending
May 4, 2025 - The total operating budget to be $3.5 billion — nearly a half billion increase from last year’s budget.
Vanderbilt's LGBTQ+ Policy Lab reports $9.6M loss in federal funding following NIH cuts
May 5, 2025 - Three federally funded research projects were effectively terminated due to these cuts, including research in the experiences of older LGBTQ+ Americans, suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth and the mental health effects of legalizing same-sex marriage.
How much Northwestern relies on federal funding for research
May 5, 2025 - In recent weeks, the University has received 98 stop-work orders — primarily from the Department of Defense — and 51 grant terminations, many of which have targeted LGBTQ-related projects.
GW to slash FY2026 expense budget by 3 percent, pause merit increases
May 1, 2025 - The University reduced its budget by 3 percent next fiscal year in light of recent “financial issues” and higher education “headwinds” created by President Donald Trump’s executive actions.
Funding Cuts Hit STEM Career Pipelines
May 2, 2025 - NSF has already terminated hundreds of STEM education-related grants, and Trump’s 2026 budget proposes even deeper cuts across the federal government.