Brown PhD admissions paused in at least six humanities, social science departments
Oct 15, 2025 - Faculty and graduate students expressed disappointment and frustration at the decision.
Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements
University of Pennsylvania rejects Trump’s higher education compact
Oct 16, 2025 - The Ivy League institution became the third college to decline the offer of priority for federal research funding in exchange for sweeping policy changes.
Canceled $28B grants during government shutdown
Oct 15, 2025 - The Trump administration has cancelled and paused billions in grants during the shutdown.
Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education compact
Oct 15, 2025 - The Ivy League institution became the second prominent college, after MIT, to reject the deal over concerns about freedom and independence.
Community colleges are losing millions in funding under Trump
Oct 14, 2024 - Public community colleges are losing millions in federal funding as the Trump administration redirects money to support the president’s priorities.
Under pressure from right-wing groups, NC public universities disagree on whether a syllabus is a public record
Oct 9, 2025 - Right-wing groups are increasingly requesting copies of syllabi and course materials to assess what's being taught in college classrooms. That means universities like UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro are having to decide what to turn over, and what faculty can still control.
MIT becomes first college to reject Trump’s higher education compact
Oct 10, 2025 - University President Sally Kornbluth said some of the terms would restrict the institution’s free expression and independence.
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Oct 9, 2025 - At least two community colleges, Alvin and Blinn, are also considering what they can and can’t teach to high schoolers enrolled in their fast-growing dual credit courses.
Carnegie Mellon lays off 75 employees at engineering institute amid federal funding shifts
Oct 10, 2025 - The cuts amount to 10% of the Software Engineering Institute’s workforce, which has taken a financial hit from recent policy changes.
Trump’s higher ed compact draws condemnation from faculty and college unions
Oct 8, 2025 - At least two faculty senates have voted to oppose the proposed agreement sent to nine research universities, while other workers have publicly rebuked it.
Higher ed groups sue over Trump administration’s $100K H-1B visa fee
Oct 6, 2025 - The surprise policy rolled out last month could cause “catastrophic setbacks” to research in the U.S., the lawsuit alleges.
Small US college towns reel amid Trump immigration crackdown: ‘They need international students’
Oct 4, 2025 - From Ohio to Florida, the US government’s clampdown on students from abroad threatens rural universities and local businesses
Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe
Sep 29, 2025 - U.S.-based applicants to a prestigious EU research scheme have increased five-fold.
What California’s landmark AI law means for US tech regulation
Oct 2, 2025 - Safety advocates say it’s a step in the right direction.
UL Lafayette cuts jobs, closes offices amid $25 million deficit
Oct 1, 2025 - The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is working to address a $25 million budget deficit, a shortfall that has resulted in six staff positions being eliminated and several offices shuttered.
Cleveland State University ‘permanently discontinuing’ 22 academic programs
Oct 1, 2025 - Cleveland State University is eliminating 22 academic programs and suspending several others.
NIH temporarily restores UC grants under court order
Oct 3, 2025 - But in court filings this week, the federal agency reported some difficulties identifying which of the researcher grants it canceled needed to be reinstated.
Washington University lays off over 300 employees
Oct 2, 2025 - The private St. Louis institution has also cut nearly 200 unfilled positions as it grapples with federal cuts, rising expenses and a heightened endowment tax.
William & Mary launches ChatGPT Edu pilot
Oct 1, 2025 - By integrating artificial intelligence tools, the university is positioning itself at the forefront of higher education innovation.
UNC Chapel Hill's lack of a standardized AI policy leaves students and faculty to their own devices
Sep 28, 2025 - In a 2024 survey from the Provost’s AI Committee, 94 percent of undergraduate respondents said that they understood the benefits and detriments AI can pose to learning.
Northeastern increased salaries, assets and employees in Fiscal Year 2024. Here’s a breakdown.
Sep 25, 2025 - For the third year in a row, Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun’s salary has exceeded $2 million, making him the highest-paid university president in Massachusetts.
Federal $100k H-1B visa fee prompts Northwestern faculty, student concerns over future international recruitment
Oct 1, 2025 - In 2025, USCIS approved 84 new employee H-1B visas and 51 renewals for NU, according to the department’s data. These numbers mirror previous years since 2017.
GW lays off 43 staff as FY2026 first quarter closes
Sep 30, 2025 - The layoffs, which officials disclosed to impacted staff earlier in the day, quash months of speculation over whether officials would cut personnel amid a yearslong structural deficit.
Federal government cuts roughly $3.5M for UC Berkeley languages, international institutes
Sep 30, 2025 - The federal government has cut roughly $3.5 million for this academic year, the final year of UC Berkeley’s grants for Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965
HHS moves to cut Harvard off from all federal grants and contracts
Oct 1, 2025 - The agency's Office for Civil Rights on Monday recommended blocking the university's access to the funding to protect the public interest.
40 US colleges defeat antitrust lawsuit over financial aid
Sep 26, 2025 - Forty elite private U.S. universities have convinced a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accused them of conspiring to overcharge for tuition by including the assets of noncustodial parents in determining financial aid.
Texas Tech orders colleges to align instruction with Trump administration’s gender views
Sep 29, 2025 - The directive from Chancellor Tedd Mitchell immediately drew backlash from free speech advocates, with one attorney describing it as “obvious censorship.”
Southern Oregon University to cut 23 programs and lay off 18 employees
Sep 25, 2025 - The public institution "is no longer a comprehensive university" and must pare down its academic offerings, according to a new board-approved plan.
Brown University to lay off 48 employees and eliminate 55 vacant roles
Sep 24, 2025 - The Ivy League institution is making the cuts as part of a broader effort to shave $30 million from its budget.
Federal judge orders NIH to restore grants to UCLA
Sep 24, 2025 - The ruling also directs three federal agencies to reinstate grants cut en masse from University of California campuses under the Trump administration.