Jameson says Penn researchers received ‘stop work orders’ after $175 million federal funding freeze
Mar. 25, 2025 - Researchers across seven of Penn’s schools were notified that their federally contracted research was halted.
Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements
Education Department opens second investigation into Yale antisemitism
Mar. 26, 2025 - Amid deep cuts to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department wholesale, the office opened a new investigation into antisemitism at Yale.
Provost reports hiring slow down at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze
Mar. 25, 2025 - Northeastern has “considerably” slowed its hiring.
Clemson University is issuing a hiring freeze to go with 'mission critical' pause on spending
Mar. 25, 2025 - Clemson University has issued a hiring freeze and travel ban, citing economic uncertainties.
San Diego State implements hiring freeze amid federal and state funding concerns
Mar. 24, 2025 - San Diego State University is implementing a hiring freeze effective immediately as the university looks to reduce its budget amid federal and state funding concerns.
‘Effective immediately': USC implements staff hiring freeze, budget cuts
Mar. 24, 2025 - The University of Southern California announced immediate cost-cutting measures in response to financial strain.
Columbia Caved to Trump. It’s Just the Beginning.
Mar. 24, 2025 - Being a private university was never really a shield against politics.
Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding
Mar. 23, 2025 - U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration.
How the Ph.D. Project, and 45 colleges, became a target of the Trump administration
Mar. 24, 2025 - For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration.
AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling
Mar. 24, 2025 - The plaintiffs allege that the executive branch has exceeded its constitutional authority and violated law after the president’s order to wind the agency down.
The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling
Mar. 24, 2025 - As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, the path to a science career for students and researchers just got a whole lot harder.
Dismissal of economic advisory boards raises alarms over data quality
Mar. 21, 2025 - The removal of advisers supporting closely watched monthly releases may mean trouble for agencies that provide vital information on jobs and inflation.
Trump revoking protections for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians and other migrants
Mar. 22, 2025 - Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who entered the US under a Biden-era program face deportation.
University of Maryland begins partial hiring freeze
Mar. 21, 2025 - Hiring efforts to fill existing, funded positions will now require additional reviews by senior staff, including the university’s vice president for finance and chief financial officer.
Pitt Talent Center website closed for now; hiring freeze exceptions being developed
Mar. 21, 2025 - The Pitt Talent Center job site is currently offline as the Office of Human Resources and the Office of the Provost work to finalize the exceptions process to the hiring freeze announced on March 10 for staff and faculty.
Pitt Professors, students warn vague conduct hearing rules could open door for abuses of power
Mar. 21, 2025 - Professors and student organization leaders have raised concerns about the Student Code of Conduct, saying it gives the University outsized power to silence political speech and punish campus dissent.
Penn | Annenberg School will not renew part-time lecturers’ contracts, citing financial uncertainty
Mar. 21, 2025 - Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication Sarah Banet-Weiser notified the lecturers of the decision in an email sent on March 19.
Northwestern | Medill denies tenure, intends to terminate Prof Steven Thrasher next year
Mar. 20, 2025 - Northwestern denied tenure to Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher and plans not to renew his position in August 2026.
Princeton | Affinity and cultural groups comment on ODUS policy refresher amid Trump’s DEI attacks
Mar. 20, 2025 - Student groups react to the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies’s request to update promotional materials to explicitly say that the groups are open to all Princeton students.
Trump DEI rollbacks push NYU Langone to ditch terms like ‘marginalized’ or ‘diverse’
Mar. 21, 2025 - NYU Langone Health is facing pressure from in-house lawyers to omit phrases like “diverse students” and “systemic racism” from its website.
Syracuse USen addresses Department of Education funding cuts
Mar. 20, 2025 - Chancellor Syverud assured SU’s Senate of financial stability while addressing federal changes to the DOEd race-based programs.
US Department of Education investigates Ohio State for alleged racial discrimination due to DEI-related partnership
Mar. 20, 2025 - Ohio State is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights due to alleged racial discrimination in its graduate programs.
Emory announces new Open Expression Policy
Mar. 20, 2025 - In the new policy, Emory pledged to use a content-neutral approach, to address open expression issues and policy violations.
Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement
Mar. 20, 2025 - Britain has in recent weeks revised its advice for citizens traveling to the US to include a warning that anyone found breaking its entry rules could face arrest or detention.
Students report confusion in co-op hiring processes amid federal funding cuts, hiring freezes
Mar. 19, 2025 - Students report that co-op offers have been rescinded from Harvard and Cornell.
Trump signs order closing Education Department to ‘maximum extent appropriate’
Mar. 20, 2025 - The directive comes on the heels of U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's decision to gut half the agency as its "final mission.”
Ohio House passes DEI-banning Senate Bill 1; bill returns to Ohio Senate for concurrence
Mar. 20, 2025 - OSB1 aims to ban DEI initiatives and prevent faculty from striking, as well as limit the teaching of controversial subjects within Ohio's public higher education institutions.
ASU Students argue against changes to LGBTQ+ resources
Mar. 19, 2025 - Students are challenging the University's claim that the relocation of pages for LGBTQ+ community resources is solely to "condense and reorganize" ASU websites.
UC announces elimination of diversity statements in hiring processes
Mar. 19, 2025 - The University of California system will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes.
MIT | Update to international travel guidance
Mar. 19, 2025 - International students and scholars on temporary visas and U.S. permanent residents (green card holders) are encouraged to postpone or delay international travel, whether personal, academic, or professional, until additional guidance is available.