Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements

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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 Talent Center website closed for now; hiring freeze exceptions being developed

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.

Pitt Professors, students warn vague conduct hearing rules could open door for abuses of power

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.

Penn | Annenberg School will not renew part-time lecturers’ contracts, citing financial uncertainty

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.

Northwestern | Medill denies tenure, intends to terminate Prof Steven Thrasher next year

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.

Princeton | Affinity and cultural groups comment on ODUS policy refresher amid Trump’s DEI attacks

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.

Trump DEI rollbacks push NYU Langone to ditch terms like ‘marginalized’ or ‘diverse’

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.

Syracuse USen addresses Department of Education funding cuts

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.

US Department of Education investigates Ohio State for alleged racial discrimination due to DEI-related partnership

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.

Emory announces new Open Expression Policy

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.

Britain beefs up travel warnings over US border enforcement

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.

Students report confusion in co-op hiring processes amid federal funding cuts, hiring freezes

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.”

Trump signs order closing Education Department to ‘maximum extent appropriate’

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.

Ohio House passes DEI-banning Senate Bill 1; bill returns to Ohio Senate for concurrence

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.

ASU Students argue against changes to LGBTQ+ resources

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.

UC announces elimination of diversity statements in 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.

MIT | Update to international travel guidance

Executive Vice President and Treasurer Glen Shor discusses MIT’s financial strategy for the 2025-2026 academic year

Mar. 20, 2025 - Severe disruptions will affect NIH-funded projects, including the developing improved treatment for Alzheimer's disease in the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory as well as numerous ongoing cancer research projects in the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer research.

Executive Vice President and Treasurer Glen Shor discusses MIT’s financial strategy for the 2025-2026 academic year

Georgetown | Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says

Mar. 19, 2025 - Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.

Georgetown | Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says

The Continuing Crisis, Part IX: Inside the NIH Now

Mar. 19, 2025 - At the NIH and other agencies, administrators have been told to submit plans for such reductions this week, so that will be thing to look out for.

The Continuing Crisis, Part IX: Inside the NIH Now

Fallout from Trump research cuts expands across academia

Mar. 19, 2025 - Experts predict university research could be forever changed, affecting work on treatments for conditions including cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes.

Fallout from Trump research cuts expands across academia

NYU freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty

Mar. 19, 2025 - NYU placed an immediate hold on hiring and will lower salary increases for faculty and staff.

NYU freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty

UCCS being investigated for “race-exclusionary practices”

Mar. 18, 2025 - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is among 45 universities being investigated by the Department of Education (DOE) for “race-exclusionary practices.”

UCCS being investigated for “race-exclusionary practices”

Bunker Hill Community College cancels study abroad programs over Trump immigration actions

Mar. 17, 2025 - Bunker Hill Community College is canceling all of its short-term summer study abroad programs this year.

Bunker Hill Community College cancels study abroad programs over Trump immigration actions

Prospective UW-Madison grad students lose funding offers amid federal cuts

Mar. 19, 2025 - With current federal funding uncertainties driven by the Trump administration, faculty scientists said they now have limited funds to offer students.

Prospective UW-Madison grad students lose funding offers amid federal cuts

Princeton freezes most faculty and staff hiring in response to political uncertainty

Mar. 19, 2025 - The University has instituted a hiring freeze for most faculty and staff, according to a memo released to the University community on Wednesday morning.

Princeton freezes most faculty and staff hiring in response to political uncertainty

University of California announces systemwide hiring freeze as funding cuts loom

Mar. 19, 2025 - The University of California announced that they will implement a hiring freeze and other cost-saving measures throughout the 10-campus system, amid potential cuts to funding.

University of California announces systemwide hiring freeze as funding cuts loom

Trump administration freezes $175 million in federal funding to Penn

Mar. 19, 2025 - According to a White House tweet, this decision is a result of Penn's "policies forcing women to compete with men in sports."

Trump administration freezes $175 million in federal funding to Penn

UT System Board of Regents bans drag shows from university campuses

Mar. 18, 2025 - “All activities at UT institutions are expected to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and executive orders, including any restrictions on the use of public funds.”

UT System Board of Regents bans drag shows from university campuses

Education Department investigates Emory over race-based discrimination

Mar. 18, 2025 - OCR initiated its investigation on March 14, citing allegations that graduate programs engaged in university partnerships and diversity initiatives that may involve “racial preferences and stereotypes.”

Education Department investigates Emory over race-based discrimination

Chris Simmons discusses Duke University response to federal policy changes at GPSG meeting

Mar. 19, 2025 - VP for Government Relations, Chris Simmons, noted that in the past six weeks, the University has not received a single new research grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Chris Simmons discusses Duke University response to federal policy changes at GPSG meeting