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UC Berkeley Campus researchers left uncertain amid federal funding cuts

Jul 31, 2025 - Amid ongoing litigation over grant terminations and looming potential cuts for federal science agencies in fiscal year 2026, students and professors across campus are adjusting their expectations and plans.

UC Berkeley Campus researchers left uncertain amid federal funding cuts

Brown University braces for layoffs despite agreement with Trump administration

Aug 5, 2025 - University administrators announced various strategies intended to help Brown manage a $30 million impact from federal actions.

Brown University braces for layoffs despite agreement with Trump administration

Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations

Aug 4, 2025 - The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge.

Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations

University ‘awaiting details’ on federal awards reinstatement, EVP for research says

Aug 3, 2025 - Executive VP for Research Jeannette Wing announced that the University is still “awaiting details on how the federal government will operationalize reinstatement of awards and the above-referenced renewals."

University ‘awaiting details’ on federal awards reinstatement, EVP for research says

Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants

Aug 5, 2025 - The Trump administration has asked the high court to pause the June ruling against the National Institutes of Health’s mass award cancellations.

Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants

University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget

Aug 5, 2025 - The state’s flagship could eliminate academic programs and offer voluntary separation packages to make the cuts, its chancellor said.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget

UCLA | The Loss of Federal Funding is a Loss for America

Jul 31, 2025 - Chancellor Frenk shared a message with the Bruin community.

UCLA | The Loss of Federal Funding is a Loss for America

What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan

Jul 29, 2025 - It blends culture-war politics and industry giveaways with at times naïve techno-optimism.

What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan

Massachusetts governor pitches $400M to support research funding

Aug 1, 2025 - The money would back projects and jobs at colleges, hospitals and research institutions amid vast federal funding threats.

Massachusetts governor pitches $400M to support research funding

Study shows AI's negative effects as Ohio State University requires students to use AI in classrooms

Jul 29, 2025 - Ohio State University did not study the impact artificial intelligence has on learning before launching its new plan.

Study shows AI's negative effects as Ohio State University requires students to use AI in classrooms

150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.

Aug 1, 2025 - A sharp drop in foreign enrollment could cost colleges $7 billion in revenue and 60,000 jobs, according to NAFSA.

150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.

Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration to restore lost federal funding

Jul 30, 2025 - Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding and ends investigations into alleged discrimination.

Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration to restore lost federal funding

Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure

Jul 30, 2025 - The private institution is laying off staff and axing vacant roles in a time that is “among most difficult in our institution’s 174-year history,” senior leaders said.

Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure

Meet the early-career scientists planning to leave the United States

Jul 25, 2025 - Decreased funding, reduced opportunities and growing uncertainty has made life tough for international postdocs living in the US.

Meet the early-career scientists planning to leave the United States

Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty

Jul 28, 2025 - Brown has secured a $500 million loan amid federal cuts to research and financial aid in recent months, marking at least the second major loan the University has taken out in the span of four months.

Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty

GMU Faculty Senate targeted in DOJ letter - Virginia Business

Jul 28, 2025 - U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division is requesting "all written communications" regarding GMU faculty senate resolution.

GMU Faculty Senate targeted in DOJ letter - Virginia Business

Federal officials open probes into Duke University’s law journal, medical school

Jul 29, 2025 - The investigations into the North Carolina college come less than a week after the Trump administration struck a controversial deal with Columbia University.

Federal officials open probes into Duke University’s law journal, medical school

Will Trump's AI Policies Kill Federal Support in Your State?

Jul 29, 2025 - A new plan from President Donald Trump proposes that states with restrictive AI laws should lose federal funding.

Will Trump's AI Policies Kill Federal Support in Your State?

Schools and colleges nationwide face Trump investigations

Jul 28, 2025 - The Trump administration is investigating allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students at dozens of colleges.

Schools and colleges nationwide face Trump investigations

22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds

Jul 28, 2025 - The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said.

22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds

Duke University layoffs to come; nearly 600 employees took buyouts

Jul 25, 2025 - Nearly 600 employees at Duke University opted to take buyouts through the school's Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP).

Duke University layoffs to come; nearly 600 employees took buyouts

Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI

Jul 22, 2025 - A new survey from the AAUP shows that a breakdown of shared governance around implementing AI has implications for the future of teaching, learning and job security.

Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI

State Department Launches Investigation Into Harvard’s Participation in J-1 Visa Program

Jul 25, 2025 - The US State Department launched an investigation into Harvard’s compliance with the Exchange Visitor Program, which allows universities to sponsor short-term J-1 visas for international instructors, researchers, and certain students.

State Department Launches Investigation Into Harvard’s Participation in J-1 Visa Program

New memo from UNC System orders schools to prove DEI policies are eliminated

Jul 23, 2025 - UNC System schools implemented the "Equality Policy" last year, eliminating DEI positions. Now, leaders on the Board of Governors want schools to verify those realignments succeeded.

New memo from UNC System orders schools to prove DEI policies are eliminated

KU requires removal of pronouns from employee email signatures by July 31

Jul 22, 2025 - Kansas University employees must remove personal pronouns from email signatures and university platforms by July 31, following a state directive ending DEI initiatives.

KU requires removal of pronouns from employee email signatures by July 31

UNO among schools under federal investigation for 'alleged exclusionary scholarships'

Jul 24, 2025 - The Department of Education is investigating the University of Nebraska Omaha among other universities for "alleged exclusionary scholarships."

UNO among schools under federal investigation for 'alleged exclusionary scholarships'

FY26 Appropriations Update: Senate Releases Funding Plans for NSF, NIST, and NASA; Recommends Mostly Flat Funding

Jul 21, 2025 - Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice, Science legislation.

FY26 Appropriations Update: Senate Releases Funding Plans for NSF, NIST, and NASA; Recommends Mostly Flat Funding

Reactions Are Mixed as Trump Unveils AI Action Plan

Jul 23, 2025 - The new federal AI Action Plan aims to secure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. Its policies address a range of issues, including worker displacement. Experts have concerns about its impact on state policy.

Reactions Are Mixed as Trump Unveils AI Action Plan

Columbia University to pay Trump admin $200m to settle dispute

Jul 23, 2025 - The New York college becomes the first to agree to pay the Trump administration after it was investigated over campus antisemitism.

Columbia University to pay Trump admin $200m to settle dispute

Duke, national groups back new research funding model amid indirect cost cap litigation

Jul 21, 2025 - The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs announced its model July 11. The financial impact on Duke “remains to be seen."

Duke, national groups back new research funding model amid indirect cost cap litigation