Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research
Apr. 18, 2025 - Leaders at the well-known institution said the support would sustain "vital research" until they had a "better understanding of the funding landscape."
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Updates on NSF Priorities
Apr. 18, 2025 - This page provides updated guidance on the priorities of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Deans hold info sessions on recent visa revocations
Apr. 18, 2025 - Over the past week, deans across NYU schools held in-person sessions for students and faculty after it was confirmed that “some” members of the community had their visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Federal judge freezes Energy Department’s 15% cap on indirect costs
Apr. 18, 2025 - Colleges would "sustain immediate and irreparable injury" if the policy were allowed to continue during litigation, the judge ruled.
Three New Haven residents sue Trump administration over revoked student visas
Apr. 18, 2025 - Over a dozen lawsuits allege international students across the country lost visas without due process, often over minor or dismissed criminal charges or for no apparent reason at all.
Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with more than 1,000 fearing deportation
Apr. 17, 2025 - The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.
Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
Apr. 17, 2025 - The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.
Duke issues guidance to international students following DHS order to screen visa holders’ social media for antisemitism
Apr. 17, 2025 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the office would “begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.”
Trump administration revokes visas from 23 UW students, mostly from Seattle campus
Apr. 17, 2025 - The new number is the result of an out-of-date count, not three new cancellations, university spokesperson Genevieve Haas wrote in an email.
Georgetown MDI’s Comment on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
Apr. 17, 2025 - The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University offered comments in response to the NSF’s Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan (NSF RFI: 90 FR 9088).
Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding
Apr. 17, 2025 - The Harvard School of Public Health is laying off employees, shrinking its campus footprint, and making targeted cuts to departmental budgets in response to the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on Harvard.
House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Harvard, Requests Documents Related to Trump’s Demands
Apr. 17, 2025 - Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Harvard over its response to campus antisemitism.
Penn confirms five additional student visa revocations, bringing total to eight
Apr. 17, 2025 - A University spokesperson told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the five additional revocations are inclusive of both current students and recent graduates.
Nearly 1500 urge Stanford leaders to oppose Trump policies
Apr. 17, 2025 - Messages from faculty and the Undergraduate Senate expressed concerns over academic freedom, institutional autonomy and student rights.
Harvard’s tax-exempt status threatened
Apr. 17, 2025 - Ability to host foreign students also in jeopardy.
Brain drain at Census Bureau has employees warning about the country's statistics
Apr. 17, 2025 - Staff departures and survey cuts are roiling the federal agency in charge of producing census results, job numbers and other key statistics as Trump officials continue to slash the U.S. government.
Trump policy targeting immigrants shuts California students out of federal programs
Apr. 17, 2025 - California colleges support low-income students — including non-citizens — using federal funds. Trump policy now excludes non-citizens.
Concerns rise for international students at U of M, nationwide
Apr. 17, 2025 - Several University of Memphis international students are facing status concerns, as fears are growing for students at universities nationwide.
5000 faculty from around the country call on academic leaders to resist
Apr. 17, 2025 - Universities Join Forces to Call on Administrative Bodies to Stand Up to Attacks on Higher Education.
Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban
Apr. 17, 2025 - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the institution of "threatening national security".
Brown University takes out $300 million loan amid Trump funding uncertainty
Apr. 16, 2025 - Brown took out a $300 million loan last Friday amid the Trump administration’s recent threats to the University’s federal funding.
Dutch universities plan to cut foreign student total by 2,000
Apr. 16, 2025 - Dutch universities have come up with their own plan to reduce the amount of English used in lessons and cut foreign student numbers.
International student's visa record terminated in Tucson
Apr. 16, 2025 - n international student's SEVIS record at Pima Community College was terminated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Student visas pulled at colleges across the Ozarks, sending international students back home
Apr. 16, 2025 - Missouri State University is providing academic support to six students whose student visas have been revoked.
Many HBCUs need government funding but some are preparing for a future without it
Apr. 16, 2025 - Several HBCU administrators who spoke to NBC News described a shared “culture of concern” across Black colleges.
‘None of these goals are illegal’: Universities struggle to respond to funding threats
Apr. 16, 2025 - More than 30 institutions have overhauled their diversity efforts, according to a POLITICO analysis.
Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Apr. 16, 2025 - The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of President Trump’s feud with Harvard University and other Ivy League institutions and other nonprofit groups his administration views as “woke.”
Computing Faculty Hiring Impacted by Federal Funding Agency Uncertainty
Apr. 16, 2025 - 34% reported that the uncertainty around federal funding agencies had significantly or moderately affected their faculty search process.
UC Berkeley International students fight visa terminations, allege biometric tracking
Apr. 15, 2025 - Hundreds of international student visas and resident statuses have been revoked or terminated across the nation.
Utah State University merges 5 colleges into 2 as state mandates multimillion-dollar budget cuts
Apr. 15, 2025 - Utah State University will restructure its academic programs, including several large-scale mergers and a still unknown number of employee layoffs.