Court blocks Dept of Homeland Security, restores visas for MSU international students
Apr. 15, 2025 - A temporary restraining order has been issued against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by a district court judge.
Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements
Minnesota joins 19 states in suing Trump administration over canceled student visas
Apr. 15, 2025 - The administration has now canceled the visas of nearly 530 students, faculty and researchers across 88 colleges and universities.
UVU axes center that had served 'multicultural,' LGBTQ and other students
Apr. 15, 2025 - Utah Valley University has abruptly shut a center created last year in response to the 2024 state law dismantling diversity initiatives at Utah's public universities.
Some FSU international students, one at FAMU stripped of visas, universities say
Apr. 15, 2025 - The news comes after several international students from both public and private universities across the nation have had their visas revoked in recent weeks.
Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
Apr. 15, 2025 - The Canadian Association of University Teachers released updated travel advice due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump administration.
Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn funding
Apr. 15, 2025 - Universities, as well as many charities and religious groups, are exempted from paying federal income taxes.
Tufts issues declaration supporting lawsuit against the Department of Energy’s new rate cap policy
Apr. 15, 2025 - Tufts issued a declaration supporting a lawsuit filed by several universities against the Department of Energy over its decision to implement a 15% cap on indirect costs for existing and future research grants to universities and colleges.
Trump throws wrench into NSF’s support for new Texas supercomputer | …
Apr. 15, 2025 - If Trump prevails in a spending showdown with Congress, it could delay or even end construction of Horizon, a $520 million supercomputer at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin.
'Five-alarm fire': Read the Trump proposal that could decimate climate research
Apr. 15, 2025 - NOAA grants provide funding to nine cooperative institutions in California. Several branches of the agency could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
What proposed NASA budget cuts could mean for current projects
Apr. 15, 2025 - The cuts may mean that projects that don’t have to do with getting humans to the Moon and Mars will come to an end.
Nine students with MIT ties have visas revoked
Apr. 14, 2025 - One of the affected individuals has filed a suit against the federal government, with an independent counsel representing the student.
What are colleges’ legal options when threatened with federal funding cuts?
Apr. 14, 2025 - Higher education experts said colleges could work together or lean on their associations if they take up a legal fight against the Trump administration.
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism
Apr. 14, 2025 - The institution says Monday it won’t comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as part of its campaign against antisemitism.
Webmaster told to remove DEI pages from CWRU site. She refused
Apr. 14, 2025 - A Case Western Reserve University webmaster said she refused to pull pages regarding diversity, equity and inclusion scholarships.
UConn says visas were revoked for 13 international members of school community
Apr. 14, 2025 - The university has around 3,450 international students, most of whom are based at the Storrs campus.
Five Binghamton University student visas revoked amid federal crackdown
Apr. 14, 2025 - Binghamton University reported that five of its students are among the 21 SUNY students whose visa status has changed since April 9.
9 at UTennessee have had their immigration status changed
Apr. 14, 2025 - Five more students are now at risk for deportation, following an announcement from the University of Tennessee.
MIT | Further responses to federal actions
Apr. 14, 2025 - MIT joined with several peer schools and higher ed associations to oppose the Department of Energy's (DOE) 15% on indirect costs similar to that from NIH.
Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands | News | The Harvard Crimson
Apr. 14, 2025 - Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding.
Congress requests documents from Princeton University in price-fixing investigation
Apr. 14, 2025 - The letter requested wide-ranging documents related to University admissions, financial aid, and communications between University administrators and college application-assistance websites.
February’s 10% spending reduction foreshadowed life under a federal funding freeze, faculty say
Apr. 14, 2025 - As Northwestern faculty grapple with the implications of a federal funding freeze, they are already living with the effects of a 10% non-personnel spending reduction enacted by the University in February.
George Washington University Officials unveil draft framework for next strategic plan
Apr. 14, 2025 - The new strategic plan, highlights three main priorities, including generating scholarship with impact, preparing students to be strong and resilient leaders and strengthening the University’s foundation for excellence.
Incoming Penn students express concern, confusion over Trump’s $175 million funding freeze
Apr. 14, 2025 - Several incoming students shared concerns over how areas outside of sports — such as research opportunities and financial aid — could be affected because of the funding pauses.
Pitt lifts hiring freeze for student workers
Apr. 14, 2025 - On March 24, the University hiring freeze was lifted for student employees, although the staff freeze is still in effect.
Brown, other universities sue Department of Energy over research funding cuts
Apr. 14, 2025 - Brown, eight other universities, the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities filed a lawsuit to stop funding cuts by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Columbia | Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, GS ’25, detained by ICE at naturalization appointment
Apr. 14, 2025 - His detainment follows the arrest of Palestinian student and activist Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March.
Legal Challenge to the Administration’s Cut to Critical Energy Research
Apr. 14, 2025 - This is a statement of the Association of American Universities, Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, and American Council on Education regarding their legal challenge to the administration’s cut to critical energy research.
Colleges fear Trump 'chilling effect' on foreign student enrollment - Washington Examiner
Apr. 14, 2025 - Donald Trump's immigration crackdown on international student visas is expected to have a chilling effect on enrollment at U.S. colleges this fall.
High school students reconsidering applying to Ohio universities due to new higher education law
Apr. 14, 2025 - A new higher education law set to take effect this summer is causing high school students across the state to think twice about applying to Ohio colleges and universities.
Harvard rejects Trump administration demands amid threats of funding cuts
Apr. 14, 2025 - The administration's demands included auditing viewpoints of the student body in an attempt to address antisemitism at the expense of federal funding.