Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements

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Harvard FAS Is Developing a Contingency Plan for Drastic Federal Funding Cuts

Apr. 3, 2025 - Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said that the FAS is developing a contingency plan for the looming possibility that the Trump administration hits Harvard with steep federal funding cuts.

Harvard FAS Is Developing a Contingency Plan for Drastic Federal Funding Cuts

Princeton punts on releasing total operating budget after funding cuts, says it will support financial aid

Apr. 3, 2025 - The Board of Trustees approved significant increases in undergraduate financial aid and graduate student support for the 2025–26 academic year.

Princeton punts on releasing total operating budget after funding cuts, says it will support financial aid

Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked

Apr. 2, 2025 - The students have the choice to either self-deport or stay and fight – but that leaves them open to being detained.

Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked

Northwestern directs some graduate programs to cap class sizes, defer enrollments

Apr. 2, 2025 - Northwestern officials directed some of the University’s graduate programs to cap their incoming class sizes by deferring enrollment for applicants who had yet to accept their admission offers.

Northwestern directs some graduate programs to cap class sizes, defer enrollments

Brown University hires external firms to lobby Congress, Trump administration

Apr. 2, 2025 - For the first time since at least 2002, Brown has enlisted two firms, one of which is staffed by operatives who have almost exclusively worked in the Republican Party, to lobby Congress and the Trump administration on its behalf.

Brown University hires external firms to lobby Congress, Trump administration

North Dakota Announces Launch of State Data Hub, Dashboards

Apr. 2, 2025 - Its new State Data Hub offers a centralized platform for information on state topics ranging from housing to education. It is intended to simplify access to the details, both for decision-makers and the public.

North Dakota Announces Launch of State Data Hub, Dashboards

Letters and Petitions — We Are Higher Ed

Apr. 2, 2025 - Letters, statements, and petitions by We Are Higher Ed which represents administrators, faculty, staff, students, and allies.

Letters and Petitions — We Are Higher Ed

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Apr. 2, 2025 - Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants

Apr. 2, 2025 - The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.

Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants

How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom

Apr. 1, 2025 - The European Union’s new research chief Ekaterina Zaharieva speaks to Nature about attracting disaffected US scientists and cutting grant bureaucracy.

How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom

Yale Department leaders told to report all DEI initiatives

Apr. 1, 2025 - Administrators asked department leaders to list detailed information about diversity programs through a survey last week, raising alarm among faculty.

Yale Department leaders told to report all DEI initiatives

Trump administration suspends several dozen grants to Princeton

Apr. 1, 2025 - The amount of funding to be paused and the reasoning behind it are yet unclear.

Trump administration suspends several dozen grants to Princeton

17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova

Apr. 1, 2025 - A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova.

17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova

UMD community members demand university protects international students at office protest

Apr. 1, 2025 - The protest aimed to ensure this university is setting up a system to inform international students about their statuses.

UMD community members demand university protects international students at office protest

Stanford President and Provost address campus uncertainty

Apr. 1, 2025 - President Jon Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez wrote to students on Monday with a message of support for the academic freedom of the University, given recent federal challenges.

Stanford President and Provost address campus uncertainty

Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies

Apr. 1, 2025 - The layoffs and reorganization efforts reflect the extent to which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is willing to go to remake the country's public health infrastructure.

Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies

WSU to pause hiring and non-essential travel amid financial crunch

Mar. 31, 2025 - WSU said they are making a "proactive move intended to ensure Washington State University continues to fulfill its historic mission during financially uncertain times."

WSU to pause hiring and non-essential travel amid financial crunch

Trump administration suspends USDA grants for College of Menominee Nation in Wisconsin

Mar. 31, 2025 - U.S. Department of Agriculture grants that fund tribal colleges and universities in Wisconsin and beyond have vanished.

Trump administration suspends USDA grants for College of Menominee Nation in Wisconsin

NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office

Mar. 31, 2025 - The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards.

NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office

GW researchers lose five NIH grants amid federal funding cuts

Mar. 31, 2025 - The National Institutes of Health has canceled at least five GW research grants this month, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.

GW researchers lose five NIH grants amid federal funding cuts

Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say

Mar. 31, 2025 - Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say

Northwestern faces another congressional investigation

Mar. 31, 2025 - This time, a committee argues that legal clinics at the law school are using tax dollars to “engage in progressive-left political advocacy.”

Northwestern faces another congressional investigation

Ohio and Kentucky enact laws banning DEI at public colleges

Mar. 31, 2025 - Conservative lawmakers in both states successfully pushed through the bills after failed attempts in previous years.

Ohio and Kentucky enact laws banning DEI at public colleges

Harvard University faces $9B federal funding review

Mar. 31, 2025 - The investigation into the Ivy League institution is the largest yet by the Trump administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.

Harvard University faces $9B federal funding review

Catholic Relief Services hit by USAID budget cuts

Mar. 31, 2025 - Catholic Relief Services, a longtime partner of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, has lost 62% of their funding with the recent federal budget cuts.

Catholic Relief Services hit by USAID budget cuts

UMich faces critical student backlash after eliminating DEI

Mar. 31, 2025 - Student organizations condemned the University ending DEI in a critical joint statement, saying that it represented the submission to federal attacks on higher education.

UMich faces critical student backlash after eliminating DEI

Trump Administration To Review Billions in Federal Funding to Harvard

Mar. 31, 2025 - Three federal agencies announced a review of more than $250 million in federal grants and contracts to Harvard as part of an ongoing investigation into the University by the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism.

Trump Administration To Review Billions in Federal Funding to Harvard

Columbia, Trump, and $400 million: 25 years ago and now

Mar. 31, 2025 - Although the decision was made this month, Trump’s conflict with Columbia dates back 25 years.

Columbia, Trump, and $400 million: 25 years ago and now

Brown administrators clarify immigration enforcement policies, address research funding cuts

Mar. 31, 2025 - The letter follows the deportation of Assistant Professor Rasha Alawieh and cuts to federal funding at Columbia and Penn.

Brown administrators clarify immigration enforcement policies, address research funding cuts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will cut at least $250M as federal government slashes health spending

Mar. 30, 2025 - CEO Jeff Balser informed his staff about the reductions in a video this week.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will cut at least $250M as federal government slashes health spending