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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

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Mar. 19, 2025 - Students report that co-op offers have been rescinded from Harvard and Cornell.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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

Penn issues guidance to University community warning of potential travel ban, visa revocations

Mar. 18, 2025 - The March 18 message reaffirmed Penn’s commitment to supporting international members of the University community and issued recommendations to impacted individuals.

Penn issues guidance to University community warning of potential travel ban, visa revocations

Final FY 2025 R&D Appropriations | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Mar. 18, 2025 - Last week's deal to fund the government through Sept. 30 will likely result in a 3.7% cut from the estimated FY24 funding levels for federal research and development.

Final FY 2025 R&D Appropriations | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

The Trump Administration Cut Cancer and Alzheimer’s Research Funding …

Mar. 18, 2025 - The termination of more than 400 NIH grants to Columbia University over its handling of Gaza protests will directly impact Alzheimer's and cancer research

The Trump Administration Cut Cancer and Alzheimer’s Research Funding …

“We have the right to determine our own missions” | Mount Holyoke College

Mar. 18, 2025 - President Danielle R. Holley defended universities’ right to autonomy. “The government really has some serious restrictions under the First Amendment about telling us what our values and missions can be.”

“We have the right to determine our own missions” | Mount Holyoke College

Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

Mar. 18, 2025 - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution in an order that blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from making further cuts to the agency.

Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees

Mar. 18, 2025 - The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research program and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and the environment.

EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees

Princeton alumni in federal agencies speak out after being fired by DOGE

Mar. 18, 2025 - Princeton alumni in federal agencies who currently work or have recently been fired from their positions reflect on DOGE’s practices.

Princeton alumni in federal agencies speak out after being fired by DOGE

Penn received over $1 billion in federal funding in 2024

Mar. 18, 2025 - The DP used United States Department of the Treasury data to measure federal funding distributed to Penn and its affiliates in fiscal year 2024.

Penn received over $1 billion in federal funding in 2024

Brown University Tells International Students, Staff to Avoid Travel Abroad

Mar. 18, 2025 - The advice followed the deportation of a professor with a work visa who was denied re-entry to the U.S. after visiting family members in Lebanon.

Brown University Tells International Students, Staff to Avoid Travel Abroad

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

DOGE order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library

Mar. 17, 2025 - “We can’t do science without these,” one researcher says of the hundreds of journals no longer accessible

DOGE order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library

Trump administration can enforce anti-DEI orders, appeals court rules

Mar. 17, 2025 - The three-judge panel lifted a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked major portions of two executive orders.

Trump administration can enforce anti-DEI orders, appeals court rules

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership

Mar. 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education will investigate NYU for alleged civil rights violations.

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership