Former Climate.gov team building Climate.us—a new bridge between scientists and the public
Oct 21, 2025 - Rebecca Lindsey shares their team's plans for Climate.us, especially their rescue of the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Higher Ed Policy and Budget Announcements
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles
Oct 21, 2025 - The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.
From facing federal scrutiny to being a ‘good actor’: U.Va. and the Trump administration
Oct 20, 2025 - Although the University ultimately chose not to sign an agreement from the Trump administration, Interim University President Paul Mahoney left open the possibility of future collaboration and alternative approaches in his letter to the Education Department.
7 of Duke’s peer institutions decline Trump’s preferential funding compact
Oct 20, 2025 - Signing onto the compact would entail accepting the administration’s positions on topical issues such as admissions, freedom of speech, foreign visas, women’s sports and college affordability.
Princeton's Eisgruber calls Trump administration compact ‘a dangerous step in the wrong direction’
Oct 20, 2025 - The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” lays out a comprehensive vision for the Trump administration’s educational priorities, and follows months of sustained pressure on Princeton and other elite institutions.
Under political pressure, colleges try to recruit more rural students
Oct 20, 2025 - Facing calls to diversify viewpoints and cap international enrollment, elite schools are turning to a group often overlooked in admissions: students from small-town America.
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Oct 20, 2025 - Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
Harvard’s operations lost $112.6M in FY25 amid Trump’s pressure campaign
Oct 17, 2025 - President Alan Garber called fiscal 2025 extraordinarily challenging for the Ivy League university "even by the standards of our centuries-long history."
University of Pennsylvania rejects Trump’s higher education compact
Oct 16, 2025 - The Ivy League institution became the third college to decline the offer of priority for federal research funding in exchange for sweeping policy changes.
Northeastern researchers wrestle with ‘demoralizing’ grant cuts
Oct 15, 2025 - Katherine Trice's National Institutes of Health’s F31 diversity fellowship supplied a necessary equipment boost for her thesis work.
Modernizing Academic Reward Systems for an Open and Engaged Future
Oct 15, 2025 - The initiative poses an important question: how can academic institutions align their systems for hiring, review, promotion, and tenure with the values expressed in their mission and vision statements?
Brown PhD admissions paused in at least six humanities, social science departments
Oct 15, 2025 - Faculty and graduate students expressed disappointment and frustration at the decision.
Canceled $28B grants during government shutdown
Oct 15, 2025 - The Trump administration has cancelled and paused billions in grants during the shutdown.
Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education compact
Oct 15, 2025 - The Ivy League institution became the second prominent college, after MIT, to reject the deal over concerns about freedom and independence.
Community colleges are losing millions in funding under Trump
Oct 14, 2024 - Public community colleges are losing millions in federal funding as the Trump administration redirects money to support the president’s priorities.
Under pressure from right-wing groups, NC public universities disagree on whether a syllabus is a public record
Oct 9, 2025 - Right-wing groups are increasingly requesting copies of syllabi and course materials to assess what's being taught in college classrooms. That means universities like UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro are having to decide what to turn over, and what faculty can still control.
MIT becomes first college to reject Trump’s higher education compact
Oct 10, 2025 - University President Sally Kornbluth said some of the terms would restrict the institution’s free expression and independence.
Carnegie Mellon lays off 75 employees at engineering institute amid federal funding shifts
Oct 10, 2025 - The cuts amount to 10% of the Software Engineering Institute’s workforce, which has taken a financial hit from recent policy changes.
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Oct 9, 2025 - At least two community colleges, Alvin and Blinn, are also considering what they can and can’t teach to high schoolers enrolled in their fast-growing dual credit courses.
Trump’s higher ed compact draws condemnation from faculty and college unions
Oct 8, 2025 - At least two faculty senates have voted to oppose the proposed agreement sent to nine research universities, while other workers have publicly rebuked it.
Higher ed groups sue over Trump administration’s $100K H-1B visa fee
Oct 6, 2025 - The surprise policy rolled out last month could cause “catastrophic setbacks” to research in the U.S., the lawsuit alleges.
Small US college towns reel amid Trump immigration crackdown: ‘They need international students’
Oct 4, 2025 - From Ohio to Florida, the US government’s clampdown on students from abroad threatens rural universities and local businesses
NIH temporarily restores UC grants under court order
Oct 3, 2025 - But in court filings this week, the federal agency reported some difficulties identifying which of the researcher grants it canceled needed to be reinstated.
Washington University lays off over 300 employees
Oct 2, 2025 - The private St. Louis institution has also cut nearly 200 unfilled positions as it grapples with federal cuts, rising expenses and a heightened endowment tax.
What California’s landmark AI law means for US tech regulation
Oct 2, 2025 - Safety advocates say it’s a step in the right direction.
UL Lafayette cuts jobs, closes offices amid $25 million deficit
Oct 1, 2025 - The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is working to address a $25 million budget deficit, a shortfall that has resulted in six staff positions being eliminated and several offices shuttered.
Cleveland State University ‘permanently discontinuing’ 22 academic programs
Oct 1, 2025 - Cleveland State University is eliminating 22 academic programs and suspending several others.
HHS moves to cut Harvard off from all federal grants and contracts
Oct 1, 2025 - The agency's Office for Civil Rights on Monday recommended blocking the university's access to the funding to protect the public interest.
William & Mary launches ChatGPT Edu pilot
Oct 1, 2025 - By integrating artificial intelligence tools, the university is positioning itself at the forefront of higher education innovation.
Federal $100k H-1B visa fee prompts Northwestern faculty, student concerns over future international recruitment
Oct 1, 2025 - In 2025, USCIS approved 84 new employee H-1B visas and 51 renewals for NU, according to the department’s data. These numbers mirror previous years since 2017.