Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaign
Mar. 27, 2025 - The Trump administration opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine.
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums
Mar. 27, 2025 - The order says that "divisive narratives" must be purged from the US museums and research centers.
ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government's college crackdown continues
Mar. 27, 2025 - According to ICE records, Iranian national Alireza Doroudi is currently being held in a "detention facility" after he was recently detained.
UMich announces cuts to all DEI programs
Mar. 27, 2025 - The University of Michigan announced cuts to campus-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, effective immediately.
UW–Madison researcher testifies during forum on impact of NIH funding cuts
Mar. 27, 2025 - Professor and Associate Director of Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Sterling Johnson provided testimony on the importance and urgency of NIH investments in research at a forum on Capitol Hill.
No, not that Elon ... An NC university tries to distance itself from the DOGE leader
Mar. 27, 2025 - Elon University often gets confused with the billionaire in charge of DOGE, despite no connection, but the mix-ups have increased in the most recent Trump era.
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
Mar. 27, 2025 - More than 1,600 readers answered the poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
Mar. 27, 2025 - Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
More Than 600 Harvard Faculty Urge Governing Boards To Resist Demands From Trump
Mar. 27, 2025 - More than 600 Harvard faculty signed a letter to Harvard’s governing boards urging the University to publicly condemn attacks on universities and defy orders that interfere with its independence.
Northeastern warns students of possible travel restrictions amid Trump administration crackdowns
Mar. 27, 2025 - An email sent to Northeastern community members warned of immigration restrictions following a nationwide crackdown on non-citizens who have participated in activism on college campuses.
UMD administration details response to federal inquiry about Chinese students, faculty
Mar. 27, 2025 - The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent Darryll Pines a letter urging this university to provide details about Chinese national students.
State Dept. demands 'enhanced' social media vetting of student visa applicants
Mar. 26, 2025 - The Department of State has issued guidance that will make it easier to deny foreign students the ability to study in the US.
NIH pulls funding from UMich transgender health research
Mar. 26, 2025 - Seven grants to the University have been terminated, five of which were related to gender identity in some capacity.
Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
Mar. 26, 2025 - A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation.
Khurana Says Harvard is Preparing for Possible Federal Funding Cuts
Mar. 26, 2025 - Following the Trump administration’s decision to cut $400 million in government grants to Columbia University, a top administrators are planning for the possibility that Harvard may be next.
Students in SINSI, other programs forced to pivot after federal government pulls internships
Mar. 26, 2025 - Students across Princeton’s campus are currently having to change their summer plans after many federal internships have been canceled due to the federal hiring freeze.
Education Department opens second investigation into Yale antisemitism
Mar. 26, 2025 - Amid deep cuts to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department wholesale, the office opened a new investigation into antisemitism at Yale.
RFK Jr. claws back $11.4B in CDC funding amid wave of top-level departures
Mar. 25, 2025 - The funding went to state health departments for COVID-19 responses.
Trump’s war on federal education could obstruct financial aid distribution: experts
Mar. 25, 2025 - Donald Trump’s plan to halve the Department of Education’s workforce by nearly 50% and eventually dismantle it could delay and complicate GW’s financial aid distribution.
Jameson says Penn researchers received ‘stop work orders’ after $175 million federal funding freeze
Mar. 25, 2025 - Researchers across seven of Penn’s schools were notified that their federally contracted research was halted.
Provost reports hiring slow down at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze
Mar. 25, 2025 - Northeastern has “considerably” slowed its hiring.
Clemson University is issuing a hiring freeze to go with 'mission critical' pause on spending
Mar. 25, 2025 - Clemson University has issued a hiring freeze and travel ban, citing economic uncertainties.
Clemson University has issued a hiring freeze and travel ban, citing economic uncertainties.
‘Anxiety is palpable’: detention of researchers at US border spurs travel worries
Mar. 24, 2025 - Several high-profile incidents in the past month have scientists on edge.
NIH terminates three Penn research grants, citing incompatibility with ‘agency priorities’
Mar. 24, 2025 - The termination letters stated that the awards were “incompatible with agency priorities, and no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities.”
San Diego State implements hiring freeze amid federal and state funding concerns
Mar. 24, 2025 - San Diego State University is implementing a hiring freeze effective immediately as the university looks to reduce its budget amid federal and state funding concerns.
‘Effective immediately': USC implements staff hiring freeze, budget cuts
Mar. 24, 2025 - The University of Southern California announced immediate cost-cutting measures in response to financial strain.
Non-essential business travel, conferences, and entertainment will also be restricted, the university added, and all department units have been directed to streamline operations.
Columbia Caved to Trump. It’s Just the Beginning.
Mar. 24, 2025 - Being a private university was never really a shield against politics.
How the Ph.D. Project, and 45 colleges, became a target of the Trump administration
Mar. 24, 2025 - For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration.
AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling
Mar. 24, 2025 - The plaintiffs allege that the executive branch has exceeded its constitutional authority and violated law after the president’s order to wind the agency down.
The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling
Mar. 24, 2025 - As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, the path to a science career for students and researchers just got a whole lot harder.