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.
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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
“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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Penn launches website to track federal policy changes, monitor impacts on University
Mar. 17, 2025 - The new website intends to centralize updates on ongoing federal actions impacting higher education, research funding, immigration, and other essential areas of Penn's operations.
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Mar. 16, 2025 - Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promising field of medical research.
Brown University professor, doctor deported to Lebanon despite federal judge’s orders
Mar. 16, 2025 - Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh has been deported and is now in Lebanon.