2025 Policy and Budget Announcements

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‘America can’t be great without great science. That is where the Academies can help.’

Mar. 10, 2025 - Recent actions by the federal government affecting agencies that fund science in the United States have sent shock waves through the research community.

#NASEM #Trump #research

‘America can’t be great without great science. That is where the Academies can help.’

Harvard Announces Hiring Freeze

Mar. 10, 2025 - Amid funding uncertainties, the University prepares for austerity.

#Harvard University #Trump #ADSA member

Harvard Announces Hiring Freeze

UWashington | Working together to address the financial risks facing our University

Mar. 9, 2025 - Given the challenges we now face at the federal and state levels, we expect that some level of budget cuts will become necessary, and the time has now come to expand our financial sustainability efforts.

#University of Washington #Trump #ADSA member

UWashington | Working together to address the financial risks facing our University

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Mar. 8, 2025 - Last year, the school brought in about 130 students, said Beth Sullivan, who oversees the school’s 17 biomedical Ph.D. programs.

#Trump #NSF #NIH #graduate #Duke University

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Scott Delaney: Google Sheet to track NIH grant cancellations

Mar. 7, 2025 - NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.

#Trump #NIH #funding

Scott Delaney: Google Sheet to track NIH grant cancellations

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders

Mar. 7, 2025 - Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.

#NSF #Trump #funding

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders

Notre Dame announces hiring freeze ‘effective immediately’

Mar. 7, 2025 - The university cited recent executive orders and federal agency directives, saying changes on the horizon have a direct bearing on Notre Dame’s finances.

#Trump #Notre Dame #ADSA member #graduate

Notre Dame announces hiring freeze ‘effective immediately’

Trump administration cuts $400 million in federal funding to Columbia

Mar. 7, 2025 - The cuts come just days after the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced it was considering stop work orders on $51.4 million in contracts with the University.

#Trump #Columbia University #Department of Education #politics #DOJ #GSA #DHS

Trump administration cuts $400 million in federal funding to Columbia

Duke Arts & Sciences Council addresses federal funding cuts, details implementation of new Constellations, Century Courses

Mar. 7, 2025 - Gary Bennett, dean of the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, and Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis spoke to the council about possible financial threats to Duke in light of recent federal funding cuts.

#Trump #NIH #Duke University #social science

Duke Arts & Sciences Council addresses federal funding cuts, details implementation of new Constellations, Century Courses

Department of Justice to investigate antisemitism claims against the University of California

Mar. 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Justice announced the launch of an investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the University of California under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

#DEI #UC Berkeley #UC Davis #UC Irvine #UC Riverside #UC San Diego #UC San Francisco #UC Santa Barbara #UC Santa Cruz #Trump

Department of Justice to investigate antisemitism claims against the University of California

MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech

Mar. 6, 2025 - The reduction is due to “uncertainty in the federal funding environment.”

#Trump #biology #MIT #graduate #NIH

MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech

Tougher H-1B Visa Scrutiny Anticipated as Annual Lottery Opens

Mar. 6, 2025 - US businesses looking to add high-skilled foreign talent on H-1Bs face the potential for stringent scrutiny from the Trump administration if they come out on top of the annual lottery for the specialty occupation visas.

Tougher H-1B Visa Scrutiny Anticipated as Annual Lottery Opens

Scoop: State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"

Mar 6, 2025 - The effort includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts and marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S. government's policing of foreign nationals' conduct and speech.

#Trump #politics #AI #student visas

Scoop: State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"

Michael Crow speaks on CRU at ASU, science funding, inclusivity, men's basketball

Mar. 6, 2025 - According to Crow, it's too early to tell what exactly the impact of the federal government cuts will be.

#Arizona State University #Trump

Michael Crow speaks on CRU at ASU, science funding, inclusivity, men's basketball

SU to assess DEIA programs, resources for compliance with federal law

Mar. 6, 2025 - SU administrators said they will conduct reviews of its programs, but reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining a welcoming community.

#DEI #Trump #Syracuse University

SU to assess DEIA programs, resources for compliance with federal law

US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term

Updated Mar. 6, 2025 - The Trump administration restored an interpretation of Title IX regulations from President Donald Trump’s first term, affecting how schools — including Duke — handle sexual assault allegations.

#higher ed #Department of Education #policy #Trump

US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term

Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

Mar. 6, 2025 - The University will draft a constrained budget for the 2026 fiscal year in anticipation of federal policies reducing revenue.

#Yale #Trump #NIH

Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department | CNN Politics

Mar. 6, 2025 - The president could sign the order as early as Thursday. He would need support from Congress to get it done.

#Department of Education #Trump #K12 #higher ed

Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department | CNN Politics

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Mar. 6, 2025 - Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

#Trump #NIH #research #DEI #China #environment

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

‘Perplexing and distressing’: Johns Hopkins warns of budget cuts amid Trump-era funding chaos

Mar. 5, 2025 - The institution is grappling with the “unexpected stoppage” of $800 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

#JHU #Trump #USAID #NIH

‘Perplexing and distressing’: Johns Hopkins warns of budget cuts amid Trump-era funding chaos

ASU changes LGBTQ+ resources on University webpages

Mar. 5, 2025 - ASU quietly changed LGBTQ+ resources on multiple websites and redirected the links to a page for the Rainbow Coalition, a student-led coalition that advocates for the LGBTQ+ community on campus.

#Trump #Arizona State University #DEI

ASU changes LGBTQ+ resources on University webpages

Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory

Mar. 5, 2025 - "With potential changes in university funding looming, Emory must take prudent measures to prepare for what may be a significant disruption to our finances."

#Emory University #Trump

Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory

Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats

Mar. 5, 2025 - President Christina Praxson warned of potential staff layoffs and financial steps that could be taken as the federal political landscape continues to change.

#Brown #Trump #budget

Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from universities that allow ‘illegal’ protests

Mar. 5, 2025 - In the March 4 post, Trump threatened non-citizen student protesters.

#Trump #politics #higher ed

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from universities that allow ‘illegal’ protests

Princeton has not asked departments to reduce graduate admissions as other colleges enact cuts

Mar. 5, 2025 - For many graduate students and professors, it is business as usual when it comes to admissions.

#graduate #Princeton

Princeton has not asked departments to reduce graduate admissions as other colleges enact cuts

'Tears my heart apart': UNC summer research programs canceled amid federal cuts

Mar. 4, 2025 - Multiple summer research opportunities at UNC in the life sciences and social sciences have been put on hiatus or canceled.

#UNC Chapel Hill #NIH #NSF #Harvard #social science #life science #Trump

'Tears my heart apart': UNC summer research programs canceled amid federal cuts

University Hiring Pause | Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Mar. 4, 2025 - The university will pause general hiring for all long-term faculty, staff and postdoctoral positions for 60 days.

#Trump #University of Vermont

University Hiring Pause | Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Harvard | Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington

Mar. 4, 2025 - Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that she has instructed FAS officials “to prepare for significant financial challenges” and “build financial capacity.”

#Trump #Harvard

Harvard | Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington

Johns Hopkins University | Our bond at a moment of challenge

Mar. 4, 2025 - "As we have been in the past, we are resolute in our commitment to facing the challenges before us together as one university."

#JHU #USAID #Trump

Johns Hopkins University | Our bond at a moment of challenge

Trump administration launches review of Columbia University’s grants and contracts

Mar. 4, 2025 - The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is probing the institution’s funding over allegations it hasn’t protected Jewish students from harassment.

#Trump #Columbia University #politics

Trump administration launches review of Columbia University’s grants and contracts