2025 Policy and Budget Announcements

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Leading Computing Organizations Urge Congress to Protect U.S. Research Investments

Mar. 3, 2025 - In response to recent federal actions that threaten critical research funding, six leading organizations have issued a joint statement urging Congress to protect the U.S. research enterprise.

#ADSA #Trump #data #NIH #NIST #DoE #NSF #NASA #CRA #ACM #SIAM

Leading Computing Organizations Urge Congress to Protect U.S. Research Investments

More Universities Slow Spending, Admissions Over Federal Funding Chaos

Mar. 3, 2025 - The list of major universities that are trimming their budgets, freezing new hiring, or limiting Ph.D. admissions is growing due to doubts about federal research funding.

#graduate #higher ed #Trump #Cornell #University of Southern California #Vanderbilt #MIT #Washington State University #Northwestern #Columbia University #University of Missouri #Stanford #NIH #NSF #UPenn #Case Western Reserve #University of Louisville #University of Wisconsin-Madison #UC San Diego

More Universities Slow Spending, Admissions Over Federal Funding Chaos

University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Social Security Administration said that it would be ending its cooperative agreements supporting the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium.

#Trump #SSA #DEI #University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project

NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees

Mar. 3, 2025 - The National Science Foundation is reinstating probationary employees following a court ruling on the firings.

#NSF #Trump

NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees

New Ed Department Guidance Against Race-Conscious Policies Could Impact Scholarships, Ceremonies at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Department of Education's guidance puts affinity commencement celebrations and minority scholarships in jeopardy

#Harvard #Department of Education #Trump #DEI

New Ed Department Guidance Against Race-Conscious Policies Could Impact Scholarships, Ceremonies at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders

Mar. 3, 2025 - Northwestern, like other universities nationwide, has been complying with the new Trump administration’s hefty diversity, equity and inclusion initiative crackdowns.

#Northwestern #Trump #DEI

The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders

Staff Council presses GW for more communication on new promotion, hiring review process

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Staff Council sought clarity on the University’s new promotion and hiring approval process.

#George Washington University #Trump

Staff Council presses GW for more communication on new promotion, hiring review process

‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.

#UPenn #Trump #graduate

‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts

A case study of what’s ahead with Trump DEI crackdowns: Utah has already cut public college DEI initiatives

Feb. 28, 2025 - Utah’s strict laws blocking diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have been playing out to mixed reviews on its flagship campus.

#University of Utah #DEI #Trump #ADSA member

A case study of what’s ahead with Trump DEI crackdowns: Utah has already cut public college DEI initiatives

Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction

Feb. 28, 2025 - If signed into law, faculty at the state's public colleges would not be able to teach about subjects like antiracism and unconscious bias.

#Department of Education #DEI #politics #Trump #Arizona

Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction

A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Feb. 27, 2025 - Some colleges, like Ohio State University, are reversing their stances on diversity efforts as federal and state policymakers ratchet up the pressure.

#DEI #Trump #Department of Education #Ohio State University #University of Cincinnati #UPenn #Ivy Tech Community College #University of Alaska #University of Iowa #Des Moines Area Community College #Grand View University

A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Grad School Is in Trouble

Feb. 27, 2025 - The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat

#graduate #University of Washington #university of virginia #biomedical #NIH #Trump #ADSA member #UCLA

Grad School Is in Trouble

Cornell freezes hiring, asks department heads to cut costs amid "financial uncertainty" - The Ithaca Voice

Feb. 27, 2028 - Cornell University has initiated a four-month hiring freeze in all college, school and administrative units.

#Cornell #Trump

Cornell freezes hiring, asks department heads to cut costs amid "financial uncertainty" - The Ithaca Voice

Cornell 2025 Hiring Pause

Feb. 27, 2025 - Effective immediately, the university is implementing a position control process for all hiring.

#Cornell #Trump

Cornell 2025 Hiring Pause

Graduate chairs express concerns over admissions cuts in letter to Penn SAS admin

Feb. 27, 2025 - The letter expressed concerns about the negative effects of reducing graduate program class sizes, and argued that the cuts may inflict

#UPenn #Trump #higher ed #graduate #social science

Graduate chairs express concerns over admissions cuts in letter to Penn SAS admin

US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts

Feb. 27, 2025 - Nature talks to prospective students left in limbo as some institutes withdraw offers and put applications on hold.

#Trump #higher ed #graduate #training #ADSA member #University of Pittsburgh #Vanderbilt #UPenn #NIH #JHU #University of Maryland #university of arizona

US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts

Ohio colleges and universities are cutting DEI programs, staff. Here's what we know

Feb. 27, 2025 - Diversity, equity and inclusion work at colleges and universities are under heightened scrutiny this year.

#DEI #Ohio #higher ed

Ohio colleges and universities are cutting DEI programs, staff. Here's what we know

2025 NIH Study section tracking

Cancellations are added once they're on https://www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAndDates/RevDates.aspx

#NIH #Trump

2025 NIH Study section tracking

Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed

Feb. 27, 2025 - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.

#Texas #DEI #higher ed

Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed

U-M takes proactive measures related to federal funding

Feb. 26, 2025 - The University of Michigan is instituting new requirements to reduce spending as a “buffer against negative, long-term impacts on operations” stemming from federal funding cuts.

#Trump #University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #ADSA member

U-M takes proactive measures related to federal funding

Case Western Reserve University limits hiring, other spending amid federal funding concerns

Feb. 26, 2025 - The university has implemented a “temporary pauses” on hiring for staff positions, new additional pay and temporary staffing requests, unrestricted discretionary spending and travel requests.

#Case Western Reserve #Trump

Case Western Reserve University limits hiring, other spending amid federal funding concerns

MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'

Feb. 26, 2025 - The MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to what it calls a “crisis."

#MacArthur Foundation #funding #Trump

MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'

Wisconsin appeals court shuts down state-funded college grant program for minority students

Feb. 26, 2025 - The Wisconsin appeals court struck down a state grant program intended to give certain minority students a financial boost after admission.

#DEI #Wisconsin #higher ed

Wisconsin appeals court shuts down state-funded college grant program for minority students

The Trump administration’s DEI orders are dividing Colorado universities — and their students

Feb. 26, 2025 - Colorado State University Fort Collins universities haven’t.

#Colorado State University #DEI #Trump

The Trump administration’s DEI orders are dividing Colorado universities — and their students

Iowa lawmakers advance bills to ban DEI in private universities, community colleges

Feb. 26, 2025 - The bills would prohibit DEI offices in Iowa’s community colleges. They would also require private universities that receive Iowa Tuition Grant funding to close their DEI offices.

#Iowa #higher ed #DEI #politics

Iowa lawmakers advance bills to ban DEI in private universities, community colleges

Stanford University | An update on staff hiring

Feb. 26, 2025 - Stanford is implementing a freeze on staff hiring in the university. Critically needed positions may be approved by the cognizant dean, vice president, or vice provost, though these situations should be limited.

#Trump #NIH #NSF #Stanford

Stanford University | An update on staff hiring

DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less.

Feb. 26, 2025 - A new analysis shows it doesn't account for roughly $400 million that was effectively wasted – not saved – by the DOGE team.

#Department of Education #Trump

DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less.

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research

Feb. 26, 2025 - The agency cannot retain scientists in 1-year to 4-year positions that have long been routinely renewed.

#NIH #Trump #career #training #research

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research

UW-Madison graduate program to decrease admissions offers amid federal funding uncertainty

Feb. 25, 2025 - Graduate programs at UW-Madison are being advised to decrease admissions offers due to increased student yield and potential funding decline, according university leadership.

#University of Wisconsin-Madison #Trump #NIH #graduate #ADSA member

UW-Madison graduate program to decrease admissions offers amid federal funding uncertainty

Gov. Ron DeSantis establishes Florida DOGE to cut positions, audit universities

Feb. 24, 2025 - Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida’s version of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

#Trump #politics #Florida #higher ed

Gov. Ron DeSantis establishes Florida DOGE to cut positions, audit universities