Harvard Probed for Hiring Discrimination by US House Committee
Jun 10, 2025 - A congressional committee is investigating Harvard University over potential discrimination in its hiring and employment practices.
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
Williams College stops accepting federal grants, opposing new policy
Jun 10, 2025 -As some universities scramble to cope with the federal government's funding cuts, a Western Massachusetts college has declined the grants.
NAS President Says U.S. Science Is Facing ‘Pessimistic’ Future, Urges Changes to Regain Leadership in Science
Jun 9, 2025 - Marcia McNutt warned of a “pessimistic future” for U.S. science, from federal budget cuts to a burdensome regulatory environment to a loss of international talent, and proposed a range of actions to strengthen the research enterprise.
Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows
Jun 9, 2025 - Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk.
China shuts down AI tools during nationwide college exams
Jun 9, 2025 - New age problems require new age solutions.
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
Jun 9, 2025 - Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the politicization of research and destruction of scientific progress under the Trump administration.
UMinnesota proposes tuition hikes across all campuses, 7% cut to academic programs
Jun 9, 2025 - The University of Minnesota is proposing tuition hikes of up to 7.5% and cuts to academic programs for the next fiscal year as it navigates what it calls "unprecedented challenges facing higher education."
NAS President Says U.S. Science Is Facing ‘Pessimistic’ Future, Urges Changes to Regain Leadership in Science
Jun 9, 2025 - Marcia McNutt warned of a “pessimistic future” for U.S. science, from federal budget cuts to a burdensome regulatory environment to a loss of international talent, and proposed a range of actions to strengthen the research enterprise.
MIT Support for lawsuit defending scientific research
Jun 9, 2025 - "We felt compelled to make the case for its countless benefits to the court and, in effect, to the American people."
Federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump administration from detaining, arresting, or transferring Yunseo Chung, CC ’26
Jun 9, 2025 - Chung was one of nine individuals arrested at Barnard after a sit-in at the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning on March 5.
UCLA Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts
Jun 8, 2025 - The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus.
Visa to Harvard Postdoc Was Denied Under Trump’s Proclamation in Breach of Judge’s Temporary Halt
Jun 8, 2025 - President Donald Trump’s proclamation barred international students from entering the country to attend Harvard — even though a federal judge had temporarily blocked it.
Brown University seeks to back Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump administration's federal funding cuts
Jun 8, 2025 - Brown, along with 17 other colleges and universities, submitted a request to file a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Harvard’s suit against the Trump administration’s cuts to the university’s research funding.
Columbia, Cornell only Ivies to not join amicus brief backing Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration
Jun 8, 2025 - Columbia and Cornell University are the only Ivy League institutions that have not joined an amicus brief in support of Harvard’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over canceled federal funding.
Harvard Research Cuts Halt More Than 570 Subawards to Other Institutions, Including MGB Hospitals
Jun 7, 2025 - Harvard will cease funding more than 570 subawards for research at affiliated institutions across 32 states after cuts to federal support.
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Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they're celebrating its end
Jun 6, 2025 - Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should be able to access in-state tuition.
Statement for the Record: The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Jun 5, 2025 - Data & Society's statement for the record at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the federal government in the age of artificial intelligence.
Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers' funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit.
Jun 5, 2025 - "I really believe in rule of law," one of the researchers suing the president said.
University of Illinois braces for visa revocations for Chinese students
Jun 4, 2025 - The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the country, could be hit hard by Trump's plan to revoke Chinese student visas.
U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation
June 4, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified Middle States Commission on Higher Education that Columbia University is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.
Hopkins freezes hiring, pauses pay increases amid federal cuts
Jun 3, 2025 - The Johns Hopkins University will freeze hiring, pause pay increases and slow down capital projects amid ongoing federal cuts and uncertainty, the school’s lead
BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models
Jun 2, 2025 - In a new paper titled “Language Model Personalization via Reward Factorization,” Pacchiano and his co-authors introduce Personalization via Reward Factorization (PReF)
FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter
Jun 2, 2025 - The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution.
FY26 Statistical Agency Budget Developments
Jun 1, 2025 - This blog entry will track FY26 appropriations developments for the federal statistical agencies and so will be updated accordingly.
Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana
May 30, 2025 - Ivy Tech Community College will lay off 202 employees statewide as it responds to significant cuts in state funding and frozen tuition rates.
AAAS FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard
May 30, 2025 - A dashboard comparing White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026.
Eastern Michigan University to cut ties with Chinese colleges amid lawmaker push
May 30, 2025 - The institution is the latest to dissolve its partnerships after Republican legislators raised concerns about national security and research theft.
So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025
May 29, 2025 - The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.
Rubio’s visa crunch has big consequences for public universities
May 29, 2025 - Public institutions in Arizona, California, Illinois, Michigan and Texas rank among the top destinations for international students.
Northeastern braces as State Department temporarily halts student, exchange visa interviews
May 29, 2025 - The State Department has temporarily suspended all foreign exchange and student visa interviews as it begins implementing a new system to screen applicants’ social media activity.