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Record Numbers Of U.S. Students Are Applying To Colleges In The U.K.

Jul 21, 2025 - Amid the Trump administration's continuing campaign against higher education, a record number of American undergraduates are applying to colleges in the United Kingdom.

#Trump #higher ed #United Kingdom (UK)#undergrad

Record Numbers Of U.S. Students Are Applying To Colleges In The U.K.

Temple University to lay off 50 employees

Jul 21, 2025- The public institution is cutting 190 positions in an effort to slash its $60 million deficit in half.

#Temple University #budget #Trump

Temple University to lay off 50 employees

What does Trump’s executive order on foreign gift reporting mean for colleges?

Jul 22, 2025 - Institutions that don’t fully comply with Section 117 could end up in the Trump administration’s crosshairs and miss out on federal grants, experts suggested.

#Trump #policy #higher ed #Department of Education

What does Trump’s executive order on foreign gift reporting mean for colleges?

F-1, J-1 Student Visa Issuances Dropped in May

Jul 17, 2025 - An analysis of State Department data shows fewer visas were issued this May than last. Experts worry the trend will continue.

#Trump #higher ed #DHS #student visas

F-1, J-1 Student Visa Issuances Dropped in May

Are Trump's Policies Driving STEM Students to Other Countries?

Jul 14, 2025 - International student interest in U.S. engineering programs has dropped sharply. What does this mean for future innovation?

#STEM #Trump #higher ed

Are Trump's Policies Driving STEM Students to Other Countries?

Nontraditional Students Are The New College Majority, Report Finds

Jun 25, 2025 - More than 40% are older than 22; 70% are working while in school.

#higher ed #data #IPEDS #DEI #undergrad

Nontraditional Students Are The New College Majority, Report Finds

Harvard HDSI | Meet the 2025 SPUDS Fellows

Jul 17, 2025 - SPUDS provides undergraduates with substantive research experience, mentorship from leading Harvard faculty, and the opportunity to join an interdisciplinary community.

#undergrad #data science #Harvard #ADSA member

Harvard HDSI | Meet the 2025 SPUDS Fellows

The Rise of AI Will Make Liberal Arts Degrees Popular Again. Here's Why

Jul 14, 2025 - With AI taking over more routine business and tech tasks, experts say the value of a liberal arts degree is set to rise.

#AI #higher ed

The Rise of AI Will Make Liberal Arts Degrees Popular Again. Here's Why

Low-quality papers based on public health data are flooding the scientific literature

Jul 15, 2025 - The appearance of thousands of formulaic biomedical studies has been linked to the rise of text-generating AI tools.

#University of Surrey #data #ethics #health #GAI #LLM #open source

Low-quality papers based on public health data are flooding the scientific literature

Impact of the 2024 GSS Institutional Eligibility Review on Counts of GSS Master’s Students

Jul 16, 2025 - When these newly ineligible institutions were excluded from the 2023 data, analysis showed that 0.8% fewer graduate students and 1.3% fewer master’s students would have been reported in the 2023 GSS.

#data #graduate #higher ed #NSF #NCSES

Impact of the 2024 GSS Institutional Eligibility Review on Counts of GSS Master’s Students

Mapping the Academic Open Source Ecosystem: Insights from a Community Survey

Jul 15, 2025 - SustainOSS Academic Ecosystem Map

#open source #data #community #higher ed #RSE

Mapping the Academic Open Source Ecosystem: Insights from a Community Survey

Confidence in higher education increases for the first time in a decade

Jul 16, 2025 - Among adults surveyed by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, 42% expressed high confidence in the sector, up from 36% in the last two years.

#higher ed #data

Confidence in higher education increases for the first time in a decade

University of Southern California signals layoffs amid $200M budget gap

Jul 16, 2025 - A transformed operating model is needed to address lower federal research support and a growing shortfall.

#University of Southern California #budget #Trump

University of Southern California signals layoffs amid $200M budget gap

How Universities Can Ensure Equitable Access to Data

Jul 16, 2025 - Inequitable access to data continues to hinder the growth and collaboration of many academic institutions.

#data #FAIR #data management #DEI #ethics #IEEE #higher ed

How Universities Can Ensure Equitable Access to Data

NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities

Jul 14, 2025 - The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

#NIH #Trump

NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities

Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era

Jul 10, 2025 - The University of Washington's Allen School is rethinking how to train the next generation of software engineers in an AI-dominated job market.

#AI #University of Washington #software #engineering #computer science #GAI #education

Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era

Artificial intelligence is reshaping college. Sinclair earmarks $5M to get ahead.

Jul 10, 2025 - The goals include campus-wide AI education, training, incorporation, and updated teaching methods.

#AI #Sinclair Community College #EdTech

Artificial intelligence is reshaping college. Sinclair earmarks $5M to get ahead.

American University quietly laid off around 40 employees across the University in early June

Jul 2, 2025 - Participation in voluntary retirement program fell short of goal, leading to layoffs

#American University #budget

American University quietly laid off around 40 employees across the University in early June

UToronto | AI used to ‘democratize’ how we predict the weather

Jul 14, 2025 - An AI weather prediction model developed by James Requeima and other researchers is 10x faster and consumes 1,000x less computing power.

#University of Toronto #AI #environment

UToronto | AI used to ‘democratize’ how we predict the weather

Pitt’s move to close diversity office follows trend among American universities

Jul 14, 2025 - Office of Institutional Engagement and Wellbeing evolved from ‘Dear Colleague’ working group.

#University of Pittsburgh #DEI

Pitt’s move to close diversity office follows trend among American universities

Harvard's Hiring Freeze Continues

Jul 14, 2025 - University Leaders Say $1 Billion Per Year Is At Risk Due to Federal Actions.

#Harvard #Trump #budget #NSF #NIH

Harvard's Hiring Freeze Continues

Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025

Jul 14, 2025 - MIT faculty members Rodney Brooks, Parag Pathak, Scott Sheffield, Benjamin Weiss, and Yukiko Yamashita, along with 13 MIT alumni, were elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025.

#NASEM #MIT

Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025

Major tax impact on MIT and its mission

Jul 10, 2025 - For MIT, this new 8% tax rate will cost in the range of 10% of our annual central budget.

#MIT #budget #Trump

Major tax impact on MIT and its mission

The rocket scientist behind Duke's AI push: A conversation with Provost Alec Gallimore

Jul 15, 2025 - The Chronicle spoke with Gallimore about his role as provost, Duke’s academic priorities and its shift toward AI.

#Duke University #AI #quantum computing #biomedical #budget

The rocket scientist behind Duke's AI push: A conversation with Provost Alec Gallimore

Harvard Officials Say Federal Actions Could Cost the University $1 Billion Annually

Jul 14, 2025 - The combined financial impact of sweeping federal policy changes could cost the University up to $1 billion annually.

#Harvard #Trump

Harvard Officials Say Federal Actions Could Cost the University $1 Billion Annually

UChicago | Neil Shubin nominated as next president of National Academy of Sciences

Jul 14, 2025 - Renowned evolutionary biologist to lead esteemed organization beginning June 2026.

#UChicago #NASEM

UChicago | Neil Shubin nominated as next president of National Academy of Sciences

UW-Madison eliminates Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, moves programs, staff to other units

Jul 9, 2025 - Fewer than 10 employees previously under DDEEA were laid off.

#University of Wisconsin-Madison #DEI

UW-Madison eliminates Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, moves programs, staff to other units

A language model built for the public good

Jul 9, 2025 - ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure.

#LLM #Switzerland #computing #policy #dssg

A language model built for the public good

Oregon State University ending 2 DEI programs in 2025

Jul 11, 2025 - Oregon State University is ending two programs in 2025 as the school continues to evolve what it calls “inclusive excellence.”

#Oregon State University #DEI

Oregon State University ending 2 DEI programs in 2025

Virginia Tech’s Academy of Data Science begins a new era

Jul 1, 2025 - New leadership takes over the academy and managing a new master’s degree in data science.

#Virginia Tech #data science

Virginia Tech’s Academy of Data Science begins a new era