U-M Ann Arbor | CSE instructors win ENGR 100 Section of the Year
May 19, 2025 - This recognition, given by the College of Engineering, honors the teaching team’s excellence and innovation in teaching ENGR 100.250: Microprocessors and Toys.
Higher Ed News
How Penn is Reimagining Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
May 20, 2025 - These postdoctoral researchers represent the University’s response to a shifting research landscape prompted by recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
Penn | New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data
May 8, 2025 - AI algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71
Penn State's AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence
May 13, 2025 - Penn State’s AI Week showcased the latest research on AI systems and tools, with a specific focus on their applications across K-12 and higher education.
Harvard Data Science Initiative | The Proposal Pivot Engine
May 8, 2025 - rofessor S. Bryn Austin and team are developing the Proposal Pivot Engine (PPE)
University of Oregon warns of looming budget cuts, sees 'difficult decisions' coming
May 21, 2025 - A budget warning from UO’s president and provost signals a challenging road ahead.
University of Utah Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs
May 22, 2025 - The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure.
Over 700 and $1.7 billion in previously undisclosed grant terminations published by NIH
May 20, 2025 - 726 additional terminated grants were reported by NIH this week, amounting to over $1.70 billion in total grant value, with $780 million remaining unspent.
Should computer science be required to graduate? These CEOs say yes.
May 6, 2025 - As the Trump administration promotes AI in education, advocates say computer science skills must be a bigger priority nationwide.
A Letter to the Computing Research Community from Greg Hager
May 13, 2025 - Why Greg Hager stepped down as NSF Assistant Director for the CISE Directorate
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
May 22, 2025 - The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students
May 22, 2025 - The Trump administration has blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students
Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees
May 22, 2025 - A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.
A Sneak Peek at Doctoral and Bachelor’s Enrollment and Degree Trends from 2024 CRA Taulbee Survey
May 22, 2025 - Trends in student enrollment, degree production, employment of graduates, and faculty salaries in computing.
Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India
May 7, 2025 - Latest visualizations from the 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates on the topic of temporary visa holders earning U.S. doctorates.
Three-fourths of NSF funding cuts hit education
May 12, 2025 - More research eliminated and mass firings.
Current Term Enrollment Estimates Spring 2025
May 22, 2025 - Total postsecondary enrollment is up 3.2 percent this spring (+562,000), compared to spring 2024.
Cornell Is Selling Its President’s House Amid Federal Funding Freezes
May 19, 2025 - The Ivy League university is selling property as the Trump administration freezes more than $1 billion in federal funding.
Liberal arts programs at two Utah universities take the brunt of cuts
May 19, 2025 - Utah Tech and Southern Utah University have both released their plans to comply with the state-imposed budget cuts
Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities
May 20, 2025 - The state’s higher education system is facing big funding shortfalls at both the state and federal levels.
Over half of hiring managers say recent grads are unprepared for the workforce
May 19, 2025 - “Colleges don’t teach students how to behave in the workplace,” Resume.org’s career coach said in a statement.
Michigan State University plans 9% general spending cut, totaling $153M in reductions
May 15, 2025 - Top university officials outlined a two-year plan to reduce its general fund spending in response to ongoing federal budget cuts.
Harvard University devotes $250M to sustain research hit by federal cuts
May 16, 2025 - The institution’s leaders said they have received multiple grant terminations since the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion of its federal funding.
Education Department retracts CTE grants for Native American and Hawaiian students
May 15, 2025 - The agency said the nearly $21.6 million grant competitions do not “align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration.”
Penn State University proposes closing 7 commonwealth campuses
May 14, 2025 - University officials cited enrollment declines at the colleges, as well as their financial deficits and maintenance backlogs.
University of Maryland, Baltimore to lay off employees amid federal budget reductions
May 13, 2025 - The University of Maryland, Baltimore will lay off 30 full-time staff and eliminate 30 vacant positions due to federal funding cuts.
Denver Public Schools gets the OK to award associate degrees
May 13, 2025 - Set to launch in 2026, programs offered through the district’s technical college would provide a higher credential for registered apprentices.
Trump administration nixes another $450M of Harvard University’s grants
May 13, 2025 - The federal government escalated attacks against the Ivy League institution, calling it a “breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination.”
NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
May 8, 2025 - Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
May 7, 2025 - A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants.