Stanford Science Fellows 2025 cohort is largest ever
Apr. 2, 2025 - Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences has awarded 11 scholars from top research programs the distinguished Stanford Science Fellowship.
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Yale to face “far more constrained” budget next fiscal year amid low endowment returns
Apr. 3, 2025 - Due to low endowment returns and an uncertain economic climate, Yale will be able to pay for existing expenses, but not new initiatives in the 2026 fiscal year.
Brown University hires external firms to lobby Congress, Trump administration
Apr. 2, 2025 - For the first time since at least 2002, Brown has enlisted two firms, one of which is staffed by operatives who have almost exclusively worked in the Republican Party, to lobby Congress and the Trump administration on its behalf.
North Dakota Announces Launch of State Data Hub, Dashboards
Apr. 2, 2025 - Its new State Data Hub offers a centralized platform for information on state topics ranging from housing to education. It is intended to simplify access to the details, both for decision-makers and the public.
How Europe aims to woo US scientists and protect academic freedom
Apr. 1, 2025 - The European Union’s new research chief Ekaterina Zaharieva speaks to Nature about attracting disaffected US scientists and cutting grant bureaucracy.
Community Colleges Expand Four-Year Degree Options as Illinois Joins National Trend
Apr. 1, 2025 - The move aligns Illinois with a growing national trend that has seen dramatic expansion in community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs across the country.
Letters and Petitions — We Are Higher Ed
Apr. 2, 2025 - Letters, statements, and petitions by We Are Higher Ed which represents administrators, faculty, staff, students, and allies.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Apr. 2, 2025 - Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
Apr. 2, 2025 - The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
WSU to pause hiring and non-essential travel amid financial crunch
Mar. 31, 2025 - WSU said they are making a "proactive move intended to ensure Washington State University continues to fulfill its historic mission during financially uncertain times."
Trump administration suspends USDA grants for College of Menominee Nation in Wisconsin
Mar. 31, 2025 - U.S. Department of Agriculture grants that fund tribal colleges and universities in Wisconsin and beyond have vanished.
NSF has awarded almost 50% fewer grants since Trump took office
Mar. 31, 2025 - The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards.
Yale Department leaders told to report all DEI initiatives
Apr. 1, 2025 - Administrators asked department leaders to list detailed information about diversity programs through a survey last week, raising alarm among faculty.
GW researchers lose five NIH grants amid federal funding cuts
Mar. 31, 2025 - The National Institutes of Health has canceled at least five GW research grants this month, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump administration suspends several dozen grants to Princeton
Apr. 1, 2025 - The amount of funding to be paused and the reasoning behind it are yet unclear.
17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova
Apr. 1, 2025 - A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova.
UMD community members demand university protects international students at office protest
Apr. 1, 2025 - The protest aimed to ensure this university is setting up a system to inform international students about their statuses.
Stanford President and Provost address campus uncertainty
Apr. 1, 2025 - President Jon Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez wrote to students on Monday with a message of support for the academic freedom of the University, given recent federal challenges.
NYU hit with 10 class action lawsuits following data breach
Apr. 1, 2025 - NYU is facing 10 class action lawsuits alleging that it mishandled applicants’ personal information and failed to meet national cybersecurity standards.
Duke researchers provide building data contributing to clearest picture of global greenhouse emissions
Mar. 31, 2025 - Dubbed Climate TRACE, the database maps human-produced emissions around the world to help policymakers craft more effective strategies for reducing global emissions.
ASU announces funding cuts, student leaders voice underlying issues
Mar. 31, 2025 - The total appropriations budget for the school year was $945,000. This number was expanded from the approximate $643,000 figure from the 2023-2024 school year after funding had been depleted by spring break.
New price tag: Tuition hikes threaten socioeconomic diversity at Emory
Mar. 31, 2025 - Full tuition will now be $67,080, totaling a staggering $88,536 in tuition, fees, room and board.
Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say
Mar. 31, 2025 - Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will cut at least $250M as federal government slashes health spending
Mar. 30, 2025 - CEO Jeff Balser informed his staff about the reductions in a video this week.
Financially strapped Rosemont College will merge with Villanova University
Mar. 31, 2025 - The transition will begin in 2027 and conclude in 2028. The agreement means the Philadelphia region eventually will be losing Rosemont, the second Catholic college to close in a short time frame.
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
Apr. 1, 2025 - The layoffs and reorganization efforts reflect the extent to which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is willing to go to remake the country's public health infrastructure.
Northwestern faces another congressional investigation
Mar. 31, 2025 - This time, a committee argues that legal clinics at the law school are using tax dollars to “engage in progressive-left political advocacy.”
Trump administration pulls waiver that supported undocumented college students in Oregon, California
Mar. 28, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education has revoked waivers that allowed colleges and universities in Oregon and California to provide services to undocumented students through federal funds.
Ohio and Kentucky enact laws banning DEI at public colleges
Mar. 31, 2025 - Conservative lawmakers in both states successfully pushed through the bills after failed attempts in previous years.
Harvard University faces $9B federal funding review
Mar. 31, 2025 - The investigation into the Ivy League institution is the largest yet by the Trump administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.