What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan
Jul 29, 2025 - It blends culture-war politics and industry giveaways with at times naïve techno-optimism.
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Brown University to lead national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants
Jul 29, 2025 - A new institute, based at Brown and supported by a $20 million National Science Foundation grant, will convene researchers to guide development of a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health.
The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing
July 2025 - We believe that taking a long view that is intentional about translation and realizing impacts is appropriate as our field continues to mature.
UChicago | Introducing a New 2-Year Thesis Track for the MS in Applied Data Science Program
Aug 1, 2025 - Starting in Autumn 2026, students interested in the in-person MS in Applied Data Science program at the University of Chicago will have the option to pursue a new 2-Year Thesis Track.
Employers’ emphasis on skilled trades lost on Gen Z: Harris poll
Aug 4, 2025 - Young workers don’t realize that going into the trades can offer good pay more quickly than pursuing a college-based career.
Massachusetts governor pitches $400M to support research funding
Aug 1, 2025 - The money would back projects and jobs at colleges, hospitals and research institutions amid vast federal funding threats.
Study shows AI's negative effects as Ohio State University requires students to use AI in classrooms
Jul 29, 2025 - Ohio State University did not study the impact artificial intelligence has on learning before launching its new plan.
150K fewer international students this fall? That’s what one analysis predicts.
Aug 1, 2025 - A sharp drop in foreign enrollment could cost colleges $7 billion in revenue and 60,000 jobs, according to NAFSA.
Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration to restore lost federal funding
Jul 30, 2025 - Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding and ends investigations into alleged discrimination.
Northwestern University cuts 425 jobs in face of federal funding pressure
Jul 30, 2025 - The private institution is laying off staff and axing vacant roles in a time that is “among most difficult in our institution’s 174-year history,” senior leaders said.
Colleges, Accreditors and States Embrace 3-Year Degrees
Jul 28, 2025 - Colleges from Utah to Indiana and Maine are on track to offer three-year degrees in the near future. But the hesitations that have long plagued the movement haven’t disappeared.
No Country for Young Grads
Jul 28, 2025 - Recent graduates face rising unemployment and widespread underemployment as structural—not cyclical—forces reshape entry‑level work.
U-M Ann Arbor MIDAS Going All-In on AI
Jul 30, 2025 - With more than $2 billion in annual research volume across 19 schools and colleges, U-M Dearborn and U-M Flint, U-M is one of the largest and most comprehensive research universities in the world.
Meet the early-career scientists planning to leave the United States
Jul 25, 2025 - Decreased funding, reduced opportunities and growing uncertainty has made life tough for international postdocs living in the US.
Postdocs get more equipment time when applications are anonymized
Jul 28, 2025 - Early-career researchers’ access to neutron-beam instruments jumped from 61% to 78% at one Australian facility.
UT Austin Expands Research on AI Accuracy and Reliability to Support Breakthroughs in Science, Technology and the Workforce
Jul 29, 2025 - An AI institute based at UT Austin will receive continued funding for research that will improve the accuracy and reliability of AI models and lead to new drug development and improvements in clinical diagnoses.
Nashville's Vanderbilt University in talks to open a campus in downtown San Francisco
Jul 29, 2025 - Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed believes a new university campus would benefit the whole city in multiple ways, calling it a unique approach to revitalizing the city's urban core.
Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty
Jul 28, 2025 - Brown has secured a $500 million loan amid federal cuts to research and financial aid in recent months, marking at least the second major loan the University has taken out in the span of four months.
GMU Faculty Senate targeted in DOJ letter - Virginia Business
Jul 28, 2025 - U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division is requesting "all written communications" regarding GMU faculty senate resolution.
Federal officials open probes into Duke University’s law journal, medical school
Jul 29, 2025 - The investigations into the North Carolina college come less than a week after the Trump administration struck a controversial deal with Columbia University.
Will Trump's AI Policies Kill Federal Support in Your State?
Jul 29, 2025 - A new plan from President Donald Trump proposes that states with restrictive AI laws should lose federal funding.
Schools and colleges nationwide face Trump investigations
Jul 28, 2025 - The Trump administration is investigating allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students at dozens of colleges.
A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You
Jul 27, 2025 - At Austin’s Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day on academics, led by artificial intelligence tools. New Alpha schools are set to open in about a dozen cities this fall.
1 in 2 graduates say their college major didn’t prepare them for today’s market
Jun 29, 2025 - Respondents report feeling unprepared in numerous ways, especially in finding a job after graduation and navigating student debt and personal finances.
22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds
Jul 28, 2025 - The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said.
Duke University layoffs to come; nearly 600 employees took buyouts
Jul 25, 2025 - Nearly 600 employees at Duke University opted to take buyouts through the school's Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP).
Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI
Jul 22, 2025 - A new survey from the AAUP shows that a breakdown of shared governance around implementing AI has implications for the future of teaching, learning and job security.
University of Oxford | Charlotte Deane joins UK government AI for Science expert panel
Jul 22, 2025 - Professor Charlotte Deane from the Department of Statistics will help shape the UK government's new AI for Science strategy as one of five experts appointed to advise on the initiative.
AI-Powered Vision System Helps Drones Navigate Safely
Jul 23, 2025 - Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI) have developed an AI-powered vision system that helps drones safely detect and avoid other aircraft in crowded skies, without relying on bulky, expensive sensors.
UPenn | AI finds hundreds of potential antibiotics in snake and spider venom
Jul 21, 2025 - Research from the lab of César de la Fuente on an AI-powered screen of global venom libraries uncovers dozens of promising drug candidates.