Mark Zuckerberg’s charity guts DEI after assuring staff it would continue
Feb. 19, 2025 - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ends internal inclusion efforts and ‘social advocacy’ grants and scrubs site of commitment.
Higher Ed News
Cuts to NSF and CISE Directorate Jeopardize American Leadership in Computing
Feb. 18, 2025 - These cuts are the very definition of being pennywise and pound foolish.
Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy
Feb. 19, 2025 - The Dept. of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
Cuts to USAID halt US farm research at universities, sources say
Feb. 12, 2025 - The Trump administration's dismantling of the USAID has halted work at a network of farm research laboratories at land grant universities in 13 states.
Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data
Feb. 18, 2025 - U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief.
NJIT | Tech Can Help People Living with Dementia to Help Themselves
Feb. 18, 2025 - People with mild dementia might live more independently if assistive technology could evolve in parallel with their progressing conditions
UC San Diego’s Machine Learning Initiative Aims to Advance AI Systems
Feb. 11, 2025 - Data scientists and computer scientists at the University of California San Diego are launching a new initiative to advance next-generation machine learning systems and develop innovative algorithms.
Devesh Ranjan named dean of UW College of Engineering
Feb. 18, 2025 - Devesh Ranjan, a mechanical engineer and a leader at one of the country’s largest and highest-ranked engineering programs, will be the tenth dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University of Iowa could miss out on $33.4M in research funding if NIH cuts are approved
Feb. 13, 2025 - The University of Iowa is in danger of losing out on $33.4 million in research funding if National Institutes of Health funding cuts are approved.
Brown among universities suing NIH over ‘flagrantly unlawful’ federal funding cut
Feb. 10, 2025 - Brown filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Institutes of Health in an attempt to stop a cut to their federal research funding.
Pitt, Carnegie Mellon could lose more than $100 million in NIH funding
Feb. 13, 2025 - Together, Pitt and CMU could lose close to $200 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, putting all future research in doubt.
Rochester, Cornell join universities suing NIH over research funding cuts
Feb. 12, 2025 - Under the Trump administration's effort, the NIH would cap indirect funds for higher education research infrastructure to 15% of total grant dollars distributed.
University of St. Thomas scrambling after Dept. of Ed cuts millions in funding
Feb. 14, 2025 - The $6.3 million grant was targeted under President Donald Trump’s effort to cut programs the government considers “diversity, equity and inclusion,” or DEI.
Columbia Medical School Freezes Hiring And Spending Amid Orders For Federal Research Funding Cuts, Armstrong Addresses The Community – Bwog
Feb. 13, 2025 - Leadership at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons announced pauses on hiring, travel, events, and other activities as President Trump’s orders to cut medical research funding are challenged in court.
Our Lady of the Lake University to cut certain academic programs, eliminate faculty and staff positions
Feb. 13, 2025 - Our Lady of the Lake University will discontinue certain academic programs and cut “some positions” due to a realignment process.
‘Imminent threat’: University of Utah could lose $43.5M for research expenses under Trump admin cut
Feb. 13, 2025 - The University of Utah could lose $43.5 million this year in federal funding for medical research expenses — which support projects like the development of new cancer-fighting drugs — if a new cut from the Trump administration moves forward.
University of Florida faces medical research cuts due to Trump administration policy changes
Feb. 17, 2025 - Leaders at the University of Florida are bracing for tens of millions of dollars in possible funding cuts to medical research due to policy changes made by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
Feb. 18, 2025 - A large portion of grants awarded by the NIH cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of a hold on submissions to the Federal Register, where such public notices about upcoming meetings are required by law to be posted.
San Jose State University Creates 'AI Librarian' Position
Feb. 18, 2025 - One of the first such positions in the US, SJSU's AI librarian will manage digital assets, develop technology resources and promote services related to AI at the university's academic library.
FSU, FAMU give campus communities guidance after Trump's orders on DEI funds, immigration
Jan. 31, 2025 - Following a brief federal funding freeze scare and heightened immigration concerns, universities are providing their campus communities with guidance amid uncertainties.
UNC System Suspends DEI Course Requirements
Feb. 18, 2025 - To comply with President Trump’s Jan. 21 executive order, the UNC system suspends DEI course requirements.
National Science Foundation Fires 11% of Staff on Trump Order
Feb. 18, 2025 - The NSF fired 168 workers to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order
Columbia’s Data Science Institute Awards Seed Funding to Pioneering Research
Feb. 17, 2025 - The DSI announces the latest recipients of its 2025 Seed Fund Program.
Texas A&M | TAMIDS MSDS Students Win TAMU Hackathon
Feb. 18, 2025 - A team of graduate students from the TAMIDS Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) Program competed at TAMUHack 2025 and took home awards for Best Devpost and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Challenge.
UWisconsin-Madison | Data Science Institute Welcomes 2025 Affiliates Cohort
Feb. 17, 2025 - The Data Science Institute recently welcomed 13 new DSI Affiliates who are actively engaged in foundational or use-inspired research, aligned with the DSI mission and vision, that is relevant to data science.
Columbia’s medical school pauses spending and hiring amid NIH cuts
Feb. 18, 2025 - The Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is pausing hiring and spending in response to federal funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health, James McKiernan, interim dean of the college, announced in a Feb. 11 email to Vagelos faculty members obtained by Spectator.
Vanderbilt | Graduate student admissions temporarily paused as university monitors federal funding
Updated on Feb. 18, 2025 - Vanderbilt lifted its pause on graduate admissions. Decisions will be made at the school-level to balance program admissions with current student needs.
Want to measure how much college graduates make? Timing matters.
Feb. 18, 2025 - Associate and bachelor’s degree holders have similar earnings right after graduation, but the differences widen over time, research finds.
Missouri State University ends DEI programs
Jan. 29, 2025 - Effective immediately, Missouri State University will stop diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs on campus and close its office of inclusive engagement.
Princeton | Tracking Trump’s executive orders on higher education
The ‘Prince’ has compiled a list of Donald Trump's executive actions.