Federal judges deal major blow to Education Department’s anti-DEI guidance
Apr. 24, 2025 - The Trump administration's efforts to withhold funds from schools "raise the specter of a public 'witch hunt,'" one ruling said.
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Trump targets AI, school discipline in new executive orders
Apr. 23, 2025 - In addition to advancing AI in schools, the orders call for a review of discipline guidance based on “discriminatory and unlawful ‘equity’ ideology.”
UCSD SDSC Participates in HPC Education Project to Produce New Cyber Training Catalog
Apr. 24, 2025 - SDSC's Mary Thomas has been participating in a U.S. multi-institutional initiative that streamlines discovery and collaboration through an innovative cyber training catalog.
UMass Amherst | Luna Dziewietin Receives Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award
Apr. 22, 2025 - Luna, a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in Informatics & Social Thought in Political Economy major and member of the DS4CG 2024 team, wins the Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award!
TAMU TAMIDS Travel Grant Program for Students
Apr. 23, 2025 - The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Student Travel Grant Program supports undergraduate and graduate students to attend and talk at conferences in any domain of Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning.
UWisconsin DSI Special Seminar with Dr. Talitha Washington
Apr. 23, 2025 - Join the Data Science Institute on May 16 for a seminar with Dr. Talitha Washington, Howard University.
UUtah SCI Marks One of Its Biggest Presences at Top Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Apr. 21, 2025 - SCI contributions include four papers, one of which won an honorable mention award, along with a software course and a paper in “alt.chi,” a forum for boundary-pushing research.
UNC-CH & USFQ Partnering to Understand how AI is Transforming Science
Apr. 15, 2025 - A group of UNC – Chapel Hill researchers connected with a team from its strategic partner, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), to hold a workshop.
The University of Chicago Data Science Institute and Google Partner on Cutting-Edge AI and Security Research
Apr. 22, 2025 - This partnership brings together leading experts from both academia and industry to drive meaningful advancements that will enhance user protection, improve AI-driven technologies, and shape the future of responsible data science.
Five Penn Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Apr. 24, 2025 - They are joining the nearly 250 new members honored in 2025, recognized for their excellence, innovation, leadership, and broad array of accomplishments.
Protecting continued progress in data science
Apr. 23, 2025 - We are in an extraordinary and perilous moment that demands a steadfast response.
The Brown CNTR celebrates its one-year-anniversary and launches the Socially Responsible Computing Handbook.
Apr. 24, 2025 - The horizon is wide open for Brown’s young and hungry Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign (CNTR).
NOAA Notice of Changes
Apr. 22, 2025 - Retiring datasets
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
Apr. 23, 2025 - Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily.
Carnegie Classifications debuts redesign of system to group colleges
Apr. 24, 2025 - It now has multiple categories to capture the size and mission of colleges and a new classification focused on student access and earnings.
Infographic: A Breakdown of Harvard's Funding
Apr. 23, 2025 - The chart shows Harvard University's operating revenue for fiscal year 2024, by source.
Trump administration revokes visas of 3 Syracuse University students without warning
Apr. 23, 2025 - SU says it received no notice or explanation about the targeting of its international students.
No NIH Grants for Colleges With DEI Programs or Israel Boycotts
Apr. 23, 2025 - Colleges will have to comply with new certification requirements in order to receive any funding from the NIH, effective immediately.
Paxson signs open letter condemning federal actions targeting higher education
Apr. 23, 2025 - Leaders from over 200 colleges and universities have signed the letter.
Garber Joins More Than 180 University Leaders in Statement Against ‘Political Interference’ With Higher Ed
Apr. 23, 2025 - Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 signed a statement denouncing “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education.
Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration
Apr. 23, 2025 - Statement signed by Harvard, Princeton and Brown leaders denounces White House’s ‘undue government intrusion’
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
Apr. 21, 2025 - Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090
NSF Grant Terminations 2025
Apr. 22, 2025 - Crowd-sourced list of NSF grant terminations.
Taking the Fight for Equality into the AI Era
Apr. 21, 2025 - Harvard's Radcliffe Institute conference tackles bias, fairness, inclusivity in AI development.
Duke students sell class project-turned-AI-startup for construction sites to MOCA Systems, Inc.
QuikCal is a tool that uses AI to assist with scheduling deliveries at construction sites and improve communication for commercial projects.
New STEM education minor at Vanderbilt to be introduced for fall 2025
Apr. 22, 2025 - The Teaching and Learning Department in Peabody College announced on March 27 the launch of a new STEM education minor for fall 2025.
U.S. Health Department instructs staff to pause NIH awards to elite universities, according to internal agency email
Apr. 22, 2025 - The email explicitly names NU, Columbia University, Brown University, Cornell University and Harvard University.
Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times
Apr. 21, 2025 - Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.
From liberal arts to a research institution: Uncovering the roots of Brown’s research focus
Apr. 22, 2025 - A history of Brown's transition from a liberal arts college to a leading research institution.
133 foreign students get back their legal status — for now
Apr. 21, 2025 - A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the case, one of many contesting the Trump administration’s crackdown on international students.