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US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term

Updated Mar. 6, 2025 - The Trump administration restored an interpretation of Title IX regulations from President Donald Trump’s first term, affecting how schools — including Duke — handle sexual assault allegations.

#higher ed #Department of Education #policy #Trump

US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term

Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

Mar. 6, 2025 - The University will draft a constrained budget for the 2026 fiscal year in anticipation of federal policies reducing revenue.

#Yale #Trump #NIH

Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department | CNN Politics

Mar. 6, 2025 - The president could sign the order as early as Thursday. He would need support from Congress to get it done.

#Department of Education #Trump #K12 #higher ed

Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department | CNN Politics

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Mar. 6, 2025 - Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

#Trump #NIH #research #DEI #China #environment

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

‘Perplexing and distressing’: Johns Hopkins warns of budget cuts amid Trump-era funding chaos

Mar. 5, 2025 - The institution is grappling with the “unexpected stoppage” of $800 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

#JHU #Trump #USAID #NIH

‘Perplexing and distressing’: Johns Hopkins warns of budget cuts amid Trump-era funding chaos

ASU changes LGBTQ+ resources on University webpages

Mar. 5, 2025 - ASU quietly changed LGBTQ+ resources on multiple websites and redirected the links to a page for the Rainbow Coalition, a student-led coalition that advocates for the LGBTQ+ community on campus.

#Trump #Arizona State University #DEI

ASU changes LGBTQ+ resources on University webpages

Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory

Mar. 5, 2025 - "With potential changes in university funding looming, Emory must take prudent measures to prepare for what may be a significant disruption to our finances."

#Emory University #Trump

Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory

Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats

Mar. 5, 2025 - President Christina Praxson warned of potential staff layoffs and financial steps that could be taken as the federal political landscape continues to change.

#Brown #Trump #budget

Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from universities that allow ‘illegal’ protests

Mar. 5, 2025 - In the March 4 post, Trump threatened non-citizen student protesters.

#Trump #politics #higher ed

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from universities that allow ‘illegal’ protests

Princeton has not asked departments to reduce graduate admissions as other colleges enact cuts

Mar. 5, 2025 - For many graduate students and professors, it is business as usual when it comes to admissions.

#graduate #Princeton

Princeton has not asked departments to reduce graduate admissions as other colleges enact cuts

'Tears my heart apart': UNC summer research programs canceled amid federal cuts

Mar. 4, 2025 - Multiple summer research opportunities at UNC in the life sciences and social sciences have been put on hiatus or canceled.

#UNC Chapel Hill #NIH #NSF #Harvard #social science #life science #Trump

'Tears my heart apart': UNC summer research programs canceled amid federal cuts

University Hiring Pause | Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Mar. 4, 2025 - The university will pause general hiring for all long-term faculty, staff and postdoctoral positions for 60 days.

#Trump #University of Vermont

University Hiring Pause | Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Harvard | Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington

Mar. 4, 2025 - Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that she has instructed FAS officials “to prepare for significant financial challenges” and “build financial capacity.”

#Trump #Harvard

Harvard | Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington

Johns Hopkins University | Our bond at a moment of challenge

Mar. 4, 2025 - "As we have been in the past, we are resolute in our commitment to facing the challenges before us together as one university."

#JHU #USAID #Trump

Johns Hopkins University | Our bond at a moment of challenge

Trump administration launches review of Columbia University’s grants and contracts

Mar. 4, 2025 - The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is probing the institution’s funding over allegations it hasn’t protected Jewish students from harassment.

#Trump #Columbia University #politics

Trump administration launches review of Columbia University’s grants and contracts

Leading Computing Organizations Urge Congress to Protect U.S. Research Investments

Mar. 3, 2025 - In response to recent federal actions that threaten critical research funding, six leading organizations have issued a joint statement urging Congress to protect the U.S. research enterprise.

#ADSA #Trump #data #NIH #NIST #DoE #NSF #NASA #CRA #ACM #SIAM

Leading Computing Organizations Urge Congress to Protect U.S. Research Investments

More Universities Slow Spending, Admissions Over Federal Funding Chaos

Mar. 3, 2025 - The list of major universities that are trimming their budgets, freezing new hiring, or limiting Ph.D. admissions is growing due to doubts about federal research funding.

#graduate #higher ed #Trump #Cornell #University of Southern California #Vanderbilt #MIT #Washington State University #Northwestern #Columbia University #University of Missouri #Stanford #NIH #NSF #UPenn #Case Western Reserve #University of Louisville #University of Wisconsin-Madison #UC San Diego

More Universities Slow Spending, Admissions Over Federal Funding Chaos

University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Social Security Administration said that it would be ending its cooperative agreements supporting the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium.

#Trump #SSA #DEI #University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project

NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees

Mar. 3, 2025 - The National Science Foundation is reinstating probationary employees following a court ruling on the firings.

#NSF #Trump

NSF says it’s reinstating fired probationary employees

New Ed Department Guidance Against Race-Conscious Policies Could Impact Scholarships, Ceremonies at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Department of Education's guidance puts affinity commencement celebrations and minority scholarships in jeopardy

#Harvard #Department of Education #Trump #DEI

New Ed Department Guidance Against Race-Conscious Policies Could Impact Scholarships, Ceremonies at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders

Mar. 3, 2025 - Northwestern, like other universities nationwide, has been complying with the new Trump administration’s hefty diversity, equity and inclusion initiative crackdowns.

#Northwestern #Trump #DEI

The Daily Explains: How Northwestern has responded to Trump’s anti-DEI orders

Staff Council presses GW for more communication on new promotion, hiring review process

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Staff Council sought clarity on the University’s new promotion and hiring approval process.

#George Washington University #Trump

Staff Council presses GW for more communication on new promotion, hiring review process

‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with several Penn students and faculty members about the future of higher education following cuts to graduate admissions rates.

#UPenn #Trump #graduate

‘Heartbreaking’: Penn community expresses uncertainty, concern after graduate admissions cuts

A case study of what’s ahead with Trump DEI crackdowns: Utah has already cut public college DEI initiatives

Feb. 28, 2025 - Utah’s strict laws blocking diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have been playing out to mixed reviews on its flagship campus.

#University of Utah #DEI #Trump #ADSA member

A case study of what’s ahead with Trump DEI crackdowns: Utah has already cut public college DEI initiatives

Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction

Feb. 28, 2025 - If signed into law, faculty at the state's public colleges would not be able to teach about subjects like antiracism and unconscious bias.

#Department of Education #DEI #politics #Trump #Arizona

Arizona bill to cut off state funding over college DEI courses gains traction

A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Feb. 27, 2025 - Some colleges, like Ohio State University, are reversing their stances on diversity efforts as federal and state policymakers ratchet up the pressure.

#DEI #Trump #Department of Education #Ohio State University #University of Cincinnati #UPenn #Ivy Tech Community College #University of Alaska #University of Iowa #Des Moines Area Community College #Grand View University

A surge of DEI cuts hits colleges across the US

Grad School Is in Trouble

Feb. 27, 2025 - The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat

#graduate #University of Washington #university of virginia #biomedical #NIH #Trump #ADSA member #UCLA

Grad School Is in Trouble

Cornell freezes hiring, asks department heads to cut costs amid "financial uncertainty" - The Ithaca Voice

Feb. 27, 2028 - Cornell University has initiated a four-month hiring freeze in all college, school and administrative units.

#Cornell #Trump

Cornell freezes hiring, asks department heads to cut costs amid "financial uncertainty" - The Ithaca Voice

Cornell 2025 Hiring Pause

Feb. 27, 2025 - Effective immediately, the university is implementing a position control process for all hiring.

#Cornell #Trump

Cornell 2025 Hiring Pause

Graduate chairs express concerns over admissions cuts in letter to Penn SAS admin

Feb. 27, 2025 - The letter expressed concerns about the negative effects of reducing graduate program class sizes, and argued that the cuts may inflict

#UPenn #Trump #higher ed #graduate #social science

Graduate chairs express concerns over admissions cuts in letter to Penn SAS admin