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ED Launches Investigation Into Michigan’s Foreign Funding
The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of Michigan’s foreign funding after a review revealed alleged...
NIH to Dismiss New Advisory Council Members
The National Institutes of Health is upending the panels that make decisions about which grant applications to fund, Nature reported...
What Happened to the Smaller Agencies Trump Tried to Shutter?
As groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services lose staff and grant funding, the consequences trickle down to colleges and universities.
3 More Campus Leaders Face Congress
Leaders of CUNY, Georgetown and UC Berkeley testified at the latest campus antisemitism hearing, where they were grilled by Republicans while Democrats took aim at Trump.
Rufo, Shapiro, Others Request New Higher Ed ‘Contract’
A conservative think tank called on President Trump Tuesday to “draft a new contract” that universities must follow or face...
State Lawmaker Asks HHS to Investigate Texas A&M
Texas state representative Brian Harrison has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate his alma mater...
What Trump’s Bombast Reveals About His Vision for Higher Ed
The administration’s use of public channels to herald funding freezes and federal investigations tells of a coherent agenda to remake higher ed, according to one political scientist.
Legislatures Require Colleges to Cut Degrees in Low Demand
Republicans in multiple states passed laws this year pushing institutions to ax academic programs that graduate few students—and requiring them to appeal to state leaders if they want exemptions. Faculty lament the trend.