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Tulane Environmentalist Resigns Amid Research ‘Gag Order’
Kimberly Terrell, director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, alleges that university officials told her not to publicly discuss her research after someone at the state capitol cited it as evidence that Tulane is “anti–chemical industry.”
Could Uncertainty in Higher Ed Be a Catalyst for Change?
At Digital Universities US, online and digital education practitioners wondered if the headwinds facing higher ed will urge colleges and universities to address long-standing fractures.
Preserving the Federal Data Trump Is Trying to Purge
For months, the research community has been racing to download and store thousands of demographic data sets the government wants to delete because they don’t align with the Trump administration’s ideological views.
Trump Wants Grant Makers to Become Political Appointees
Officials say the policy, which would make it easier to fire thousands of government employees, is designed to increase accountability. But experts say it would increase corruption and threaten the nation’s health and economy.
Details of Trump’s Budget Cuts Alarm Researchers
The billions in proposed funding cuts would involve restructuring and consolidating the National Institutes of Health and slashing the majority of the National Science Foundation’s budget for scholarships and fellowships.
Scientific Community Fears for Future of STEM Workforce Amid NSF Overhaul
The National Science Foundation says major budget cuts, restructuring and priority changes are designed to build a more robust STEM workforce. But experts say the changes, which include axing education-related programs, will have the opposite effect.