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Abrupt Pause, Unpause of Grants Doesn’t End NIH Funding Concerns
As senators object to President Trump’s proposal to gut the National Institutes of Health’s budget for next fiscal year, questions linger over what’s happening with the money it’s currently supposed to be doling out.
Right-Leaning Faculty Likelier to Be ‘Hostile’ to Jews, Report Finds
On the other hand, non-Jewish faculty who identified as “extremely liberal” were more likely to be hostile to Israel, a survey found. But 90 percent of all non-Jewish faculty were hostile to neither Jews nor the country.
Conservative Group Requests Materials for Over 70 UNC Courses
The Oversight Project, founded by the Heritage Foundation, is using an open records request to search for terms like “DEI” and “gender identity.” Faculty say it encroaches on academic freedom.
Kentucky Professor Calling for Global War to End Israel Removed From Teaching
The professor’s website urges nations to attack Israel to stop a genocide. His university president suggested he was “calling for the destruction of a people based on national origin.”
College Employees in Kansas Can’t List Pronouns in Emails
Lawmakers in Topeka, like those in some other state capitals, used a budget bill to order nonfinancial changes to public higher ed. DEI was the target this time.
Federal Grant Cuts Don’t Spare Red States, New Report Shows
The Center for American Progress says the Trump administration has targeted for termination more than 4,000 grants across over 600 institutions. Adjusting for statewide enrollment, South Dakota is hit harder than Massachusetts.
NIH to Limit AI Use, Cap PI Grant Applications at 6 per Year
The National Institutes of Health says its new policy comes after the agency “recently observed instances of Principal Investigators submitting large numbers of applications.”