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Donald Trump, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat that clashes with his fuchsia tie, walks past a line of saluting, gray-uniformed West Point cadets in May 2025.
Donald Trump, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat that clashes with his fuchsia tie, walks past a line of saluting, gray-uniformed West Point cadets in May 2025.
Yellow rubber ducks have metal rings fastened to their heads and one is being hooked. There are two ducks in the air; one has a single dollar sign on it and another has four dollar signs.
Yellow rubber ducks have metal rings fastened to their heads and one is being hooked. There are two ducks in the air; one has a single dollar sign on it and another has four dollar signs.

NIH Is Funding More Grants Up Front, a Risk to Research and University Budgets

May 27, 2026

The National Institutes of Health has accelerated its awarding of “multiyear-funded” grants in 2026, the Association of American Medical Colleges says. The approach makes it harder for researchers to win funding this fiscal year.

A person sits on a bench and reads outside Lincoln Hall on the campus of Portland State University.
A person sits on a bench and reads outside Lincoln Hall on the campus of Portland State University.

Portland State Moves Toward Layoffs, Despite Faculty Calls for Pause

May 26, 2026

The university, one of multiple financially struggling Oregon public institutions, hemorrhaged enrollment during the pandemic. Its president has proposed department eliminations and other cuts, drawing ire from unions.

National Institutes of Health logo on building
National Institutes of Health logo on building
A person is sitting in the front seat of a truck with an NSF logo on the back passenger-side door. The door is open and the person has one cowboy booted foot crossed over their knee. The truck is parked on a dirt road, and outside, it looks like a tornado is coming.
A person is sitting in the front seat of a truck with an NSF logo on the back passenger-side door. The door is open and the person has one cowboy booted foot crossed over their knee. The truck is parked on a dirt road, and outside, it looks like a tornado is coming.
Murray Bell Tower at Oakland City University in Oakland City, Indiana.
Murray Bell Tower at Oakland City University in Oakland City, Indiana.
A color-blocked stock photo of nursing students with an instructor talking over a dummy on a medical gurney.
A color-blocked stock photo of nursing students with an instructor talking over a dummy on a medical gurney.

25 States Sue ED Over Grad Student Loan Limits

May 19, 2026

Democratic-led states say the agency’s rule implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act contradicts that law and arbitrarily limits federal borrowing by aspiring nurses and other students.

Environmental portraits of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking.
Environmental portraits of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking.

Virginia Increases Campus Gun Restrictions, While Florida Allows Armed Workers

May 19, 2026

The diverging actions by Democratic and Republican leaders underscore the red state–blue state divide on university firearm regulations.