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Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, during a tour of the Broad Institute on Dec. 5, 2025.
Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, during a tour of the Broad Institute on Dec. 5, 2025.

Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees

December 16, 2025

The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups called the approaches wrong.

Masked protesters stand or march, with one wearing a keffiyeh and holding a sign saying “Israel bombs, Pomona pays!”
Masked protesters stand or march, with one wearing a keffiyeh and holding a sign saying “Israel bombs, Pomona pays!”
A college student stands in front of Purdue Pete sculpture outdoors on the mall of the Purdue University campus, West Lafayette.
A college student stands in front of Purdue Pete sculpture outdoors on the mall of the Purdue University campus, West Lafayette.

Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other ‘Adversary Nation’ Grad Students

December 12, 2025

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party investigated the university regarding its Chinese students. Some say the institution is implementing an unwritten new policy to exclude them.

A cork with the Weber University logo on it in a megaphone.
A cork with the Weber University logo on it in a megaphone.

After Censoring Again, Weber State Says It Will Be ‘More Nuanced’ in Applying Law

December 10, 2025

The Utah university censored a censorship conference. Then it told an Apache speaker she couldn’t use certain words. Now it’s revising how it implements a state anti-DEI law.

The Education Department building
The Education Department building
A close-up of Ben Sasse’s face, with his chin resting on his folded hands. He is a light-skinned man with short dark hair who is wearing a suit.
A close-up of Ben Sasse’s face, with his chin resting on his folded hands. He is a light-skinned man with short dark hair who is wearing a suit.
Edward Blum leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. He is a white man with gray hair wearing a business suit, walking down the white marble stairs of the Supreme Court building.
Edward Blum leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. He is a white man with gray hair wearing a business suit, walking down the white marble stairs of the Supreme Court building.

Lawsuit Accuses Hispanic Scholarship Fund of Discrimination

December 5, 2025

A group created by the founder of Students for Fair Admissions argues a large nonprofit aid program is illegally restricted to Latinos. At issue are “contracts.”

President Harry S. Truman in front of a picture of the U.S. Capitol building and two groups of people. One group is arranging food and the other is picking up trash on a beach.
President Harry S. Truman in front of a picture of the U.S. Capitol building and two groups of people. One group is arranging food and the other is picking up trash on a beach.

House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs

December 4, 2025

Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.