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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.”
Congress Shows Resistance to Trump’s Plan to Slash Science Budgets
Congress’s proposed budgets would preserve more research spending than the president’s. It’s a rare rebuke from Republicans to the White House’s efforts to gut funding for several research support agencies.
Conservatives Denounce Professor for ‘Symbolic Strike’ Post
Republican representatives condemned a Georgetown University scholar’s alleged post on the United States’ bombing of Iran. The university’s president said the professor is being investigated and punished.
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.