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Science: Total NSF, NIH Funding Didn’t Plunge in Fiscal 2025
The National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health doled out about as much total grant funding in the recently...
Secretive Big Ten Deal Riles Trustees
The Big Ten is weighing a $2.4 billion private equity deal. But multiple trustees at member institutions say they aren’t getting enough information and the proposal has been rushed.
What to Know About Crucial Changes to Student Loans
The Education Department recently wrapped up talks over how to change the student loan system. Here’s what borrowers should know about what’s ahead.
As New Federal Research Funding Resumes, China May Already Be Outspending U.S.
A research advocacy organization says China was projected to outpace America in R&D funding even before Trump retook power. The government shutdown probably didn’t help.
HBCUs Gifted Nearly $300M in MacKenzie Scott’s Latest Donation Flurry
Five historically Black colleges and universities have recently announced gifts of $50 million or more in unrestricted funds from billionaire...
Vermont’s Sterling College to Close
Sterling College will close at the end of the spring semester, officials announced Wednesday. The small college in Craftsbury Common...
Berkeley Law Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’
Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s financial vulnerabilities that the Trump administration is exploiting and arguing that the high court needs to “check” the president.
A $50M Gift for Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney College has received a gift of over $50 million—the largest single donation in the institution’s 250-year history—to establish a...