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UC Enrollment Reaches Record High
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.
Johns Hopkins: No Cost for Undergrads With Family Income Below $100K
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.
2 Accused of Lighting Firework in Harvard Lab Building
UC to Stop Funding Faculty Hired Out of Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
Trump Research Funding Plans: Penalize ‘Repeat Players,’ Reward Compact Signers
Before his administration asked universities to sign a compact in exchange for federal funding priority, the president ordered that grants shouldn’t be given “to a select group of repeat players.” Both actions could displace the use of merit in doling out research money.
On Climate Action, a View From Behind the Pack
The fight to decarbonize a public campus in a red state is a fight worth having, Michael Johnston and Kevin Kircher write.