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A photo of the Kentucky state flag with a female statue representing blind justice standing in front of it, holding scales.
A photo of the Kentucky state flag with a female statue representing blind justice standing in front of it, holding scales.
A man wearing a headset points at a scientific image on a screen.
A man wearing a headset points at a scientific image on a screen.

As New Federal Research Funding Resumes, China May Already Be Outspending U.S.

November 18, 2025

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.

A photo of the University of Kentucky's administration building.
A photo of the University of Kentucky's administration building.
A photo of Royce Hall on UCLA's campus.
A photo of Royce Hall on UCLA's campus.
Image of Johns Hopkins University
Image of Johns Hopkins University
A group of protesters, some in animal masks, confront police outside a University of California, Berkeley, Turning Point USA event.
A group of protesters, some in animal masks, confront police outside a University of California, Berkeley, Turning Point USA event.
UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He is an older white man with white hair wearing glasses and a dark sweater over a collared shirt, standing in front of a tree.
UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He is an older white man with white hair wearing glasses and a dark sweater over a collared shirt, standing in front of a tree.

Berkeley Law Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’

November 12, 2025

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.

The U.S. Department of Education seal being propped up by several beams of wood planted into the ground and casting a shadow of Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Department of Education seal being propped up by several beams of wood planted into the ground and casting a shadow of Pennsylvania.

As ED Guts Its Civil Rights Office, Could States Step Up?

November 11, 2025

A Pa. senator announced legislation to create an agency to enforce protections that the federal government can’t, or won’t. It’s an example of how some states are trying to fill the void.