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Penn State Closure Plan Prompts Sharp Reactions
Penn State administrators want to close seven of 19 Commonwealth Campuses. The controversial proposal has prompted pushback from faculty, lawmakers and some trustees.
Nearly a Third of Harvard’s Federal Funds Have Been Cut
In the latest escalation of its fight with Harvard University, the Trump administration is terminating hundreds more research grants to...
Penn State Proposes 7 Campus Closures
Pennsylvania State University is weighing a plan to close seven of its 19 Commonwealth Campuses, which its governing board is...
Columbia Lays Off 180 Amid ‘Intense’ Financial Strain
Columbia University is laying off 180 researchers after the Trump administration cut the university’s research funding by more than $650...
Colleges Cut More Programs, Jobs in April
The Trump administration has thrown federal research funding into a state of flux, but most job and program cuts in April were driven by declining enrollment and other factors.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Cuts at Sonoma State
A judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop sweeping cuts, finding that the university violated its own policies on winding down academic programs.
Another Round of Cuts Hit Colleges in March
Three universities in Ohio announced job and program cuts in March. They were joined by public and private institutions coast to coast in making workforce reductions.
UC System Freezes Hiring, Bans Diversity Statement Mandates
The University of California System’s president announced a systemwide hiring freeze and other “cost-saving measures, such as delaying maintenance and...