Financial Health

In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen.

College business officers are still grappling with federal policy changes and potential financial fallout. But 18 months into the Trump administration, some clarity has emerged.

The ruling limits the Trump administration’s power to cancel research and other funding based on the Office of Management and Budget’s termination clause. OMB’s proposed rule may change that.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters last week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.”

Clinton College is struggling to pay and retain employees and facing pressure from the state and its accreditor amid severe financial issues. The start of the fall semester is weeks away.

Chief financial officers may be cautiously optimistic about the near-term financial outlook after a volatile year, but they also want structural change—now. Do they have the tools and buy-in to make it happen?

The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.