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Trump’s Funding Freezes Halt Medical Research, Deaf Education Training
The federal government says it has cut or frozen billions of dollars’ worth of grants and contracts to high-profile universities, ending potentially lifesaving studies and critically needed training, according to the researchers.
What to Know About Trump’s Strategy Targeting Colleges’ Grants and Contracts
The novel approach is targeting billions of dollars for research and could reshape higher education for years to come.
Judge Blocks Energy Department Plan to Cap Indirect Cost Rates
A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to cap universities’ indirect research cost reimbursement rates, pending...
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.
Brown Takes Out $300 Million Loan
Brown University is borrowing $300 million from an unspecified lender, according to a regulatory filing—a move that comes as other...
2 University System of Georgia Institutions to Merge
The University of Georgia System Board of Regents voted Tuesday to consolidate East Georgia State College and Georgia Southern University...
A $100M Gift for the Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has received a $100 million gift to support its executive M.B.A. program...
Tapping Bonds to Fend Off Trump?
Universities have been reluctant to tap their endowments to plug research funding holes or finance a lawsuit against Trump’s attacks. Could bonds serve that purpose instead?