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Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors
But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended.
‘AI-Empowered’ Site Accuses Yale Scholar of Being Part of Terrorist Group
Yale University suspended an instructor after a news site powered by artificial intelligence accused her of being part of a...
Kentucky’s Legislature Is Rushing Through a Bill to Ban DEI
House Bill 4, which also targets courses that “indoctrinate participants with a discriminatory concept,” is on the brink of passage. Opponents have raised academic freedom concerns.
Court Revives Suit by Professor Who Defended Math Standards
A federal appeals court has revived a tenured math professor’s First Amendment lawsuit that was dismissed in 2023. In 2021...
NIH Moves to Consolidate Grant Peer Reviews to Save $65M
Although university researchers don’t believe the change itself poses a clear risk to the scientific review process, ongoing chaos at the agency is fueling a degree of skepticism.
Over $250M of $400M Cut to Columbia Is From NIH, Agency Says
Over half of the approximately $400 million in grants and contracts that the Trump administration said on Friday it’s cutting...
Trump’s Cuts Threaten Key NSF Undergrad Research Program
For decades, Research Experience for Undergraduates has been a golden ticket for students, funding summer research projects at top institutions. Now, at least a dozen are canceled.
ADL, Other Pro-Israel Groups Condemn AAUP Webinar on Palestine
The Anti-Defamation League and four other pro-Israel groups accused the American Association of University Professors of “demonizing Israel” in its...