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How Indirect Rate Costs Differ Between Academia and Industry
Higher Ed Spent Millions on Lobbying in 2025
Research universities lobbied Congress on sweeping policy changes, fended off restrictions on international students and shaped policy on financial aid, AI and other issues.
Again Defying Trump, Congress Proposes Increasing NIH Budget, Maintaining ED
Appropriators have released legislation that wouldn’t defund Education Department programs or slash the National Institutes of Health budget. And it would prohibit the federal government from capping NIH reimbursement rates.
Researchers May Be Forced to Rely on a Court You’ve Never Heard Of
The Supreme Court has said legal fights over terminated federal grants “likely” belong in the Court of Federal Claims. But judges there lack authority to restore them.
‘Profound Political Change’ Needed to Revive Venezuelan Science
The collapse of the higher education system under Maduro is unlikely to be reversed without a complete change in leadership, experts warn.
Congress Plans to Largely Buck Trump on NSF, NASA, Energy Department Cuts
Appeals Court Cites Supreme Court Rulings to Still Block NIH Indirect Costs Cap
December Cuts Close Out Brutal Year for Sector
With around 300 reported job cuts last month, the higher education sector shed at least 9,000 positions across 2025, a year marked by federal policy uncertainty and rising costs.