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Minority Health Grants Biggest Target of NIH Cuts
The Trump administration has terminated a disproportionately high number of research grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and...
Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Apprenticeships
An executive order assured apprenticeship and workforce development advocates that their goals were a priority. But Trump’s recent budget proposal leaves them uncertain.
Survey Finds Many Americans Hold Negative Views of the Ivies
A new survey by the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats found that a significant portion of the...
Colleges Spend Heavily on Lobbying
Amid conflict with the Trump administration, many institutions have increased federal lobbying efforts, in some cases doubling or tripling what they spent in the first quarter of 2024.
Garber: Government Overreach Threatens Harvard’s Aims to ‘Improve Our Campus’
Harvard University president Alan Garber said in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon that the federal government’s encroachment on...
House Republicans Finalize Plan to Increase Endowment Tax Up to 21%
The plan has been in the works for weeks and now will face a committee markup Tuesday.
Can Scientific Research Survive Without Federal Funding?
Universities are offering temporary relief to researchers whose projects have been disrupted by federal funding cuts. But it won't help in the long term, and experts say industry and philanthropy are in no position to make up for the losses.
Trump Nominates Iowa Regent to be Assistant Secretary of Postsecondary Ed
David Barker, a member of the Iowa Board of Regents, was nominated by President Donald Trump on Friday to be...