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Sonny Ramaswamy: Higher Ed Must Be Proactive
After seven years leading an accrediting agency, Sonny Ramaswamy is retiring, but he urged higher education leaders to speak up and tell their story amid mounting political challenges.
How the SAT Became a Darling of the Anti-DEI Crowd
The Trump administration’s Dear Colleague letter railed against colleges’ racial diversity initiatives. How did testing policies wind up in the mix?
Citing Fiscal Concerns, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Drop Science Writers Conference
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University won’t host a conference of science journalists and other science writers that...
Tribes and Native Students Sue Trump Administration Over Staff Cuts
Several tribes and a handful of Native American students sued the Trump administration after major staff reductions at the Bureau...
University of Phoenix Holding Company Weighs IPO
Apollo Global Management, the holding company for the for-profit University of Phoenix, and the Vistria Group are considering the possibility...
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.