From lawsuits to protests, labor organizations representing faculty, grad students and other workers are resisting. Discussions about what to do next continue.
Trumps attacks are not the only problem: falling enrolment and birth rates are forcing colleges to be more things to more people, says Kathleen deLaski
Exactly how many staff members and grants will be slashed from the National Endowment for the Humanities remains unclear, but prior cuts at the Education Department and National Institutes of Health offer a grim forecast.
By Jessica Blake
3 April
The National Institutes of Health terminated numerous federal research grants that officials say no longer align with the agencys priorities. But experts see multiple avenues to appeal the NIHs decisions.
By Kathryn Palmer
2 April
Three universities in Ohio announced job and program cuts in March. They were joined by public and private institutions coast to coast in making workforce reductions.
Outgoing president of the University of Toronto discusses Canadas international student restrictions, impact of second Trump term and prospect of more bad surprises awaiting his successor
The presidents antisemitism task force will carry out a comprehensive investigation that follows the same playbook it used for a review at Columbia University.
By Jessica Blake
31 March
Many of the agencys offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce the department without Congress.
The program has always followed US foreign policy. Leaving people in the lurch is an incomprehensible new frontier, say Marisa Lally and Gerardo Blanco
While newcomer and frontrunner Mark Carney might be expected to back innovation funding, academics do not expect a loosening of student migration rules any time soon
The National Institutes of Health claimed that numerous canceled research grants were antithetical to the scientific inquiry. A clinical psychology researcher who lost her grant says that characterization smacks of ignorance.
By Kathryn Palmer
28 March
Some foreign Fulbright students are still waiting to hear about their visas for next academic year while applicants remain in the dark about their status.
