Who Is on Trumpâs Antisemitism Task Force?
âThe Task Force remains committed to awarding federal funds responsibly and holding institutions accountable for taking decisive action against anti-Semitic harassment,â a March 31 news release said.
This week in 5 numbers: University of Pennsylvania hit with $175M in stop-work orders
From the Trump administration's multimillion dollar pause on the University of Pennyvania's research budget to conservative efforts to raise the endowment tax, weâre rounding up the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
University of Michigan scraps multimillion dollar DEI investment
The University of Michigan has scrapped its multimillion dollar university-wide strategic plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion amid increasing pressure from the Trump administration on the sector.
House passes bill to lower foreign reporting threshold to $50K
Adopting the bill's framework now â "by disclosing foreign funding, establishing robust oversight, and ensuring that no outside power undermines the pursuit of knowledge â can help preserve the free exchange of ideas and innovations that are central to our academic institutions," he said.
Education Department reopens IDR student loan plan applications
AFT alleged the department had âunlawfully shut down access to income-driven repayment plans for student loan borrowersâ and requested a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction forcing it to reopen statutorily required parts of the program.
6 higher education experts reflect on COVIDâs sectorwide influence
The financial state of American higher education is more uncertain right now than even in the darkest days of March 2020, and colleges are starting to implement cost-cutting measures in order to avoid having to make even more difficult decisions down the road.
Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Importance of Data Management in Higher Education
âThe fundamental premise of this is, if you throw a whole bunch of data away, youâre not going to get quality outputs on the other end, whether thatâs a graphic showing the progression of student success and graduation rates for your school or the response to a question about financial aid through a chatbot,â Andriola says.
NIH Grant Terminations Have âFrightening Implicationsâ for Science
A: I now have to work with my mentors to generate a new dissertation proposal and send it to my committee and get it reapproved, which means I have to access data sets at my institution that have either already been collected or that are safe from future rounds of cuts like this.
Three Questions With Lee Bradshaw on the Evolving Online Program Landscape
But assuming you have a competent tech stack, a skilled team and youâre building something the market favors, you can launch a 30-credit online masterâs degree for roughly $900,000 to $1.2 million in the early years before breaking even as enrollment comes in.
Faculty Organizations Sue on Behalf of Columbia Members
In a news release Tuesday, the same day they filed the lawsuit, the AAUP and AFT alleged that the Trump administration used âcuts as a cudgel to coerce a private institution to adopt restrictive speech codes and allow government control over teaching and learning.â
The Struggling Sanctuary Campus Movement
âWhile I await legal decisions that hold the futures of my wife and child in the balance, those who enabled my targeting remain comfortably at Columbia University,â Khalil said in a statement from an ICE detention center in Louisiana.
Texas Court Blocks Ban on Drag Shows at Texas A&M
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal described colleges and universities as testing grounds for new ideas and therefore a place where the First Amendment right to free expression must be protected.