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In the wake of attacks on international students—especially pro-Palestinian protesters—student newspapers are grappling with questions of if and how to protect protesters whom they have featured in articles, activists who have contributed opinion pieces and even their own reporters when they cover topics they fear the Trump administration could take issue with.
Plaintiffs, including dozens of academic scientists, alleged that the agency’s leaders, starting in February, “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge to stamp out NIH-funded research that addresses topics and populations that they disfavor.”
From the Trump administration's multibillion review into one of the best-known colleges in the world to continued leadership tumult at Columbia University, we’re rounding up the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
In March, the U.S. Department of Education under President Donald Trump named Princeton as one of 60 institutions that could face enforcement action over unaddressed antisemitism, though the agency didn’t specify any specific civil rights law violations.
Brown was among the 60 higher ed institutions to receive a letter last month from the Office for Civil Rights warning of “potential enforcement actions” if they failed to comply with federal antidiscrimination law.
And critics of its widespread adoption argue that some of the definition's examples of antisemitism — such as saying “the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor” and comparing “contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis” — infringe on free speech.
“The Task Force remains committed to awarding federal funds responsibly and holding institutions accountable for taking decisive action against anti-Semitic harassment,” a March 31 news release said.
From the Trump administration's multimillion dollar pause on the University of Pennyvania's research budget to conservative efforts to raise the endowment tax, we’re rounding up the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
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.
Adopting the bill's framework now — "by disclosing foreign funding, establishing robust oversight, and ensuring that no outside power undermines the pursuit of knowledge — can help preserve the free exchange of ideas and innovations that are central to our academic institutions," he said.
AFT alleged the department had “unlawfully shut down access to income-driven repayment plans for student loan borrowers” and requested a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction forcing it to reopen statutorily required parts of the program.
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.