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Cornell Student Who Faced Deportation Leaves the Country
Momodou Taal, the Cornell University graduate student who said his institution effectively tried to deport him in the fall over his pro-Palestine activism, announced Monday he's leaving the U.S. of his own accord under threat from the Trump administration.
How Researchers Could Get Their Canceled NIH Grants Back
The National Institutes of Health terminated numerous federal research grants that officials say no longer align with the agency’s priorities. But experts see multiple avenues to appeal the NIH’s decisions. Despite the National Institutes of Health rebuking many of the grants it terminated last month as “antithetical to the scientific inquiry,” experts say members of the academic community may have both administrative and legal recourse to attempt to restore some or all of their research funding.
Innovation, Collaboration During Challenging Times
The field of higher education is notoriously slow to change. Yet, when faced with the extraordinary challenges of today, our associations are quick to foster support, collaboration and unity. I just returned from the UPCEA annual conference held in Denver. A record attendance of some 1,300 administrators, faculty and staff from member institutions gathered to share policies, practices, innovations and knowledge in advancing the mission of higher education in 2025. It was a thriving and exciting environment of energy and enthusiasm in seeking solutions to challenges that confront us today and into the future.
U of Washington Research Coordinators, Consultants Unionize
More than 700 University of Washington research coordinators and consultants have unionized, joining already organized research scientists and engineers there to create a bargaining unit more than 2,000 members strong, the union announced. UAW 4121 said in a news release Tuesday that research coordinators and consultants are largely health-care professionals focused on research.
Researchers, Higher Ed Union Fight NIH Grant Terminations
A new lawsuit argues that canceling billions in research grants will delay scientific advancements, compromise human health and even result in deaths. Individual university researchers, a public health advocacy organization and a union representing more than 120,000 higher education workers are suing the National Institutes of Health after the agency terminated more than $2.4 billion in grants it claims support “non-scientific” projects that “no longer” effectuate agency priorities.
Who Is on Trump’s Antisemitism Task Force?
Members of the panel include cabinet secretaries, several lawyers, a former Fox News contributor and a private equity investor. President Trump has made it clear that he intends to crack down on alleged antisemitism in higher education, and he’s using the newly formed Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism to do so.
Wellesley Surpasses $100K Sticker Price
Undergraduate tuition at the all-women’s college this fall is $100,541, including indirect costs. Officials emphasize most students don’t pay full price due to generous financial aid. Wellesley College appears to be the first higher ed institution in the nation to hit the $100,000 annual sticker price.
Former Harvard President Looks Back on Decades of Protests
In a new book that connects the past and present of student activism, Neil Rudenstine explores decades of protests, including his own experiences beginning in 1967. In 1967, in the midst of the Vietnam War, Harvard University English professor Neil Rudenstine intervened in a protest on campus, where a recruiter from Dow Chemical Company, which made napalm, had been surrounded by students upset about U.S. attacks on Vietnamese civilians. He helped defuse the tension by negotiating with students to release the recruiter.
Wellesley Non-Tenure-Track Strike May Impact Class Credits
Students who were at the minimum course load to be considered full-time will have to hop into another class with just four weeks left in the semester. Hours after Wellesley College’s non-tenure-track faculty went on strike last Thursday, students received word that they might receive only half credit for courses taught by the professors on strike.
Colonialism-Defending Professor Settles With U of Oregon
A professor who’s long been controversial for defending colonialism has settled the lawsuit he filed more than two years ago against a former communication manager at the University of Oregon who blocked him from interacting with a university account on Twitter. Bruce Gilley—a Portland State University politics and global affairs professor currently serving a stint as A Presidential Scholar in Residence at New College of Florida—filed the lawsuit in August 2022 a former communication manager for the University of Oregon's Division of Equity and Inclusion.
Ohio and Kentucky Ban DEI, Reduce Tenure Protections
Ohio and Kentucky joined the list of states where Republican-controlled legislatures have adopted new laws targeting DEI or regulating higher education in ways many faculty oppose. The Buckeye State also banned faculty strikes. Republican-controlled legislatures in two bordering states, Ohio and Kentucky, have now passed laws requiring post-tenure review policies at public universities and banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices, along with other DEI activities.
Tribal Colleges Fear for Their Federal Funding
As the Trump administration slashes government spending, some tribal college leaders are preparing for the worst. Leaders of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College were thrilled to find out two years ago that they won a nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote Indigenous food and agriculture practices. That five-year grant, which is roughly the same amount as the college’s endowment, funded student internships and several staff positions.
Yes, Academic Job Loss Really Is Different (opinion)
Academic job loss really is different from other kinds of job losses, Deepa Das Acevedo writes. If you’ve been watching the rolling thunderstorm of executive orders affecting higher education and thinking, simultaneously, “what a loss to the world” and “what a loss for those schol
Poll: 75% of Scientists Consider Leaving U.S.
Three-quarters of American researchers who responded to a recent Nature survey said they’re considering jobs abroad—mostly in Canada and Europe—in light of President Donald Trump’s sweeping changes to federal science policy. Since retaking the White House in late January, the Trump administration has issued numerous executive orders—including several now facing legal challenges—cutting billions from federal agencies that support university research.
Survey: Texas DEI Ban Negatively Impacts LGBTQ Students
As DEI bans take hold nationwide, interviews with Texas college students and employees offer some hints about what could be on the horizon for universities and students across the country. LGBTQ+ college students and employees in Texas say they’ve lost valuable resources and feel less safe on their campuses as a result of the state’s anti–diversity, equity and inclusion law, which went into effect in January 2024, according to a
Trump Investigates Harvard’s Federal Funding
The president’s antisemitism task force will carry out a “comprehensive” investigation that follows the same playbook it used for a review at Columbia University. Harvard University is the latest higher education institution to be investigated by the Trump administration in response to its alleged mishandling of antisemitic harassment on campus. The institution will undergo a “comprehensive” analysis of nearly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts, according to a multi-agency news release.
13-Percentage-Point Gap in Pell vs. Non-Pell Completion
Recent data from the Richmond Federal Reserve finds, across five states, low-income students are less likely to earn a degree or certificate compared to their peers. Low-income students can experience a variety of barriers to success in college, and new data from the Richmond Federal Reserve points to gaps in success and completion among Pell Grant recipients at community colleges, compared to their peers.
Why Gaza Became the Defining Campus Flashpoint
Why Gaza became the defining campus flashpoint. Because of my time at Columbia, I’ve had a special window into the anguished faculty conversations unfolding around the Gaza protests on both the Columbia and Barnard campuses. I’ve heard the pain in former colleagues’ voices, seen the erosion of trust and sensed the deep disillusionment that has taken hold. What’s happening there isn’t abstract to me—it’s personal. This isn’t just another campus controversy; it’s a rupture I feel in my bones, because I know what that institution once was and what it still aspires to be.
Yes, Students Still Want to Go to College (opinion)
Despite the doom and gloom, the data shows strong demand from students for college—let’s help them get there, Bill DeBaun writes. Going solely by the headlines and national commentary, it would be easy to believe in both a waning interest in college and plummeting enrollment. Data and evidence, however, paint the opposite picture: Students themselves are telling us they still want to go to college. Consider these four positive data points in the news recently.
What Federal Law Says About the Department of Ed’s Functions
Many of the agency’s offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce the department without Congress. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has repeatedly pledged since taking office earlier this month to “get rid of the bureaucracy in education” and “fire herself.” “When [President Trump] asked me to serve as the secretary of education, I knew exactly what his mandate was—to close the Department of Education,” McMahon said Thursday on a New York radio station, adding that she plans to be “completely transparent with Congress.”
A Timeline for Job Search Success (opinion)
Job searching is a lot like house hunting—to be ready to jump on the right opportunity when it arises, you’ll need to start preparing early, Ashley Brady writes. One of the most common questions I get from Ph.D. students and postdocs is “When should I begin my job search?” Most of the time, they are referring only to the application process—they are asking when they should start actually applying for jobs. While I generally recommend applying three to four months before you are available to start, the job search itself should begin much earlier. There is a lot of information and data that you need to gather in advance so that you are well positioned to recognize that a job is a good fit and make an informed decision with confidence.
Columbia’s Katrina Armstrong Resigns Amid Trump’s Attacks
The federal task force that pulled $400 million from Columbia said the resignation was “an important step toward advancing negotiations” to restore the funding. After agreeing to the Trump administration’s sweeping demands and then appearing to backtrack to faculty, Columbia’s interim president stepped down Friday night—a move that federal officials praised, though it may add to the upheaval at the Ivy League institution that’s facing criticism on multiple fronts, from the federal government to faculty to students.
CUNY Revises Palestinian Scholar Job After Controversy
The City University of New York’s Hunter College reposted a job listing for Palestinian studies scholars earlier this week, one month after New York governor Kathy Hochul ordered the system to remove an earlier listing that she called antisemitic.
Rector: Recruiting U.S. Scholars Can Protect “Threatened Research”
Universities should offer opportunities to U.S. talent because it can “prevent fruitful lines of enquiry from being abruptly cut off,” says head of leading European institution. Universities should look to recruit researchers fleeing the U.S. amid dramatic funding cuts by the Trump administration because it could help protect vital scientific expertise from being lost, according to the rector of a leading Belgian university.
Duke Criticizes the Use of Its Brand on “The White Lotus”
Duke University is unhappy with The White Lotus, the hit HBO television show, for using its logo repeatedly in its third season—particularly in a scene where one character is on the verge of suicide, holding a gun to his head, all while wearing a Duke T-shirt.
Feds Investigate Stanford, UC Campuses’ Admissions Offices
The Trump administration is investigating four California universities for allegedly considering race in admissions, three decades after the state banned affirmative action at public institutions. The Department of Justice launched investigations into admissions practices at four California universities on Thursday night, accusing them of flouting the Supreme Court’s ruling banning affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lawyer: Russia May Arrest Harvard Med Researcher if Deported
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining a Harvard Medical School research associate who’s a Russian native. One of Kseniia Petrova’s lawyers says the government is trying to deport her to Russia, where she faces possible arrest due to her “prior political activism and outspoken opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
Senate Republicans Spotlight Campus Antisemitism at Hearing
The hearing, held Thursday by Senate Republicans, focused primarily on steps taken by the Trump administration to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests. Democrats continued to criticize the president. Nearly a year after pro-Palestinian encampments sprang up on college campuses across the country—and with them, increased reports of antisemitism—Senate Republicans are saying university leaders need to crack down on campus conduct or be placed “on notice.”