LGBTQ+ students consider leaving universities in Texas following diversity, equity, and inclusion bans

April 21, 2025

HIGHER ED DIVE — While some students have started the process to transfer to colleges outside of the state, others are mulling leaving once they graduate, the report said.

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Joint lawsuit from higher education associations challenges funding cap on National Institutes of Health research

April 21, 2025

ACE — U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that covers all institutions in all states nationwide in the case filed by AAU, ACE, APLU, and nine impacted higher education institutions against the U.S. Department of Energy. 

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How cuts to the US Education Department could affect FAFSA applications

April 21, 2025

THE HILL — Families and students are growing nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) amid President Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education and his plans to do away with it entirely.  

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Harvard University receives list of demands from federal government to regain federal funding

April 21, 2025

HIGHER ED DIVE — The move echoes an ultimately successful gambit several federal agencies pulled against Columbia University last month.

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A look at the federal government’s actions against ivy league universities 

April 21, 2025

THE HILL — Trump’s tactic to halt federal funding has been called illegal by opponents, though he had long pledged to go after what he called “woke” colleges. 

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How cuts to health research funding have impacted the economy in US counties

April 21, 2025

AXIOS — Nearly half of all U.S. counties will experience economic losses of at least $250,000 as a result of the Trump administration’s planned cuts to indirect funding by the National Institutes of Health, per the Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project.

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National Science Foundation cuts graduate fellowship program in half

April 21, 2025

SCIENCE ADVISOR — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has cut in half the number of graduate students receiving its prestigious research fellowship program for the upcoming academic year.

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A look at the impact of federal cuts to research grants

April 21, 2025

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Billions of dollars in federal scientific research grants have been rescinded or suspended since the start of the Trump administration.

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