The Trump administration’s proposed federal budget includes unprecedented cuts to science funding Scientists and universities warn of severe domestic and global consequences The future of American research now hinges on Congressional negotiations and public pressure
President Trump’s new executive order threatens US universities' access to federal funding and student aid. A wave of backlash from educators, students, and accrediting bodies as Trump politicizes higher education and undermines institutional autonomy.
Harvard Strikes Back Against Trump Administration’s Targeted Pressure Files Lawsuit Against Secretaries of Health, Education, and Justice “We Will Not Surrender Our Institutional Independence”
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Reciprocal Tariffs and Temporary Waivers: Eroding Logic, Deepening Distrust Money moves accelerate as U.S.
Harvard University rejects Trump administration’s demand to dismantle DEI programs, despite threats to cut federal funding and revoke its tax-exempt status. President Alan Garber defended the university’s autonomy, calling the demands unconstitutional. The standoff highlights growing tensions between academic freedom and federal authority under Trump.
The Cost of Noncompliance: Tax Status on the Line Harvard’s Defiance and the Ripple Across Academia A Battle for the Future of American Higher Education
The Justification: Targeting ‘Ineffective’ and ‘Ideological’ Training Legal Resistance and a Supreme Court Setback Public Backlash and the Case for Investment in Teachers
“Troubling News”: UMass and the Invisible Hand of ICE The California Shockwave Protest, Detention, and the National Security Narrative
Disillusionment and Departure: The American Exodus Begins Northbound, Again: Tech Workers Reconsider Canada—and Then Recoil Policy Crossroads: Will Canada Catch or Miss the Wave?
The Tension Between Compassion and Academic Rigor A Global Reckoning With What Grades Really Mean Looking Forward With Clarity and Care
A Supreme Showdown Over War Powers and Immigration Judicial Dissent and the Ghosts of Korematsu Resurrecting a Dormant Power—and Redefining Presidential Authority
Hidden Scope of a Nationwide Purge Fear, Silence, and the Price of Speaking Out The Quiet Exit of a Protester
A Crackdown Fueled by Protests and Politics Students and Science Caught in the Crossfire The Stakes for Academic Freedom and the Future of Research
The Viral Machine and Its Victims The Struggle for Accountability and Legal Action A Connection to Hope
A Political Play or a Necessary Action? The Fallout from Antisemitism Concerns The Broader Implications for Higher Education
The Global Consequences of U.S.
Fear in the Halls of Academia From Peaceful Protest to Deportation Proceedings The Chilling Cost of Dissent
A National Emergency, One Classroom at a Time Abandonment from Above: How Federal Cuts Deepened the Crisis Rebuilding the Profession: Local Solutions and a Call for Cultural Change
A New Federalism: States Race to Reclaim Control An Ideological Reset: DEI, Gender, and the Federal Exit Plan The Quiet Collapse: Defunding Research and Losing Institutional Memory
From Meritocracy to Ideological Policing: The Scope of Trump’s DEI Executive Order The Irony of Exclusion: How Rural Communities Are Hurt by the DEI Ban The Global Repercussions: Academic Censorship, International Fallout, and Legal Challenges
