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Viewfinder Benchmark Report 2025: Release on October 8

Trump Pressures Universities With New 10-Point Funding Memo

Judge Rebukes Trump for “Chilling” Campus Free Speech

HHS Threatens Harvard’s Federal Research Funding

NASA, Astronomical Society Bring Top Researchers to Community College Classrooms

New Jersey’s Community Colleges Unite to Tackle Student Hunger

Universities Push Forward with AI Integration

Philanthropic Gifts Boost Conservation at ASU, Mental Health Care at CU

UChicago Pauses Dozens of Graduate Programs Amid Budget Cuts

UC Faculty, Students, and Unions Sue to Restore Federal Funding

Students Increasingly Choose Colleges Based on Political Identity, Study Finds

Faculty Firings Over Charlie Kirk Comments Spark Free Speech Concerns

Queens, Elon Universities Announce Plans to Merge

ED Ends $350M in Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions

FIRE Survey Finds Majority of Colleges Failing Free Speech Test

College Board Ends Admissions Tool Amid Federal Pressure

Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Funding Freeze on Harvard

House Republicans Propose Deep Cuts to ED Funding

CSU System Adopts New Tools to Streamline Financial Aid and Improve Access

DOJ Sues Illinois Over Tuition Policy for Undocumented Students

University of Chicago Announces $100 Million in Budget Cuts Amid Rising Deficit

Morgan State University Awarded $1.75M Grant to Plan Nonprofit Medical School

UF Names Columbia Professor as Interim President Amid Turbulent Leadership Search

Trump Stuns Allies With Proposal to Admit 600,000 Chinese Students

Cornell Faces $100 Million Settlement in Federal Antisemitism Probe

Federal Appeals Court Overturns Drag Show Ban at West Texas A&M

AAUP Rebukes DOJ Finding Against George Washington University

Mellon Foundation Invests $1M in Expanding AI for Humanities Research

Judge Overturns Trump’s Higher Ed Anti-DEI Directives

DOJ Accuses GWU of Ignoring Antisemitism, Threatens Federal Action

Princeton Expands No-Tuition Policy to Most Families Earning Under $250,000

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Patent Portfolio in Escalating Dispute

New AI-Focused Mathematics Institute Launches at Carnegie Mellon with NSF Backing

Stanford to Cut 363 Jobs, Citing Federal Policy Changes and Steep Tax Hike on Endowment

DOJ Memo Warns Colleges: Considering Geography, Life Experience May Be Unlawful

Northwestern Slashes 425 Jobs as Trump Freezes $790M in Federal Funding

AAUP Condemns DOJ Probe of George Mason Faculty Senate

Federal Funding Boosts Workforce Development at Community Colleges Nationwide

Columbia Reaches $221M Settlement with Federal Government, Regains Research Funding

Columbia Suspends, Expels Dozens of Student Protesters Amid Federal Pressure

AAUP Report Urges Faculty Oversight in AI Adoption Across Higher Education

Public Confidence in Higher Education Rebounds, New Gallup Data Shows

More U.S. Students Apply to UK Universities Amid Political Turmoil at Home

Campus Leaders Defend Universities in Final House Antisemitism Hearing

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Trump to Slash Education Department Workforce

UVA Faculty Votes No Confidence in Board After Ryan’s Resignation

Baylor University Returns Grant for LGBTQIA+, Women-Inclusion Study

DHS Subpoenas Harvard in Escalating Dispute Over International Students

Florida Pushes Ahead with New Accreditor Amid Concerns of Political Overreach

New Endowment Tax Could Reshape College Finances, Aid, and Access

House Republicans Escalate Ivy League Price-Fixing Probe

New Illinois Laws Aim to Ease College Access, Affordability for High School Students

Trump Further Threatens Harvard with Total Loss of Federal Funding

UVA President Resigns as Trump Administration Escalates Fight With Colleges Over DEI Programs

MIT Study Finds Generative AI Mirrors Cultural Biases in Language Responses

California Higher Ed Leaders Urge Congress to Reject Pell Grant Cuts

Court Sides with Harvard in Clash Over International Student Policy

Georgetown Study Warns of Growing Credential Gap in Middle-Skills Jobs

Texas Passes Sweeping Law to Curb Faculty Senates at Public Universities

Court Rejects Columbia Faculty Unions’ Challenge to Federal Education Cuts

Trump’s NIH Grant Terminations Ruled Unlawful by Federal Judge

Treasury Department Weighs Revoking Tax-Exempt Status from Colleges That Consider Race

Michigan House Passes Controversial Higher Ed Budget with Deep Cuts, Cultural Restrictions

Lawsuit Aims to Dismantle Support for HSIs

Higher Ed News Roundup: June 11

Values-Driven and Digitally Drained: How Gen Z Is Rewriting the College Search

Trump’s Pell Grant Cuts Could Shut College Doors for Low-Income Students

Harvard Wins Temporary Court Victory Against Trump’s Student Visa Ban

Columbia University’s Accreditation Threatened Over Antisemitism Response

Higher Ed News Roundup: June 4

Florida Board Rejects Santa Ono’s Appointment to Lead UF Amid Political Backlash

Academic Freedom Under Fire as States Advance Higher Ed Curriculum Laws

MIT to Close Central DEI Office

Higher Ed News Roundup: May 28

Trump Sets Sights on UC System

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Restrict International Students at Harvard

Federal Court Halts Mass Layoffs at Department of Education

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Against Anti-DEI Executive Orders, With Broad Support for NADOHE Lawsuit

Higher Ed News Roundup: May 21

Rural Maine Schools Caught in Crossfire as Trump Administration Threatens Federal Education Funds

Sweeping House Budget Bill Threatens College Access and Student Aid, ACE Warns

Boston Students Look to HBCUs Amid Pressure on Higher Ed

Penn State Weighs Closure of Seven Branch Campuses Amid Enrollment, Budget Pressures

AAAS Launches New University Institutional Memberships Amid Science Funding Cuts

Howard University Funding on the Chopping Block in Trump’s 2026 Budget

U.S. Faces Growing Threat of Scientific ‘Brain Drain’ Amid Research Cuts and Political Pressure

HSI Secures Nearly $1 Billion in Voter-Approved Funds for Education and Economic Development

Trump Targets Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status as Faculty Pledge Salary Donations

Higher Education News Roundup – April 30, 2025

Controversial GOP Bill Would Restructure Federal Student Aid Programs

ICE Restores Immigration Status for Some International Students Amid Lawsuits

Court Blocks Restrictions on School Diversity Programs

Trump Orders Crackdown on College Accreditation

Joint Statement from University Leaders Condemns Trump Administration’s “Unprecedented Overreach”

NIH to Halt Grants Over DEI Programs and Boycotts, Raising Alarms Across Research Community

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Federal Funding Freeze

Protests Erupt on California Campuses In Response to Trump’s Higher Education Crackdown

Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Amid Federal Funding Freeze

Funding, Free Speech, and DEI: Colleges Confront New Political Reality

Federal Contractors Urged to Stand by DEI

Harvard Pushes Back Against Trump Demands, Defending Academic Freedom and $9 Billion in Research Funding

Trump Administration Revokes Hundreds of Student Visas, Targeting International and Pro-Palestinian Students

Higher Ed Under Pressure: Lawmakers, Infrastructure Woes, and Policy Battles Shape the Future of U.S. Universities

New Federal Actions Threaten Trans Rights and International Students in Higher Education

Trump Escalates Campus Crackdown: Nearly $2 Billion in Funding Withheld from Top Universities

Barack Obama to Universities: Stand Firm Against Federal Overreach

Legal Action Taken Against Trump for Termination of NIH Grants

Higher Education Developments: Federal Actions and Institutional Changes

Harvard Faces Federal Scrutiny Over Handling of Antisemitism

Higher Ed in Turmoil: DEI Rollbacks and Federal Scrutiny Intensify

SCOTUS Intervention Sought in DEI Grant Dispute

State Funding, Federal Policy Shifts, and Major Investments Reshape Higher Ed

Educators Sue Trump Over Columbia Funding Cuts

Trump Signs Memo to Eliminate DEI from Foreign Service

Trump Orders Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education

Proposed Tenure Ban, Funding Cuts, and Federal Crackdowns Continue to Threaten Higher Ed

Court Ruling: ED to Reinstate Certain DEI Education Grants

DEI Rollbacks, Tenure Battles, and More: Higher Ed Faces Intensifying Scrutiny

Higher Education Under Scrutiny: Federal Investigations and Institutional Challenges

Higher Education Under Attack: Federal Cuts, Hiring Freezes, and Policy Battles Reshape Academia

Higher Education in Crisis: A Rapidly Shifting Landscape

Trump Eliminates More Than 1,300 Jobs from ED

OCR Investigates 60 Colleges Over Alleged Antisemitism Complaints

Anti-DEI Legislation Stalls in Georgia, Advances in Kentucky

U.S. Education Policy Roundup: March 7, 2025

Trump Pulls $400 Million in Funding from Columbia University

Georgia Bill Would Ensure HBCU Representation on Board of Regents

FIRE Decries Trump’s Threat to Cut Funding Over ‘Illegal Protests’

OpenAI Launches $50 Million Research Consortium with University Partners

Columbia University Federal Funds Under Review Amid Civil Rights Investigation

Education Department Revises Restrictions on Race Initiatives

Kentucky Students Stage Statewide Protests in Defense of DEI

Summer Research Programs in Jeopardy as NSF Cuts REU Funding

Educators Challenge Trump’s Anti-DEI Mandate

Apple Maintains DEI Commitment as Other Companies Scale Back

1890 National Scholars Program Restored After Brief Suspension

Concerns Grow Over Kentucky’s Proposed Intellectual Freedom Survey

Maine Pushes Back on Transgender Ban as USDA Investigates Title IX

Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders

Virginia Bill on Employee Board Seats Awaits Governor

Universities Face Funding Threat Over DEI Policies

State Bills Challenge Faculty Tenure Protections

Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Outcomes and Equity

Universities Tighten Budgets Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

Study Time Meets Story Time at the UDC Library

Howard University Achieves Top Research Classification

Ohio Senate Approves Higher Education Reform Bill

USAID Shutdown Threatens University Research, Aid Efforts

HACU Urges Congress to Pass the DREAM Act

New Mexico’s Latest Push for Menstrual Equity in Higher Ed

TSU Partners with Nashville DOT to Drive Transportation Safety Innovations

High Point University’s Affordable Housing Investment

National TCU Week Gains Senate Approval

CSU Partners with Tech Leaders for AI Expansion

Kentucky Advocates Rally to Defend DEI

Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Halt DEI Rollback

Lawsuit Settled, McDonald’s Alters Long-Standing Latino Scholarship

The $25 Million Initiative That Will Strengthen HBCUs

Lawmakers Push to Reshape Iowa Higher Ed

Furman University Adopts Okanagan Charter to Prioritize Wellbeing

White House Issues Freeze on Federal Funding

Businesses Uphold DEI Amid Political Pressure

Federal DEI Policies Eliminated Under Trump

ICE Can Now Arrest at Schools, Churches

Addressing Technology Access in Mississippi

Webinar Addresses Higher Education Challenges for Native Students

Professors Sue to Block Florida Anti-DEI Law

Discover Beyond the Quad: Your Ultimate Higher Education Resource

Freshman Enrollment Rises After Data Correction

Texas A&M Challenged on DEI Policies

Ohio Invests in Safer Campuses

Survey Highlights Faculty Concerns on Academic Freedom

State Lawmakers Push to Defund Indiana University

Azurest South Designated a National Historic Landmark

How Higher Education Can Strengthen Democracy Through Civic Engagement

Prescribing Equity: CVS Health and AACP Award Scholarships Support Student Success

UM-Dearborn’s Evidence-Based Approaches to Inclusive Excellence

Muhlenberg Resolves OCR Antisemitism Complaints

Howard University Elects Its First Transgender Student Body President

Northwestern Athletics Review Leads to Recommendations

ACE Report Highlights Disparities in Higher Education

Republicans Withhold Raises for UW System Staff in DEI Dispute

INSIGHT Into Diversity Announces Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke as New Editorial Board Member

INSIGHT Into Diversity Announces Dr. Sonja Feist-Price as New Editorial Board Member