UMD enacts hiring freeze, will begin layoffs amid 10% state funding cut (April 27)
topics: local, universities, University of Maryland College Park, state funding
Nyumburu community protests outside UMD Admin Building, demanding communication, transparency and stability (April 24)
topics: local, universities, University of Maryland College Park, Nyumburu Cultural Center, academic administrators, university governance
Education Department wants colleges to share data on student race, test scores, courts temporarily suspend mandate (April 23)
topics: national, lawsuits against the federal government, Education Department
Johns Hopkins’ funding squeeze isn’t over — and it’s threatening lifesaving research (April 24)
topics: Maryland, universities, federal funding, research funding, Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health
Baltimore County school librarians will still pull double duty as teachers next year (April 27)
topics: Maryland, school librarians, Baltimore County Public Schools, state funding
Students wonder: does AU’s renamed DEI office still uphold its mission? (April 27)
topics: regional, universities, American University Center for Student Belonging, actions against DEI programs
[Georgetown University] RA Union Alleges Union Busting, Unfair Residential Living Policies (April 24)
topics: regional, universities, students, resident assistants, unions, Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition, Georgetown University
A Year After ICE Detained Him, Badar Khan Suri Still Believes in the American Promise (April 24)
topics: regional, postdoctoral, Georgetown University, visa revocations
“Punching Above Their Weight,” Senator Warnock Backs HBCU Research Expansion (April 6)
topics: national, universities, HBCUs, federal funding, bills
Dems, advocates slam Trump plan to halt funding for minority-serving colleges (April 22)
topics: national, universities, minority-serving institutions, federal funding
Harvard Raises Wage Offer, Expands Benefits as Grad Student Strike Enters Second Week (April 29)
topics: national, universities, graduate students, unions, strikes, Harvard University, Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers
Why are Harvard’s slavery researchers quitting or being fired? (April 18)
topics: national, universities, Harvard University, Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Initiative
Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’ that OPM says is optional, court filings claim (April 28)
topics: national, federal workers, unions, AFGE, AFSCME, NAGE, lawsuits against the federal government, Office of Personnel Management