Link Roundup – 21 May

Maryland regents will allow furloughs, salary reductions at universities (May 19)

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-system-of-maryland-furlough-salary-cuts-XADJEMMQ3JAKBFRB4HIPO654XY/

topics: Maryland, University System of Maryland, university employees

 

Take a look at how USM operates, influences UMD (May 14)

https://dbknews.com/2025/05/14/usm-umd-function-connection/

topics: Maryland, University System of Maryland, University of Maryland College Park

 

Maryland loses coveted Aaa bond rating (May 14)

https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/14/maryland-loses-coveted-aaa-bond-rating/

Fitch reaffirms state’s AAA bond rating, a day after Moody’s soured on the state (May 16)

https://marylandmatters.org/briefs/fitch-reaffirms-states-aaa-bond-rating-a-day-after-moodys-soured-on-the-state/

topics: Maryland, state economy, credit rating

 

Moody’s cuts America’s pristine credit rating, citing rising debt (May 17)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-downgrades-us-aa1-rating-2025-05-16/ 

topics: national, national economy, credit rating

 

Prince George’s County community members rally for better teacher working conditions (May 12)

https://dbknews.com/2025/05/12/pgcea-protest-teacher-contracts-pay/

topics: Maryland, Prince George’s County Public Schools, teachers, working conditions, collective action

 

Judge Grants Motion to Release Khan Suri Without Bond (May 14)

https://thehoya.com/news/breaking-judge-grants-motion-to-release-khan-suri-without-bond/

topics: regional, universities, postdoctoral, Georgetown University, visa revocations

 

A Tumultuous Week at the Library of Congress (May 15)

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/15/a-tumultuous-week-at-the-library-of-congress/

topics: national, libraries, Library of Congress

 

Walters’ Latin American art exhibit lost $70K in Trump cuts. It’s opening anyway. (May 15)

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/15/walters-latin-american-art-exhibit

topics: regional, museums, Walters Art Museum, federal funding

 

Kennedy Center employees announce plans to unionize (May 15)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2025/05/15/kennedy-center-union/

topics: regional, Kennedy Center, unions, collective action, Kennedy Center United Arts Workers

 

Historic NJ Transit strike begins, halting all trains across N.J. (May 16)

https://www.nj.com/news/2025/05/nj-transit-strike-begins-halting-all-trains-across-nj.html

NJ Transit, engineers’ union reach deal to end strike and resume service Tuesday (May 18, updated May 19)

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/new-jersey-nj-transit-strike-negotiations/6269236/ 

topics: national, unions, strikes

 

New Rutgers president will earn $1M+. Inside his record-breaking contract. (May 20)

https://www.nj.com/education/2025/05/new-rutgers-president-will-earn-1m-inside-his-record-breaking-contract.html 

topics: national, universities, Rutgers University, academic administrators, compensation

 

Macalester College offers free summer housing to international students with visa worries (May 9)

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/09/macalester-college-offers-free-summer-housing-to-international-students-with-visa-worries

topics: national, universities, students, international students, Macalester College

 

Vulnerable Students See College On-Ramps Pull Away (May 21)

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2025/05/21/precollege-programs-minority-students-under-threat

topics: national, universities, pre-college programs

 

Scientists are pushing to get their grants reinstated — and some are winning (May 19)

https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/research-cuts-scientists-reverse-grant-terminations-through-lobbying-lawsuits-networking/

topics: national, federal funding, research funding

 

NSF Cuts Off Colleges That Push ‘Illegal DEI,’ Boycott Israel (May 21)

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/05/21/nsf-cuts-colleges-push-illegal-dei-boycott-israel

topics: national, federal funding, research funding, National Science Foundation

 

Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net (May 14)

https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/

topics: international, research resources

 

King’s agrees to divest from arms companies (May 20)

https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/29717

topics: international, universities, divestment, King’s College Cambridge