Federal funding cuts loom over about 25 UMD Earth science researchers’ future projects (September 23)
topics: Maryland, University of Maryland College Park, federal funding, research funding, faculty, universities, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The crown jewel of American farm science is in Beltsville. Will Trump close it forever? (September 23)
topics: Maryland, federal funding, research funding, federal employees, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
State university officials warn ‘crippling’ federal cuts could prompt layoffs (September 22)
topics: Maryland, universities, University System of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, academic administrators, federal funding
Maryland’s federal job losses climb to 15,100, the most in the nation (September 19)
topics: Maryland, federal workers
New Contract Secures Pay Increases at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (September 19)
topics: Maryland, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, American Federation of Musicians Local 40-543, unions, collective bargaining
AU Staff Union welcomes new students with move-in informational picket (September 9, updated September 15)
topics: regional, university employees, universities, American University, American University Staff Union, collective action, unions
Tightening the Purse: GU Hiring Freeze Leaves Employees Scrambling for Support, Pessimistic About Future of Academia (September 4)
topics: regional, universities, university employees, Georgetown University
Education Department Puts Harvard Under Financial Monitoring, Saying Federal Investigations Create Risk (September 20)
topics: national, universities, Harvard University, Department of Education, financial aid
Texas A&M President Steps Down Under Pressure (September 18)
topics: national, universities, Texas A&M University, faculty, academic administrators, universities
Judge Orders N.I.H. to Restore Suspended Research Grants at U.C.L.A. (September 23)
topics: national, federal funding, research funding, lawsuits against the federal government, National Institutes of Health, University of California, Los Angeles
Voice of America Workers Union Sues Trump For Pulling Out of CBA (September 19)
topics: national, unions, federal workers, lawsuits against the federal government, American Federation of Government Employees, AFSCME, US Agency for Global Media, Voice of America
GSA walks back mass layoffs of its federal buildings workforce (September 23)
topics: national, workers, General Services Administration
The Other Office for Civil Rights (September 24)
topics: national, universities, Health and Human Services Department Office for Civil Rights, actions targeting DEI programs
Is the AAUP Too Partisan? Its President Doesn’t Think So. (September 22)
topics: national, universities, faculty, American Association of University Professors, lawsuits against the federal government