Johns Hopkins University loses two top diversity officers (August 22)
topics: Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, academic administrators, actions targeting DEI programs
Anne Arundel County school bus drivers, aides vote to authorize strike (August 25)
topics: Maryland, UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, unions, strikes
[GWU] Graduate student union optimistic on open bargaining ahead of Wednesday meeting (August 25)
topics: regional, graduate students, unions, George Washington University, GWU Graduate Students United
Visa Delays Persist, Causing Some Students to Defer to Spring (August 27)
topics: national, universities, international students, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Harvard To Remove Black Lives Matter Message From Biology Professors’ Office Windows (August 21)
topics: national, Harvard University, faculty
Columbia Got Most of Its Research Funding Back. The Damage Goes Deeper. (August 25)
topics: national, federal funding, research funding, Columbia University
Education Department Backs Away From Program for Hispanic-Serving Colleges (August 22)
topics: national, Department of Education, financial aid, universities, students, first-generation college students
U.S. Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump to cancel $783M in NIH research grants (August 22)
topics: national, federal funding, research funding, National Institutes of Health
HHS terminates NIH program aimed at diversifying biomedical workforce (August 25)
topics: national, federal funding, research funding, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, University of Maryland College Park
HHS the latest to cancel union contracts and implement Trump’s order (August 25)
topics: national, federal workers, unions, Department of Health and Human Services