SS Higher Education Trends

Higher ed groups ask Supreme Court to preserve lower court order to restore NIH grants

The Trump administration has asked the high court to pause the June ruling against the National Institutes of Health’s mass award cancellations. 

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Stanford University lays off 363 employees

The California research institution has been buffeted by shifting federal funding policies and a forthcoming increase to the endowment tax.

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Trump administration illegally axed NIH grants, government watchdog says

The U.S. Government Accountability Office can file a lawsuit in an attempt to restore the grants, though the agency has not yet opted to do so.

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University of Utah board moves to cut 81 academic programs

The planned eliminations are in response to a new state law ordering public colleges to cut certain academic offerings and invest in high-demand fields. 

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