Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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Inside the federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding
In court documents, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and others shared which words they used to target grants.
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Jul 28, 2026
3 dozen of Harvard’s peers back its court fight against the Trump administration
Yale, Columbia, Brown and a raft of other institutions warned of damages to the national research system from “draconian” research funding cuts.
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Jul 28, 2026
Ctrl+F: Federal agencies used keyword searches to nix grants en masse, court records show
The National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and other agencies cut awards over terms like “diversity” and “health equity.”
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Jul 26, 2026
The fine art of talking about college budgets
Better financial communication can bolster transparency, experts said at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ conference.
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Jul 26, 2026