Tag #Higher Education Funding

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Brown University Faces $500 Million Funding Freeze Amid Antisemitism Review

The Trump administration is reviewing Brown University's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and response to antisemitism, potentially freezing over $500 million in grant money, following the deportation of a professor for possessing photos of Hezbollah and Iranian leaders.

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Funding Threat to Columbia University

The Trump administration threatened to withhold $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University unless it implemented specific policy changes regarding student protests and its Middle Eastern studies department; this prompted a lawsuit alleging the administration's actions are illegal and a...

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Columbia University Cedes to Trump Administration Demands to Avoid Funding Cuts

Facing a threat of $400 million in funding cuts, Columbia University complied with nine demands from the Trump administration, including banning masks on campus and implementing stricter oversight of its Middle East Studies department, to avoid losing federal funds.

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Reinvestment Fund's $50 Million Investment in HBCUs Drives Enrollment Growth and Institutional Stability

The Reinvestment Fund (RF) has invested nearly $50 million in HBCUs since 2018, providing loans and establishing the HBCU Brilliance Initiative to improve financial stability and capacity. This has resulted in significant enrollment increases at several universities and the construction of new facil...

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Trump Threatens Funding Cuts to Universities Over "Illegal Protests

President Trump threatened to halt federal funding for colleges allowing "illegal protests" and to imprison or deport protesters, following a review of Columbia University funding over protests related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, raising concerns about free speech and academic freedom.

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Underfunded Spanish University Faces Financial Crisis

The Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) in Madrid is facing a severe financial crisis due to insufficient government funding of €2,100 per student, far below the national average of €6,100, despite having a budget surplus and high efficiency. This has prompted protests and raises concerns about the fu...

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Federal Budget Cuts Cripple US Universities

Federal budget cuts are impacting US universities, resulting in PhD offer rescissions, layoffs, hiring freezes, and reduced research funding across various programs, including those funded by USAID, NIH, and DEI initiatives; some universities lost funding due to alleged antisemitism; the cuts threat...

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Federal Investigation Targets Ph.D. Project for Alleged Civil Rights Violation

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating 45 universities partnering with the Ph.D. Project, a nonprofit supporting underrepresented minority doctoral students in business, for allegedly violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act due to its race-based eligibility; several universities have already ...

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Penn Faces $175M Funding Freeze Over Transgender Athlete Policy

The White House froze $175 million in funding for the University of Pennsylvania due to its transgender athlete policy, prompting a protest of hundreds of students, faculty, and staff who demanded the university find alternative funding to continue vital research and protect marginalized groups; the...

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Trump Administration Threatens to Defund Columbia University

The Trump administration threatened to permanently cut $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University and review an additional $5 billion in grants unless the university relinquishes control of its international studies department for at least five years due to alleged insufficient efforts...

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Dutch Government Pays €555 Million to Compensate Students for Loan System

The Dutch government's Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) disbursed €555 million to over 353,000 former students as compensation for the lack of study grants under the 2015-2023 loan system, with additional 'study vouchers' for those who studied between 2015 and 2019, addressing criticisms that the i...

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UK University Funding Crisis Deepens Amidst Visa Drop and Tax Increases

A 13% fall in international student visa applications to the UK, coupled with a rise in tuition fees offset by increased taxes, risks exacerbating the financial crisis facing English universities, which are already grappling with £7bn in annual deficits for research and domestic undergraduate teachi...

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