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University of Pennsylvania Locust Walk on campus.

‘Proactive Punishment’: Trump Admin Pauses $175M to Penn

The university is facing an investigation related to transgender athletes’ participation in sports, and a White House official says the freeze is “just a taste of what could be coming down the pipe.”

President Donald Trump gestures in the Grand Foyer of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Moody’s Downgrades Sector Outlook to Negative

In December, the ratings agency predicted stability for higher education, but the Trump administration has upended that forecast.

U of Utah Receives $75M for a New Medical Campus

The University of Utah has received a $75 million gift for the construction of an 800,000-square-foot hospital and medical campus...

U of Delaware Receives Historic $71.5M Gift for Business School

The University of Delaware has received a $71.5 million gift, the largest single donation in the university’s history, according to...

Federal Cuts Deepen Tennessee State U’s Budget Woes

President Trump’s assault on federal grants is making Tennessee State University’s ongoing financial troubles even worse. The Tennessean reported last...
University of Washington quad with cherry trees in full bloom

More Colleges Freeze Hiring Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and $800 million from Johns Hopkins.

Johns Hopkins Plans for Layoffs Amid $800M Cut to Federal Grants

Johns Hopkins University is planning for staff layoffs after the Trump administration canceled $800 million in U.S. Agency for International...
A photograph of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators on Columbia University's campus.

Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors

But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended.