Category: News
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Slamming the Ivory Gates: Visa Crackdowns Fuel Fears of an Academic Brain Drain
By Staff Writer · November 3, 2026
Federal immigration scrutiny is rattling American research campuses as tightening visa restrictions and sudden revocations impact international scholars.
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Education Department publishes final accreditation overhaul
By Staff Writer · October 31, 2026
The Education Department published final accreditation regulations effective July 1, 2027, easing recognition of new accreditors and allowing colleges to change accreditors more readily.
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Teachers union and borrowers sue over public service loan forgiveness delays
By Staff Writer · October 31, 2026
The American Federation of Teachers and borrowers filed a proposed class action against the Education Department, alleging delays in Public Service Loan Forgiveness applications and removal of previously credited payments.
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Departing Dartmouth provost challenges fairness of review into undisclosed AI use
By Staff Writer · October 31, 2026
Dartmouth’s departing provost, Santiago Schnell, disputed the fairness of the university’s AI review through his attorney in reporting updated Friday.
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NIH strengthens institutional accountability for hostile-work-environment investigations
By Staff Writer · September 10, 2026
NIH says recipient institutions must complete and document investigations into harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions tied to NIH-funded activities even after a principal investigator or senior researcher leaves. The agency may withhold approval of an award transfer and…
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Europe Courts U.S. Scientists Amid Political Uncertainty
By academickeys · May 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC., May 16, 2025 – In a bold transatlantic move, France and the European Union have launched a new initiative—“Choose Europe for Science”—aimed at attracting U.S.-based scientists disillusioned by recent political developments under the Trump administration. The campaign offers…
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Federal Scrutiny Expands to Smaller Colleges in Wake of Ivy League Investigations
By academickeys · May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC., May 14, 2025 – In a significant shift, U.S. federal investigations into alleged anti-Semitism and campus unrest are broadening beyond elite universities to smaller, less-resourced institutions. Following high-profile probes at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania that resulted…
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Trump Administration Faces Backlash Over NIH Funding Cuts
By academickeys · May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC., May 13, 2025 – A sweeping cut to National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding by the Trump administration has triggered legal challenges and nationwide outrage from public health experts and lawmakers. The new policy, introduced earlier this…
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Stanford affiliates begin indefinite hunger strike for Palestine
By academickeys · May 12, 2025
STANFORD, CA,. May 12, 2025 – More than ten Stanford students and faculty launched an open-ended hunger strike in White Plaza on Monday, May 12, demanding the University sever ties with Israel and defense contractors. The action began with a…
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Adjuncts strike at University of San Diego
By academickeys · May 7, 2025
SAN DIEGO, CA., May 7, 2025 – About 180 non-tenure-track lecturers in the University of San Diego’s College of Arts and Sciences walked out May 7-8 after talks for a first union contract stalled. Represented by SEIU Local 721, they…