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From: Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez
Subject: Weekly Briefing: Higher Ed Is Exhausted
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More than six in 10 academic employees said they are working more than they had five years ago, according to a new Chronicle survey. The numbers tell the story of an exhausted industry where, for many, work is increasing as the sector contracts and fights for its existence. Our Adrienne Lu has the story.
On the Trump administration’s chopping block: research funding. Last week, the Trump administration announced policy changes that would force the National Institutes of Health to cap indirect funding for research at 15 percent. That money covers costs for facilities, equipment, and staff, and the cap’s potential to drastically reduce university budgets sent higher ed into a tailspin. On Monday, a federal judge halted the change by issuing a temporary restraining order after 22 states sued. The pause only applies to those states. A hearing about the cap is scheduled for February 21.
How much could your college lose? If you want to see how the potential NIH cuts could affect your institution, look here.
This week on College Matters from The Chronicle is the second of our two-part series on the unwinding of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on campuses. Nicholas Confessore, a political and investigative reporter at The New York Times and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, talked about his story on DEI’s downfall at the University of Michigan. Listen on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.
—Fernanda
