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U.S. colleges and universities rely heavily on federal funding, but that is now at risk for many as Trump demands compliance with his agenda.

The most prestigious scientific achievement is likely the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every year to "those who confer the greatest benefit to mankind" in the fields of physics, medicine, and chemistry (of course, there are also Nobel Prizes for literature and peace, as well as a Nobel Prize for

The University of California is threading a delicate needle as it navigates the Trump administration's intensifying scrutiny of how universities function.

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Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump's administration

At least two Ivy League universities abruptly stopped hiring faculty Monday, partly prompted by fear that federal grant funding will be cut.

East Bay Rep. Lateefah Simon and Los Angeles Rep. Ted Lieu visited the Innovative Genomics Institute for a tour and briefing

Trump has directed the National Institutes of Health to limit funds, which critics say will have a direct impact on scientific breakthroughs.

Berkeley also moved up to 8th best in the world overall in the 2024 report.

As colleges and universities move toward institutional neutrality policies in the wake of the war in Gaza, a new title is heading many prestigious schools: acting president.

The annual best colleges list was just released, with the University of Texas-Austin, Rice University and Texas A&M grabbing top spots.

On August 1, 2024, Eric T. Meyer, previously dean of the University of Texas at Austin's School of Information, began his tenure as dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Information.

According to a recent poll, 7 in 10 AAPI adults approve of K-12 public schools teaching about the history of slavery, racism, and segregation. AAPI adults are slightly less likely than the general public to say they have voted in a local school board election.

The aim is to give students who might not initially see themselves going to a four-year school a boost that might help them eventually get a bachelor's degree, as few two-year students do now.

MIT undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki were named MIT's 2024-25 Goldwater Scholars.

MIT senior Mikayla Britsch sees civil and environmental engineering as a vocation requiring both technical and people skills. "No one can work in civil engineering alone," says Britsch, who is pursuing a minor in Spanish and plans to work as a transportation engineer after graduating.

Yale and Dartmouth are bringing testing back — but thousands of other schools aren't.

From robotics to dance, MIT senior Baran Mensah has made it his mission to explore as many new experiences as possible at the Institute.

If the humanities have become more political over the past decade, it is the result of pressure to prove that they are "useful."