Dan Bauman

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Data Reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education

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The Feds Want to Cement Change at Columbia With a Consent Decree. Here’s How That Would Work.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Dan Bauman

The Trump administration has already won major concessions from Columbia University as the institution fights to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. Now it’s contemplating the use of an aggressive legal approach to preserve those victories, according to Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.
Trump’s Threat to Cut Federal Funding to Harvard, by the Numbers

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Dan Bauman

The Trump administration announced on Monday its intent to review billions of dollars in federal funding awarded to Harvard University, one of the latest institutions to be pressured financially by the federal government’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.
Columbia’s Interim President Steps Down. Board Co-Chair Named as Replacement.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Dan Bauman

Following a contentious standoff with the Trump administration, Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has resigned and is set to return to leading Columbia’s Irving Medical Center. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month. A free account provides you access to a limited number of free articles each month, plus newsletters, job postings, salary data, and exclusive store discounts.
Trump to Freeze $175 Million for U. of Pennsylvania in Latest Federal-Funding Threat

1 month ago | chroni.cl | Maddie Khaw |Dan Bauman

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will pause $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania, amid an ongoing investigation into campus policies governing transgender athletes’ participation in sports. As of Wednesday afternoon, Penn officials said they hadn’t heard from the federal government.
Trump Plans to Shutter USAID. Here’s What That Could Mean For Higher Ed.

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Dan Bauman

Less than a week after President Trump’s second inauguration, David Hughes learned the news: A stop-work order had arrived from the U.S. Agency for International Development, bringing to a halt the federally funded research underway at his USAID Innovation Lab on Current and Emerging Threats to Crops, Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.
What’s Next for Higher Ed Under Trump?

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Sarah Brown |Rick Seltzer |Dan Bauman |Alissa Gary

On February 20, Sarah Brown and Rick Seltzer hosted a live event to discuss Donald Trump’s first month in office. Watch a recording of the event here. A lightly edited transcript is below. Sarah Brown: Hi, everybody! Thank you so much for joining us today. I’m Sarah Brown. I’m a senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education. I’m here with Rick Seltzer, senior writer at The Chronicle. How’s it going, Rick? Rick Seltzer: I’m hanging in there.
Trump Wants to Cut Billions in Research Spending. Here’s How Much It Might Cost Your University.

Feb 10, 2025 | chronicle.com | Dan Bauman |Megan Zahneis

A plan by the Trump administration to reduce government spending on research by billions of dollars has raised anxieties within higher education and among those who carry out the nation’s biomedical research. A memo released late on Friday announced that the National Institutes of Health would limit indirect-cost funding to 15 percent, approximately half of the average rate it previously offered.
Judge Halts NIH Policy That Could Cost Universities Billions After 22 States Sue to Stop It

Feb 10, 2025 | chronicle.com | Megan Zahneis |Dan Bauman

A federal judge on Monday halted the National Institutes of Health’s overhead-funding cap after 22 states sued the agency, arguing in their complaint that “work to cure and treat human disease will grind to a halt” because of the move. That pause, though, applies only in the suing states.
Sharp Decrease in Visas to Indian Students Alarms U.S. Colleges

Oct 28, 2024 | chronicle.com | Karin Fischer |Dan Bauman

India has been the engine of post-pandemic growth in international enrollments at American colleges, but the number of visas issued to Indian students plunged by a third this fall, according to a Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of State data. About 59,000 student, or F-1, visas were awarded by American consulates in India during the critical months of May to August, compared with nearly 89,000 during the same period in 2023.
The Cost of College Tuition Is Shrinking

Oct 23, 2024 | d3playbook.com | Dan Bauman |Steve Ulrich

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