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1 week ago | 
publicsource.org | Maddy Franklin
Hundreds gathered at the Schenley Plaza in Oakland on Thursday to protest what they called an “all-out assault” on higher education, referring to federal actions that they believe undermine the mission of universities.
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2 weeks ago | 
opencampus.org | Maddy Franklin
Here’s how President Donald Trump’s administration has roiled higher ed, and how the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and other local colleges and universities have responded. This timeline will be updated as developments occur. Visas held by five recent graduates and two current CMU students are revoked, following a trend seen at universities across the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
publicsource.org | Maddy Franklin
Black and Hispanic first-year enrollment dropped last fall at Pittsburgh’s two largest universities, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. This is the first incoming class since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions.
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1 month ago | 
opencampus.org | Maddy Franklin
Here’s how President Donald Trump’s administration has roiled higher ed, and how the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and other local colleges and universities have responded. This timeline will be updated as developments occur. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opens investigations into CMU and 44 other universities nationwide for alleged Civil Rights Act violations following the guidance set out in the department’s “Dear Colleague” letter.
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1 month ago | 
publicsource.org | Maddy Franklin
The University of Pittsburgh paused faculty and staff hiring earlier this week in what appeared to be the latest move to address changes made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Pitt administrators, though, said Wednesday that federal actions are not the only reason for the freeze. At a university faculty assembly meeting, Pitt’s Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Pinkney said enrollment trends, inflation and flat state funding were also behind the decision.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Maddy Franklin
1 hour agoAs a father of five, Don Johnson is always looking for ways to guide his children. During an appearance on "Good Morning America" this week, the 75-year-old veteran actor, who is promoting his new Hulu show "Doctor Odyssey," opened up about his thoughts on some of his kids following in his …
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1 month ago | 
publicsource.org | Maddy Franklin
Researchers and scientists in Pittsburgh are now speaking out and calling for community support to counter efforts in Washington D.C. that have made federal funding uncertain and threaten to jeopardize their work. A long-planned gathering of science writers, however, will not be coming to Pittsburgh after the city’s two main research universities pulled funding.
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1 month ago | 
opencampus.org | Maddy Franklin |Venuri Siriwardane
The shock of a Trump administration policy that would slash federal research funding is giving way to pain in Pittsburgh, with expected layoffs and career paths in jeopardy. A Feb. 7 memo, reportedly drafted by administration officials, said the National Institutes of Health would cap indirect costs — funding for research operating expenses — at 15% across all grants for research institutions.
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1 month ago | 
publicsource.org | Venuri Siriwardane |Maddy Franklin
The shock of a Trump administration policy that would slash federal research funding is giving way to pain in Pittsburgh, with expected layoffs and career paths in jeopardy. A Feb. 7 memo, reportedly drafted by administration officials, said the National Institutes of Health would cap indirect costs — funding for research operating expenses — at 15% across all grants for research institutions.
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2 months ago | 
technical.ly | Maddy Franklin
Technical.ly partnered with PublicSource to explore the landscape of work in Pittsburgh — famed for its industriousness and intense union-management conflict and collaboration — as it is pressure-tested by changes in governmental policy, technology and economics. Throughout the region, industries from construction to advanced manufacturing are struggling to grow their workforce. The demographic that long filled roles — white men — has dwindled.
