Weekender: NIH prohibits new grant awards to colleges with DEI initiatives

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April 26, 2025 | A roundup of this week’s most read stories

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NIH prohibits new grant awards to colleges with DEI initiatives

Organizations will have to certify that they don’t have diversity programs that violate federal antidiscrimination laws and that they aren’t boycotting Israel.

Carnegie Classifications debuts redesign of system to group colleges

It now has multiple categories to capture the size and mission of colleges and a new classification focused on student access and earnings.

Federal cuts are putting university finances at risk, S&P says

While Trump administration policies are pressuring major institutions, many of them have the resources to withstand disruption for now.

Harvard University sues Trump administration over federal funding threats

The Ivy League institution’s scathing lawsuit accuses the federal government of threatening research “that has nothing at all to do with antisemitism.”