2025-03-08 12:04:25

Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US ‘for decades’

President’s slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten US public health, workers sayStudents, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts “for decades to come” caused by funding freezes, cuts and executive orders from the Trump administration.“It’s sowing a lot of chaos on campuses,” said Sarah Spreitzer, vice-president and chief of staff of government relations at the American Council for Education, a non-profit representing more than 1,600 colleges, universities and related associations. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/trump-universities-higher-education-cuts

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