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Paleontological Research Institution Grapples With Loss of $100,000 Grant Amid Trump Funding Cuts
The Paleontological Research Institution received a formal letter terminating nearly $100,000 of federal funding on Wednesday following several funding cuts under the Trump administration. The PRI was awarded the grant last fall by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which has recently been dismantled by the Trump administration. The IMLS is an independent federal agency that supports U.S. museums and libraries through grants, policy development and research opportunities. As of March 31, IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave and the following day, several institutions across the country began receiving termination letters for different grant awards. The PRI has received several grants from the IMLS in the past. The…
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Women’s Higher Education Now Fundraises to Make up For Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts
Cornell’s Women Higher Education Now is taking action to protect women’s access to education following the loss of federal funding that once sustained the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, which offers full-ride scholarships to its campus for women who cannot afford an education. WHEN is a student organization that is partnered with and raises money for AUW to support women’s education. It primarily holds fundraisers such as selling cookies and flowers. According to its Instagram, the organization aims to “explore and spread awareness on issues about gender equality, sustainable development, and equitable education.” AUW offers full-ride college scholarships to women who would otherwise be unable to access or afford…
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Cornell Sues DOE for ‘Unlawful’ Cuts to Indirect Costs for Research Grants
The University joined litigation against the U.S. Department of Energy and DOE Secretary Chris Wright, according to a Monday email from President Michael Kotlikoff and Provost Kavita Bala. The plaintiffs of the case are alleging that proposed immediate cuts to indirect costs for University research grants are unlawful by violating federal regulations. This is the second time this semester that the University has had to take “the unprecedented step of seeking emergency judicial intervention after a federal agency abruptly breached the negotiated rate for indirect costs,” the administrators wrote. The lawsuit was officially filed by the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of Public and…