AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoResearch Funding: The Trump administration is targeting $3.7 billion in federal university research funding amid its DEI crackdown, a move reported to disrupt hundreds of clinical trials and research partnerships. It has also proposed suspending 38 universities from federal research partnerships. Enrollment: Universities of Wisconsin enrolled 164,579 students this fall, down 1,233 from last year; international enrollment fell by 1,134 to 8,889. First-year numbers were nearly flat. Academic Honors: Former Universiti Putra Malaysia vice-chancellor Aini Ideris was named Malaysia’s National Academic Figure, receiving RM200,000. Her work includes vaccines that have reached international markets. Campus Strike: Kenya’s government and university unions were due to sign a Sh20 billion pay deal to end a four-week strike that closed 35 public universities, but the signing had not been confirmed at publication. Workforce Training: Okanagan College is training 22 Royal Canadian Air Force members in aircraft maintenance under a new partnership aimed at meeting demand for technicians.
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