The Trump administration’s efforts to slash funding for colleges and universities have now reached students at the University of Pennsylvania, where incoming Ph.D. students are being cut due to financial constraints. The cuts are a result of reduced grants and contracts, leaving departments in the School of Arts & Sciences to make difficult decisions about which students to unaccept, forcing some to abandon their plans and dreams. The University of Pennsylvania could face a significant decrease in funding from the National Institutes of Health, leading to uncertainty and financial strain for researchers. The administration has defended the cuts as a way to reduce wasteful spending, with some members labeling them as necessary to eliminate so-called “liberal D.E.I. deans’ slush funds.” As universities grapple with these funding challenges, the future of research and higher education remains in question.
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