Follow COGR on LinkedIn11/12/25Wall Street Journal
House Set to Vote to End Shutdown Despite Late Controversy
Bill would fund government into January after record-length impasse, while provision on potential $500,000 payouts to senators angers some lawmakers.
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11/12/25Inside Higher Ed
ED’s ‘Special Projects’ Grants Spark Concern Over Congressional Intent
The pushback, which arose Monday, is part of an ongoing debate about how much flexibility the Trump administration has to move money around.
11/12/25Science
After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements
In 2018, a group of national and philanthropic scientific funders, many based in Europe, shook up scientists and publishers worldwide with a new rule: Starting in 2021, their grantees had to publish their research findings immediately free to read. The controversial move, called Plan S (for “shock,” by some accounts), has been credited with helping boost the share of all newly published scientific papers published as open access above 50%
11/12/25Nature
Influential list of highly cited researchers now shuts out more scientists: here’s why
The creators of an influential list of highly cited researchers have shaken up their methodology this year, taking a swipe at scientists who associate with those linked to possible ethical breaches. The new rules have allowed the field of mathematics to return to the list, after being excluded for the past two years owing to concerns over suspicious citation patterns.
11/10/25AP
China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers
The K-visa rolled out by Beijing last month is part of China’s widening effort to catch up with the U.S. in the race for global talent and cutting edge technology . It coincides with uncertainties over the U.S.'s H-1B program under tightened immigrations policies implemented by President Donald Trump.
11/10/25The Chronicle, Opinion
The Decline of the Great American Research University
American universities are heading downwards in a spiral of self-delusion. They still talk about their commitment to excellence, their great achievements, their leadership of the world of science, but they lament the damage that President Trump has inflicted, is inflicting, or is about to inflict on them.
11/9/25Wall Street Journal
How Yale Escaped the Crackdown on Higher Education
During a talk with moms and dads, university President Maurie McInnis was asked why Yale had been spared. She said there was no obvious answer, according to the Yale Daily News…. The perception on campus is that McInnis has tried to lay low. Some students have rallied around that tactic. In an exchange on Fizz, a student social-media site open to those with Yale email addresses, classmates reacted to Trump freezing funds at other schools and warned peers to keep their mouths shut and stop protesting the conflict in Gaza, according to screenshots reviewed by The Wall Street Journal