07/27/2026
Salami-slicing. It's what researchers call it when they publish tiny, safe studies instead of going for a bigger breakthrough, and it's a big part of why academic research funding is about to look different: less money for universities, more going straight to individual scientists.
Higher Ed Dive and Inside Higher Ed have been all over it, and American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers aren't happy about it.
If your kid's got their eye on a STEM major, this is worth watching. The name of the school might matter less soon than whether the professor running the lab actually has funding.
There's also a bill in Congress that could decide whether your kid's sport, if it's not football or basketball, survives the next round of budget cuts.
The Southeastern Conference is fighting it, of all things. And Howard University unenrolled hundreds of incoming freshmen this week over unpaid tuition, days before move-in, so if you've got a deposit down anywhere, double check those payment deadlines.
New issue of Headlines in Higher Ed is up. Link below. ⤵️
