| The federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding(highereddive.com) | |
| 278 points by walrus01 5 days ago | 179 comments | |
tl;dr: Court documents from a University of California lawsuit reveal that federal agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD, and NEH used keyword searches—rather than individual review—to terminate research grants deemed misaligned with Trump administration priorities. NSF's list, drawn from a 2024 Ted Cruz report, flagged terms like "minority," "prejudice," and "historically," while DOD targeted climate-related terms and NIH cut grants referencing "structural racism" or containing diversity supplements. UC researchers argue the terminations violated their First Amendment rights and have won two preliminary injunctions blocking the cancellations. | |
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