[mjfl]

This is likely a temporary move, intended to be used for rhetoric. Eventually the faculty will complain, because they rely on large pyramids of postdocs and grad students for almost all labor. There’s simply no way to continue the work of university research without a strong supply of grad students. Once this is realized, and the NIH doesn’t bend, then grad admissions will increase again, and admin cuts will start, as they should.

[JumpCrisscross]

> this is likely a temporary move, intended to be used for rhetoric

It's a rational move given the U.S. governments word on payments and commitments is no longer credible. If your employer started bouncing paycheques, your cutting back on expenses wouldn't be "intended to be used for rhetoric." It's simple self preservation.

[benatkin]

The tax cut ruins that, as would the DOGE dividend

[JumpCrisscross]

> tax cut ruins that

Ruin what?

[benatkin]

Fiscal responsibility

[sega_sai]

Amazing commenters here -- for them people are like cattle. "Temporary move". Graduate students without an offered position -- it's nothing, they'll just wait a bit. Cut one funding one day, maybe release later.

[mjfl]

I didn’t say it’s a good thing. I think it’s dishonest and manipulative.

[osnium123]

That or the volume of research will simply shrink and world class research will take place only in China.

[gammarator]

The “large pyramids” are largely funded by federal grants. If the grants aren’t there, the grad students won’t be either.

[mjfl]

Wait- do you think the grants have gone away? Do you even know what overhead is?

[costigan]

Didn't the NIH freeze the review meetings in this year's proposal review process, putting all grant funding that would start next fiscal year in question? This is separate from the change to the overhead rate.