Defending Higher Education in 2025

As higher education navigates the Trump administration, we’ve compiled resources to assist our members.

• NIH Indirect Costs: Guidance for Our Affiliates
• Sample FOIA/Info Request Language for NIH Grant Indirect Cost Rate
• Project 2025 and Its Potential Impact on Higher Education
• Accreditation: What to Expect in 2025
• Talking points: Pushing back on anti-DEI efforts and supporting DEI initiatives
• We’re standing together for higher education: Letter from AFT President Randi Weingarten and AAUP President Todd Wolfson
• PEN America: For Federal Censorship of Higher Ed, Here’s What Could Happen in 2025

Timely resources on immigration:

• AFT resource page on immigration
• Standing United to Protect the Rights of Immigrant Students and Their Families: Toolkit
• Know Your Rights: Information for students and families regarding immigration raids
• AFT Members on Visas: FAQ on Rights and Risks in the Second Trump Era
• AFL-CIO’s Immigration Resources page
• ACE Issue Brief: Immigration-Related Campus Concerns
• National Immigrant Justice Center: Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE
• National Immigration Law Center: Know Your Rights