Even as higher education looks to foundations to fill the gap left by federal cuts, foundation leadership will be challenged by the speed and dimension of proposed changes that they are being summoned to “fix.” The National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation have terminated more than 1,000 grants each and the agencies have canceled many more granting programs due to their connections to DEI. These funders are primary engines of innovation and support for college and university students and faculty.
