Like most schools, the U. is unaware of what’s driving the decisions. Most of the students affected don't have criminal records, and there doesn’t appear to be any direct cause. Some of the letters list the reason as “otherwise failing to maintain status.”

This is so important! Many people are unaware of the massive impact IMLS funding has, especially for museums and libraries in low income and rural areas. Most libraries are the only FREE place that communities are able to gather, learn, play, and access resources.

So honored that my first article, Adaptive data governance for research data management, has been published in IASSIST quarterly! My background in corporate data governance was incredibly influential on my work as a data librarian and I encourage folks to check it out :)

A look at the economic impact of our research:

8,340 jobs created
$248m in salaries & wages paid
$328m in indirect labor income earned
$32m in state & local taxes generated

Learn more about the impact of #UofU research: www.research.utah.edu/facts-and-fi...

Check out our Data Rescue Overview LibGuide, compiling some of the amazing @datarescue2025.bsky.social work archiving and locating missing and at-risk government data:
campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=2463...

Ohhh. The effort has made Wikipedia: Deletion of United States government data (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deletio...)

"As professors, we uphold the values of critical thinking & of taking action in defense of one’s principles as central to the purposes of higher education & vital to the health of our democracy."
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”