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Opinion

Supporting International Students in the Age of Trump

“Will I be safe in America?” “Am I welcome?” “Is the U.S. my best option?” These are the unsettling questions we in college admissions now often hear from prospective international students. Concerns over the political climate and uncertain immigration policies have heightened anxieties among foreign students and their families – and chilled a decade-long growth in international student enrollment.

July 3, 2018

Latest News

Racist Comments Spark Investigation at Texas Tech

Officials and students at Texas Tech University are condemning recent “offensive” messages in a “Frat Chat” filled with racist comments that prompted the resignation of the school’s Interfraternity Council president.

June 25, 2018

Opinion

‘Tafu’ for Snafu and iPhones at Graduation

Yes, it’s complicated. Which is why no government should attempt to carry out an ad hoc zero tolerance immigration plan at the border that includes an ad hoc separation of children from parents without a way to reconnect said children to parents.

June 24, 2018

STEM

Diversity, Discourse, and Compromise as Core to Higher Education

The issues of tolerance, respect for difference, and discourse within higher education are important. In many ways, our sector bears responsibility for modeling what we hope to see across our country, even when we do not see it.

June 13, 2018

News Roundup

Times, New Yorker Win Pulitzer for Weinstein Scandal

NEW YORK — The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #MeToo movement and set off a worldwide reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace. The Times and The Washington Post took the award in the […]

April 17, 2018

International

Universities See Drop in International Enrollment

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Lawrence Journal-World reports that after about a decade of growth, universities nationwide began reporting dwindling numbers of international students since the fall of 2016. Some college administrators suggest the trend is due to President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration and travel policies. The chancellor of the University of Kansas said the university […]

January 22, 2018

Opinion

Recent Trump Comments Smack of Racism

Last week, a number of journalists, radio hosts, pundits and ordinary folk have worked themselves into an understandable frenzy over President Donald Trump’s alleged reference to Haiti, Nigeria, El Salvador and other Third World countries as “shithole” nations. He did not stop there. He argued that the United States should make an effort to recruit immigrants from Norway. Just think about it! The statement alone speaks volumes. It is the most blatant and arrogant form of racism.

January 16, 2018

Latinx

Challenges Remain for Latino College Presidents

Ten years ago, the number of Hispanic College presidents in the United States was about 5 percent. Today, it is down to roughly about 4 percent.

October 29, 2017

Students

Georgia Appeals Court Rules Against Immigrants Over In-state Tuition

ATLANTA — Immigrants who have been granted temporary status to stay in the U.S. will have to keep paying out-of-state tuition after an appeals court ruled against them, saying state colleges and universities in Georgia aren’t required to let them pay in-state tuition. Georgia’s state colleges and universities require verification of “lawful presence” in the […]

October 25, 2017

Students

Czech Appeals Court Upholds Hijab Ban at Nursing School

PRAGUE — A Czech appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that went against a Somali student who accused a nursing school of discrimination because she wears a hijab. Ayan Jamaal Ahmednuur demanded an apology and 60,000 koruna ($2,750) in compensation but the Prague 10 district court ruled in January there was no evidence […]

September 19, 2017

Students

Swift Congressional Action on Gangs, Slow Response on Dreamers

A growing chorus of criticism is being levied at Congress for failing to pass legislation that would bring stability to Dreamers but moving swiftly to act on legislation that would make it easier to kick out immigrants suspected of illegal gang activity.

September 13, 2017

Students

California Leaders Pledge $30M for Young Immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers announced Tuesday that they plan to spend $30 million helping young immigrants with legal services and college financial aid. The announcement comes in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end a program that gives temporary protection from deportation to people brought to the country […]

September 12, 2017