Trump targets AI, school discipline in new executive orders
Apr. 23, 2025 - In addition to advancing AI in schools, the orders call for a review of discipline guidance based on “discriminatory and unlawful ‘equity’ ideology.”
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
Apr. 23, 2025 - Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily.
Garber Joins More Than 180 University Leaders in Statement Against ‘Political Interference’ With Higher Ed
Apr. 23, 2025 - Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 signed a statement denouncing “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education.
133 foreign students get back their legal status — for now
Apr. 21, 2025 - A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the case, one of many contesting the Trump administration’s crackdown on international students.
UM faculty urge Ono, regents to create mutual defense compact in Big 10
Apr. 21, 2025 - The UM Faculty Senate adopted four resolutions to defend students, faculty and staff against recent pressure from the Trump administration.
Apr. 21, 2025 - Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.
Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research
Apr. 18, 2025 - Leaders at the well-known institution said the support would sustain "vital research" until they had a "better understanding of the funding landscape."
Deans hold info sessions on recent visa revocations
Apr. 18, 2025 - Over the past week, deans across NYU schools held in-person sessions for students and faculty after it was confirmed that “some” members of the community had their visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Three New Haven residents sue Trump administration over revoked student visas
Apr. 18, 2025 - Over a dozen lawsuits allege international students across the country lost visas without due process, often over minor or dismissed criminal charges or for no apparent reason at all.
Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with more than 1,000 fearing deportation
Apr. 17, 2025 - The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.
Duke issues guidance to international students following DHS order to screen visa holders’ social media for antisemitism
Apr. 17, 2025 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the office would “begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.”
Trump administration revokes visas from 23 UW students, mostly from Seattle campus
Apr. 17, 2025 - The new number is the result of an out-of-date count, not three new cancellations, university spokesperson Genevieve Haas wrote in an email.
Georgetown MDI’s Comment on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
Apr. 17, 2025 - The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University offered comments in response to the NSF’s Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan (NSF RFI: 90 FR 9088).
Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding
Apr. 17, 2025 - The Harvard School of Public Health is laying off employees, shrinking its campus footprint, and making targeted cuts to departmental budgets in response to the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on Harvard.
House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Harvard, Requests Documents Related to Trump’s Demands
Apr. 17, 2025 - Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Harvard over its response to campus antisemitism.
Penn confirms five additional student visa revocations, bringing total to eight
Apr. 17, 2025 - A University spokesperson told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the five additional revocations are inclusive of both current students and recent graduates.