UC Berkeley | A message about recent federal visa program updates
Apr. 7, 2025 - How UC Berkeley is supporting community members after recent visa revocations by the federal government.
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UNLV says four international students had visas revoked
Apr. 7, 2025 - UNLV is not identifying the students affected, Officer in Charge and Provost Chris Heavey said in an email.
Columbia International students in US have visas revoked in gov't crackdown
Apr. 7, 2025 - Columbia said that it had learned that four current international students had their visas revoked during a review of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database.
Central Michigan University exchange student records terminated without notice
Apr. 7, 2025 - The Office of the President for Central Michigan University has issued a statement following the unexpected termination of exchange student records.
MSU international students’ visas revoked without notice
Apr. 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of State has contacted Michigan State University students directly to inform them that their travel visas have been revoked.
Feds revoke visas of students at BU, Harvard, Tufts, Berklee, UMass and more
Apr. 7, 2025 - Some schools said the federal government had not notified them of their students’ change of status, but rather learned about it when reviewing records.
Feds revoke visas of Emerson, Harvard and Tufts students
Apr. 7, 2025 - Nearly a dozen international students lost their visas.
Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
Apr. 7, 2025 - Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days
Colleges around the US say some international students' visas are being revoked
Apr. 7, 2025 - Colleges around the country are reporting cases of international students suddenly learning their visas have been revoked.
UC Santa Cruz student visas canceled by Trump administration
Apr. 7, 2025 - Three University of California, Santa Cruz students had their student visas canceled by the Trump administration.
At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says
Apr. 7, 2025 - The number of international students at Arizona State University who have had their visas revoked is now at least 50.
UCSD preps for slashed budget amid NIH research funding cuts
Apr. 7, 2025 - Federal policies and terminated grants threaten the university's public health research engine.
Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants
Apr. 7, 2025 - Penn currently has eight active NEH grants, covering a variety of research areas including renovations to the Penn Museum, literature analysis for low resource languages, and AI applications in archaeology.
Tufts confirms second student visa terminated by federal government
Apr. 7, 2025 - The visas of two Tufts graduate students have been terminated by the federal government.
Harvard to Borrow $750 Million After Warning of Funding Threat
Apr. 7, 2025 - Harvard University plans to borrow $750 million from Wall Street amid mounting threats to its federal funding from the Trump administration.
State Department revokes several Northeastern students, graduates’ visas
Apr. 7, 2025 - The update comes as the Trump administration clamps down on non-citizens engaging in political advocacy on campus.
Federal government revokes four U-M (Ann Arbor) students' visas
Apr. 6, 2025 - This decision comes as the DHS, prompted by President Donald Trump’s administration, started targeting international students across the country.
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
Apr. 6, 2025 - Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine activism.
Visas revoked for 12 UC Davis students and graduates, university says
Apr. 5, 2025 - Chancellor Gary S. May says the federal government provided no explanation for the terminated visas.
Some Pitt grants terminated because they don't align with federal priorities
Apr. 4, 2025 - The University of Pittsburgh has confirmed that two Pitt projects have definitely lost funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Trump administration revokes visas of multiple UCLA, UC students
Apr. 4, 2025 - The United States government has revoked the visas of multiple students across the UC, including at UCLA.
NYU Langone cancels ‘anti-governmental’ humanitarian presentation
Apr. 4, 2025 - NYU Langone Health canceled a presentation about global humanitarian crises because it had “antisemitic” and “anti-governmental” implications.
Purdue in 'best position a university could be' as funding cuts loom, leadership says
Apr. 4, 2025 - Even as the Trump administration targets federal funding to American universities, Purdue officials said they are confident the university can weather the storm.
Six Stanford student visas revoked by federal officials
Apr. 4, 2025 - Four students and two recent graduates had their student visas revoked, according to a statement on Stanford’s immigration.
UW–Madison participating in legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays
Apr. 4, 2025 - An update on UW–Madison's participation in legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays.
UC San Diego preps budget for up to a $500M hit from federal cuts
Apr. 4, 2025 - Citing “unprecedented conditions,” the university’s chancellor said it was freezing hiring and delaying capital projects.
Clemson University added to list of 45 universities under investigation by US Department of Education
Apr. 3, 2025 - Clemson University was added to the list of 45 schools that the United States Department of Education will investigate for possible race-exclusionary policies under Title VI.
Researchers sue NIH over mass cuts to DEI grants
Apr. 3, 2025 - Plaintiffs argue that agency leaders “upended NIH’s enviable track record of rigor and excellence, launching a reckless and illegal purge.”
Brown University to see $510 million in federal funding frozen by Trump administration
Apr. 3, 2025 - The Trump administration plans to announce a freeze on $510 million worth of federal funding, a White House official told The Herald.
Data-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research
Apr. 3, 2025 - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide.