Chris Dunker

Lincoln

Higher Education and State Government Reporter at Lincoln Journal Star

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UNL says handful of international students have had visas, legal status revoked

5 days ago | journalstar.com | Chris Dunker

More than 4,000 international students at U.S. colleges and universities have had their visas or legal status revoked by the federal government in recent weeks, including a handful at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Three international students enrolled at UNL have received notices from the State Department informing them their legal right to be in the U.S. has been terminated, university officials said Friday.
Nebraska's High Plains Regional Climate Center shuttered amid Trump cuts

6 days ago | beatricedailysun.com | Chris Dunker

LINCOLN — The High Plains Regional Climate Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shut down Thursday as part of the White House’s Push to eliminate federally funded climate research. Instead of featuring maps detailing regional drought models or precipitation trends, the website for the center operating under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency features a simple message.
UNL faculty call for 'mutual academic defense compact' as Trump feuds with Harvard, Columbiad

6 days ago | omaha.com | Chris Dunker

LINCOLN — Faculty leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have joined other institutions in calling for an alliance to protect higher education against what they describe as attacks from the Trump administration on academic freedom and the research enterprise. On April 1, the UNL Faculty Senate ratified the resolution to establish a “Mutual Academic Defense Compact” for universities in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and to encourage member universities to contribute to a shared legal fund.
Nebraska's High Plains Regional Climate Center shuttered amid Trump cuts

6 days ago | starherald.com | Chris Dunker

The High Plains Regional Climate Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shut down Thursday as part of the White House’s Push to eliminate federally funded climate research. Instead of featuring maps detailing regional drought models or precipitation trends, the website for the center operating under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) features a simple message.
Nebraska lawmakers fail to advance medical marijuana bill to floor

6 days ago | theindependent.com | Chris Dunker

The Legislature’s General Affairs Committee on Thursday did not advance a bill to carry out a pair of ballot initiatives passed by Nebraska voters last fall to legalize and regulate cannabis for medical use. The widely watched vote on Sen. Ben Hansen’s bill (LB677) to implement the language of Initiative 437 and Initiative 438 failed in committee along party lines 3-5 in the officially nonpartisan Legislature. The Blair lawmaker’s bill is not dead for the session, however.
Nebraska's High Plains Regional Climate Center shuttered amid Trump cuts

6 days ago | journalstar.com | Chris Dunker

The High Plains Regional Climate Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shut down Thursday as part of the White House’s Push to eliminate federally funded climate research. Instead of featuring maps detailing regional drought models or precipitation trends, the website for the center operating under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) features a simple message.
Nebraska lawmakers fail to advance medical marijuana bill

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Chris Dunker

The Legislature's General Affairs Committee on Thursday did not advance a bill to carry out a pair of ballot initiatives passed by Nebraska voters last fall to legalize and regulate cannabis for medical use. The widely watched vote on Sen. Ben Hansen's bill (LB677) to implement the language of Initiative 437 and Initiative 438 failed in committee along party lines 3-5 in the officially nonpartisan Legislature. The Blair lawmaker's bill is not dead for the session, however.
Nebraska faculty call for 'mutual academic defense compact' among Big Ten members

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Chris Dunker

Faculty leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have joined other institutions in calling for an alliance to protect higher education against what they describe as attacks from the Trump administration on academic freedom and the research enterprise. On April 1, the UNL Faculty Senate ratified the resolution to establish a “Mutual Academic Defense Compact” for universities in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and to encourage member universities to contribute to a shared legal fund.
Trump administration cuts put Nebraska counterterrorism research center funding in jeopardy

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Chris Dunker

Federal funding for counterterrorism research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha remains in limbo after the consortium leading several projects received mixed messages from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week. The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center, better known as NCITE, learned April 8 that its 10-year cooperative agreement originally worth $36.5 million had been terminated by DHS.
UNL, UNMC will seek joint accreditation through Higher Learning Commission

1 week ago | omaha.com | Chris Dunker

For the first time in more than a half-century, the University of Nebraska system's flagship campus and academic medical center are seeking joint accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. Receiving a combined accreditation would not change how either the University of Nebraska-Lincoln or the University of Nebraska Medical Center operate within the NU system, President Jeff Gold said.