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2 weeks ago | 
infobae.com | Vimal Patel |Miriam Jordan |Halina Bennet
Foreign Students (in US)Colleges and UniversitiesDeportationPro-Palestinian Campus Protests (2023- )Freedom of Speech and ExpressionAmerican Civil Liberties UnionImmigration and Customs Enforcement (US)State DepartmentRubio, MarcoUnited StatesVisasDecenas de centros educativos, entre ellos la Universidad de California y Harvard, dijeron que el gobierno de Trump canceló visados a sus alumnos en los últimos días. Para muchos, las razones no están claras.
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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Vimal Patel |Miriam Jordan |Halina Bennet
At least 147 international students were abruptly stripped of their ability to stay in the United States in recent days, according to universities and media reports, sowing fear among students and confusion at schools scrambling to help students facing detention and possible deportation.
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2 weeks ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Vimal Patel |Miriam Jordan |Halina Bennet
Share At least 147 international students were abruptly stripped of their ability to stay in the United States in recent days, according to universities and media reports, sowing fear among students and confusion at schools scrambling to help students facing detention and possible deportation.The moves targeted students at a wide range of universities, from private institutions like Harvard and Stanford to public ones like the University of Texas at Austin and Minnesota State...
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Vimal Patel |Miriam Jordan |Halina Bennet
Ms. Whittenburg said that one of her clients was an Indian national who got a DUI when he was studying in the United States more than a decade ago. When he applied for a second student visa more recently, he disclosed the charge to U.S. consular authorities in his home country. They ultimately granted him the visa to pursue further studies in the United States.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Halina Bennet
6 hours agoSome students at Harvard are playing catch-up on a year-long remedial math course aimed at rectifying a "lack of foundational" skills believed to be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some, like New York Post opinion columnist Rikki Schlott, say scaling back or eliminating standardized …
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Halina Bennet
During the meeting, Ms. Chowdhury joined the protesters across the room from the assembly, a move that Ms. Peterson said encouraged verbal attacks and threatening language. She said that one assembly member was spat on by a protester. The impeachment was "abhorrent," said Kaitlin Karmen, a member of the Shut It Down Party who resigned from the student assembly after the vote.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Halina Bennet
In a tense, simmering meeting, University of Michigan's student government restored funding on Tuesday night for campus activities and clubs, which had been paused for months in protest of the war in Gaza. Fulfilling their campaign promise, the activists moved immediately to withhold around $1.3 million in annual funding for campus activities until the university committed to divest from companies aiding Israel's war in Gaza.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Halina Bennet
Students were braced for a stalemate. There was an Ultimate Frisbee team without money to compete, an airport shuttle whose cost to students almost doubled without a campus subsidy, and a ballroom dance team unable to rent rehearsal space.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Halina Bennet
1:241 day agoGermany: Protesters in Berlin Rally Against Antisemitism and Demand Hostage ReleaseStringersHub • 1dBerlin, Germany - August 25, 2024 On August 25, 2024, people gathered at Pariser Platz, in front of the Brandenburg Gate, to protest against antisemitism and call for the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas. The demonstrators marched from the iconic gate to the Berlin Cathedral and were seen waving several Israeli flags and holding large banners.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Eduardo Medina |Clyde McGrady |Campbell Robertson |Jack Healy |Halina Bennet
How do undecided voters feel about Kamala Harris's new running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota? At least a handful are still undecided. It's said that vice-presidential candidates do not affect voter choices much, and that seems to be true with a small group of undecided voters in swing states that The Times has been checking in with over the last seven weeks. When asked about Vice President Harris's choice of Governor Walz, the undecided voters basically shrugged. Here's what they said.
