Troy Closson

New York

Writer at The New York Times

watching blake griffin & writing about schools @nytimes | @NABJ | ✉️: [email protected]

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Losing foreign students can harm US colleges, uncertainty prevails among parents

4 days ago | telegraphindia.com | Stephanie Saul |Troy Closson

But the Trump administration’s recent move to deport hundreds of students here on visas, and his trade war with China, have stoked fears that the US is no longer a welcoming place for international students Stephanie Saul, Troy Closson Published 20.04.25, 05:18 AM A student with a painted face attends a rally at Columbia University in New York Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the US....
Losing International Students Could Devastate Many Colleges

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Stephanie Saul |Troy Closson

Students could bypass the United States for friendlier countries as the Trump administration attacks universities and revokes visas. Their loss could hurt schools and the economy. Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the United States. This week, as he held meetings in China with prospective students, he sensed a deep uncertainty among their parents.
Losing International Students Could Devastate Many Colleges

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Stephanie Saul |Troy Closson

5 hours agoHow Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hoursDuring his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office. He has changed his tone since becoming president again.
Adams Cancels Preschool Cuts as Child Care Emerges as Election Issue

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Troy Closson

At a news conference at the Education Department headquarters in Manhattan, he called the move a crucial step to "making New York City more affordable, particularly for working-class mothers."Nearly every mayoral candidate has made family life a central campaign issue. Parents of young children can spend more than $30,000 each year on child care - and are more likely to move out of the city because of rising costs.
Columbia vows to reject any Trump deal that threatens its independence

1 week ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Troy Closson

By Troy ClossonColumbia University, which has faced criticism for not striking a more defiant stand against efforts by the Trump administration to set its agenda, showed signs late Monday of adopting a tougher tone.
Columbia Vows to Reject Any Trump Deal That Threatens Its Independence

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Troy Closson

In the last three months, the Trump administration has taken aim at some of the nation's most prominent schools as it moves to eradicate what it says is rampant antisemitism on campuses, including Columbia's, along with what it calls unfair diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across higher education. Federal agencies have suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in funds for research at several universities, including Columbia, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern.
Attorneys General Sue Over Access to $1 Billion in Federal School Aid

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Hurubie Meko |Troy Closson

Share Sixteen attorneys general and a Democratic governor sued the Trump administration on Thursday to restore access to over $1 billion in federal pandemic relief aid for schools that was recently halted, saying that the pullback could cause acute harm to students.The suit, led by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and filed in Manhattan federal court, is one of the latest efforts by states to fight President Trump’s clawback of funding allocated to programs he does not want the...
Attorneys General Sue Over Access to $1 Billion in Federal School Aid

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Hurubie Meko |Troy Closson

The states pushed back in their suit, arguing that much of the funding Congress had allocated had gone to programs not tied to "the duration of the public health emergency."In a statement on Thursday, Matthew J.
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Troy Closson

The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration's threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from the conciliatory approach of other institutions in recent weeks.
Private School Diversity Events Are Canceled Amid Government Crackdown

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Troy Closson

A prominent private schools group will not hold two decades-old conferences related to diversity this year, a notable move amid the federal government's crackdown on equity and inclusion programs.