[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (File photo-AP) The Trump administration’s sweeping move to screen immigrants and visa applicants for “antisemitic” activity on social media has triggered outrage among rights groups, universities, and legal experts. Effective immediately, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will now consider online speech critical of Israel—or construed as support for groups […]
[ad_1] Melania Trump praises ‘bravery in face of obstacles’ while Trump’s deportation tactics face scrutiny US First Lady Melania Trump spoke about the “power of love” at the 19th annual International Women of Courage Award ceremony on Tuesday, even as US President Donald Trump faces criticism over his mass deportation policies.Melania, alongside secretary of state […]
[ad_1] Tim Walz’s daughter Hope Walz says she would not be going to a grad school. Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota Governor and Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz, announced on Tiktok that she would not go to a graduate school because of the stand these schools have taken in the wake of Donald […]
[ad_1] Ranjani Srinivasan said she hopes Columbia would take her back and her five years of PhD work won’t go to waste. Indian scholar Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia student, who fled to Canada to escape arrest by the feds said she still hopes she would get back to the PhD course as it is almost […]
[ad_1] Columbia alumni rip their diplomas in protest against the university’s stance on the Trump administration’s crackdown on the visas of international students. Several alumni of Columbia University Saturday ripped up their diplomas instead of taking part in the annual Alumni Day celebrations denouncing the stance the university took in Donald Trump administration’s crackdown on […]
[ad_1] Katrina Armstrong resigned as interim president of Columbia University, choosing to return to her role as chief executive officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.In a statement published on Columbia’s website on Friday, Armstrong said she was proud to have led the university during an “important and challenging time” but that her “ heart […]
[ad_1] Boston: US federal immigration authorities detained a PhD student from Turkiye studying at Tufts University near Boston late on Tuesday and have revoked her visa, according to the university and her attorney.The Turkish national, Rumeysa Ozturk, was taken into custody near her home in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to her lawyer, who filed a lawsuit […]
[ad_1] Columbia student Yunseo Chung (Image Credit: X) A 21-year old Columbia University student Yunseo Chung has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to deport her despite her lawful permanent resident status.The Columbia junior is asking a judge to prevent the administration from detaining her, moving her […]
[ad_1] File photo: The campus of Columbia University, in New York. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) Columbia University’s concessions to US President Donald Trump’s administration—aimed at regaining $400 million in frozen federal funding—have stunned the higher education world and kicked off a behind-the-scenes scramble among university leaders nationwide.Catch up quick President Trump vowed during his […]
[ad_1] Columbia University agreed to a series of policy changes after the Trump administration froze $400 million in federal funding over concerns about antisemitism on campus. These measures include a mask ban, new disciplinary protocols, and granting campus police the authority to make arrests.The Ivy League institution, which had become a focal point for violent […]
