Author: Elissa Nadworny
Over the last 6 months the Trump Administration has clamped down on international student visas. That’s created delays for accepted students. Now, they arrive on campuses for the start of the new school year. LEILA FADEL, HOST: International students are arriving on American college campuses.DARIA TOFAN: Hi. I’m Daria (ph). I’m a first-year international student, and I’m from Romania.PRIYOTA NADH: Priyota Nadh (ph), and I’m from Bangladesh.FRANCOIS HUMPHRIES: My name’s Francois Humphries (ph). I’m from South Africa.SHIVIKA SINGH: My name is Shivika (ph), and I’m from India.FADEL: Those students made it to school in Buffalo, New York, after a rocky…
Classes began this week for students at the University at Buffalo, a public research university in western New York, but there were about 750 fewer international students on campus than expected. The new students who did make it gathered for a welcome from the school’s dean of students. “We know you have had to overcome hurdles to be here – especially this summer, with visas,” Tomás Aguirre told the assembled students, representing more than 100 countries. “And I just wanted you to know that we are so glad you were able to make it.” The sentiment was common among the…
International students from around the world are arriving on American college campuses after a very rocky summer. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: International students from around the world are arriving on U.S. college campuses.PRIYOTA: My name is Priyota (ph) and I’m from Bangladesh.KARSHATI GUGAWAD: I’m Karshati (ph) and I’m from India.REBECCA: My name is Rebecca (ph), and I’m from Jamaica.MINJAE: I’m Minjae (ph) from Seoul, South Korea.SIMON: Those are students at the University at Buffalo, on campus after a very rocky summer and long delays at consulates. NPR’s Elissa Nadworny’s been reporting in Buffalo this week at orientation, joins us in our…
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters face off outside of Columbia University on April 22, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The news that Columbia University will pay more than $200 million to the federal government comes after several investigations and months of negotiations with the Trump administration. The settlement announced on Wednesday restores Columbia’s access to some $1.3 billion in federal funding – resuming frozen grants and opening up opportunities for future research. And the university agreed to take steps to curb antisemitism on its campus. Here’s what we know about the…
A federal judge in Boston is weighing arguments from both sides in Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration. Harvard claims the government’s freezing of research funds is illegal. Elissa Nadworny 2025-07-22 09:22:30 Source link
This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will be learning entirely online than 100% in person. NPR’s Elissa Nadworny reports on the economics of online higher ed.ELISSA NADWORNY, BYLINE: When 25-year-old Emma Bittner decided to get a master’s degree in public health, she looked first at universities near her home in Austin, Texas. She was planning to keep working full-time…
A Harvard sign is seen at Harvard University’s campus in May. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus. The finding puts the school at risk of losing additional federal funding. In a separate letter to the university summarizing the investigation’s findings, a federal task force said, “Harvard has been in some cases deliberately indifferent, and in others has been a willful participant in anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students, faculty, and staff.”…
People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Eisen/Getty Images People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Scott Eisen/Getty Images A federal judge on Monday delayed a ruling on whether to continue blocking President Trump’s proclamation barring international students from attending Harvard University. A previous temporary order blocking the June 4th order will remain in place until next week, when Judge Allison D. Burroughs hopes to have a decision. Lawyers for both Harvard and the…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office in February. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump on Wednesday signed a list of executive actions aimed at both higher education and K-12 schools. One of the actions takes aim at college and university accreditors, organizations the White House says have “abused their authority by imposing discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-based standards.” Another promises new discipline guidance for K-12 schools, with the goal of “ensuring school discipline policies are based on objective behavior, not DEI,” the White House said in a statement. “Today’s Executive Orders…
The Trump administration is putting pressure on institutions of higher education, threatening to withhold federal grants unless these institutions fall in line with the administration’s policies. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: College and university leaders are under enormous pressure right now to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Dozens of schools are currently under investigation for failing to follow the Trump administration’s guidance on diversity and inclusion. Others are accused of alleged antisemitism on campus. The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the administration’s decision to freeze millions of dollars in DEI-related grants. NPR’s Elissa Nadworny has…