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Global News
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Global News
What we know on Harvard, U of T transfers amid Trump foreign student threat
The University of Toronto and Harvard University say they've come to an agreement to allow some international students planning to return in the new school year to continue their studies north of the border, should they be unable to study in the U.S. due to visa or entry restrictions. The announcement comes as questions remain over whether the Trump administration's efforts to bar foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard go through. This past Monday, a federal judge blocked another attempt by the administration to keep international students out, saying officials' 'misplaced efforts to control a reputable academic institution' threatened freedom of speech. The ruling effectively preserves the ability of foreign students to travel to the U.S. for study at Harvard while the case is decided. Under the contingency agreement established between the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and Harvard Kennedy School — its school of public policy — returning international students will be able to complete their degree by taking a mix of online and in-person courses taught by both Harvard Kennedy School and University of Toronto faculty. Story continues below advertisement 'If Harvard Kennedy School international students are not able to complete their studies in Cambridge, Mass., the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy looks forward to providing shared academic and co-curricular experiences for students from both schools,' said Janice Stein, founding dean of the Munk School. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The partnership with the Munk School is only for returning international students, Harvard notes. 8:35 Students face uncertain future as Trump-Harvard litigation battle gets underway The U.S. institution says students will be enrolled as full-time, non-degree special students at the Munk School and will graduate with their Harvard Kennedy School master's degree upon completion. 'This program preserves the academic continuity and community of the HKS experience from the Munk School's campus in Toronto,' Harvard Kennedy School said in its announcement. Harvard students will also be able to access 'co-curricular activities' and participate in student life at the University of Toronto. Story continues below advertisement The University of Toronto says in its own announcement that Harvard students' participation in this program would 'not reduce the number of spaces available for U of T students' in any academic programs or university housing. Tuition and fees will be paid to Harvard, which the school will then use to cover the Munk School's associated costs. The U.S.-based institution also announced that both newly admitted and returning students to the Kennedy School will be able to study at Harvard through a new 'HKS Global' program, which will see a mixture of online coursework by Harvard faculty and up to three in-person 'covenings' in cities across the globe during the academic year. The covenings, or assemblies, will 'feature intensive, credit-bearing sessions' taught by faculty, while students will also have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular activities. 'With these contingency plans in place, HKS will be able to continue to provide a world-class public policy education to all of our students, even if they cannot make it to our campus this year,' Harvard Kennedy School dean Jeremy Weinstein said in a statement. Both new and returning international students are being advised to fill out a survey to 'provide information about your interest in these programs' using their Harvard login credentials. The school says it will reach out directly with information. While Trump's attempted foreign student ban is paused, the administration has moved to revoke the visas of international students, with those targeted studying under F-1 and J-1 visas. Story continues below advertisement Canadians have so far been able to escape some of these, as visas are not required to study in the U.S., but those at Harvard are in a different situation. The school has approximately 686 Canadians enrolled as of 2022, though exact numbers related to the Harvard Kennedy School are not known.
CBC
23-06-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Key takeaways, potential consequences from U.S. attack on Iran
The National's Ian Hanomansing speaks to foreign policy expert Janice Stein to break down the significance of the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites, how Tehran may retaliate and whether it will spark a wider conflict.
Arab News
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Canadian expert praises Saudi Arabia's rapid AI, social progress
RIYADH: Janice Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, has praised the Kingdom's ongoing transformation and its growing role in artificial intelligence and education. During a two-day visit, Stein met officials from government, academia, and the private sector, and highlighted Saudi Arabia's regional role while noting that much can be learned from Saudi Data and AI Authority's initiatives. 'We went to universities, think tanks, and government ministries that work in education and artificial intelligence,' said Stein, Belzberg professor of conflict management. She added: 'I think Canada can learn a lot.' Stein noted that officials at the SDAIA had explained that the Kingdom will have a K-12 AI education strategy 'in which students from grade three onward will start to learn about artificial intelligence and engage with it.' She told Arab News: 'Well, we are not there in Canada, and depending on how SDAIA measures and tracks its results, I think Canada can learn from the experiment SDAIA is running.' Stein added that the future project led by SDAIA had not yet been implemented in Saudi Arabia, but much could be learned from its research and rollout. 'There is a sense that things are moving quickly and that will be foundational to the role Saudi Arabia will play in the future,' she said. Stein also discussed the traditional educational cooperation model between Saudi Arabia and Canada, which has mainly involved Saudi students going abroad to study. She said: 'I think that will remain, but that is the old model.' Looking to the present, Stein said she was interested in sharing and learning from the 'very large experiment that Saudi society is now running.' She stressed that the goal was in partnership and not encouraging Saudis to leave the Kingdom, adding: 'Saudi Arabia is playing a leading role in the Gulf; I think all Saudis know that.' She said that Saudi Arabia had the weight and urgency to lead, and that what it needed was a clear focus and annual measurement to benchmark the country's progress against others. 'As a long-time student of the Middle East, my strong sense is that the Gulf is growing in strategic importance, things are moving, and the pace of change is accelerating,' she said. 'I thought, what a wonderful time to find an institutional partner here.' Stein stressed how impressed she was by the 'sense of urgency' in Saudi Arabia's developmental efforts. She said that in her conversations she had been struck by the strong focus on results and the awareness that time is limited, describing the urgency as 'really, really impressive.' Stein also noted the clear changes that women are undergoing, saying that it was encouraging to see women working at the airport on her arrival. She underlined that as women's roles start to change in society, that society itself begins to change. Stein said that Saudi people understood the 'rapid pace of global change and the need to act quickly — something often missing in more established societies.' She added: 'I think we all need that sense of urgency.'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Woman dies after being run over by truck in Publix parking lot
A woman died Tuesday morning after she was run over by a truck in the parking lot of a Publix in Palm Beach County, deputies said. Janice Stein, 74, of Palm Beach, was walking across the plaza parking lot, at 262 S Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan near Lantana, just before 8 a.m. and 'traveled improperly into the path' of the driver of a 2020 Isuzu NRR drove, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. The front right side of the truck struck Stein, who was then knocked to the ground, the Sheriff's Office said. The truck 'traveled over' the woman and stopped a short distance away. The Sheriff's Office did not release further information Tuesday afternoon.
