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Axios
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Bay Area students lose visas amid immigration crackdown
Federal immigration authorities have recently revoked the visas of dozens of international students and at least four recent graduates from Bay Area universities amid a wave of surprise revocations sweeping across campuses nationwide. The big picture: The Trump administration has moved beyond penalizing international students over pro-Palestinian activism and has offered no explanation on the visa revocations, experts told Axios. State of play: The actions are taking place at schools of all sizes. The University of California Berkeley, Stanford, San Francisco State and California State University East Bay are among the schools that have confirmed to Axios student visa revocations. Zoom in: SFSU President Lynn Mahoney said in an email last week that one international student and four recent graduates have had their visas revoked. The university is working with the Division of International Education to assist the student in finding an "alternative way to complete their degree," she said. They are also working on contacting students whose visa status has changed, offering virtual and in-person support services and free legal immigration help. Between the lines: CSU East Bay has had four students affected as of Tuesday, university spokesperson Kimberly Hawkins told Axios. Stanford has reported six students and two recent graduates and will continue to monitor but will not be providing additional updates on the number of students affected, according to a recent statement. As of the end of last week, a total of 23 students have had their visas revoked at UC Berkeley, according to university spokesperson Janet Gilmore. What they're saying:"These actions create an uncertain and challenging environment for our campus community," UC Berkeley chancellor Rich Lyons and provost Benjamin Hermalin wrote in an April 7 address to students. Catch up quick: Schools across the country were surprised to learn of the federal action weeks after the Trump administration made international headlines for detaining Columbia University graduates and Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk over pro-Palestinian activism. How it works: International applicants accepted into U.S. colleges must obtain a visa and follow strict rules to study here, says immigration attorney Mona Zafar Khan. Their visas can be revoked if they violate those rules — working off campus without permission or failing to maintain a full class load — or if they're charged with a crime. Yes, but: Even students whose visas are revoked can get them reinstated as long as five months later if they meet certain requirements, Khan says. What we're watching: If the widespread revocations continue, universities that rely on high tuition fees from international students could suffer financially.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
3 Bay Area Cal State schools to merge administrative services amid budget crunch
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco State University is one of three Bay Area Cal State schools that could merge administrative services with one another amid an ongoing budget crisis. In a letter to the campus community Tuesday, SFSU President Lynn Mahoney said the administration was 'working hard to align our costs with our budget and enrollment.' In addition to many cost-cutting measures the school had undertaken, 'we have also been looking for innovative ways to reduce expenses, particularly administration costs,' Mahoney went on to say. Mahoney went on to put forth a 'new effort toward financial sustainability' that Cal State University Chancellor Mildred Garcia had announced at Tuesday's board of trustees meeting. Mahoney explained that she, along with the presidents of Cal State East Bay and Sonoma State University had provided Garcia with a written commitment to 'create a singular administrative network.' Bay Area elementary schools make 2025 California Distinguished list The network, she explained, would integrate finance and administrative services including budget, audit, capital planning design and construction, human resources, payroll, procurement, IT, and academic technology. It would be called the San Francisco Bay Region Network. Additional services that could also be integrated under the network's umbrella include library services, Title IX/DHR operations, and some back-office financial aid, admissions, and records services. However, the universities would remain independent of one another, Mahoney maintained. 'Please be assured we are not proposing a merger of the three universities,' she said. 'Cal State East Bay, San Francisco State, and Sonoma State University will remain independently accredited universities.' SFSU does not plan to implement layoffs as a result of the integration, Mahoney said. 'Existing employees in administration and finance functions will be needed as part of the networked operation, campus-based service centers, and during the design and transition period,' she said. The proposed network, which Mahoney said is at the beginning stages, would not stave off any of the other budget reduction initiatives underway at the schools. Both SFSU and Sonoma State have recently announced sweeping cuts to their athletic programs, with Sonoma State doing away with theirs entirely. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
