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New York Times
7 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Ask The Morning: What Are Your Questions About Higher Education?
Since he returned to office, President Trump has had an intense focus on higher education. His administration froze, or threatened to revoke, billions in federal funding from a handful of elite universities. It barred Harvard from enrolling international students and ordered the cancellation of hundreds of student visas. It restarted collections on federal student loans in default. Federal courts have blocked some of those changes, and the administration has walked back others. Still, the past six months have left many university students and officials feeling unsettled. With the fall semester approaching, the Morning newsletter team wants to hear from students, parents, teachers and administrators, and anyone who might be considering, or reconsidering, studying in the United States. What questions do you have about the coming school year? We plan to answer some of these questions in an upcoming edition of the Morning newsletter. We won't publish your response without following up with you, verifying your information and hearing back from you. And we won't share your contact information outside the Times newsroom.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Auditor general plans to examine Canada's international students program
The federal auditor general plans to audit Canada's international students program in 2026. Auditor general Karen Hogan speaks during a news conference on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA — The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada's international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas. A spokesperson for auditor general Karen Hogan says her office is planning an audit of the program for 2026. That review is in the early stages and details of its scope and timelines are still pending. News of the planned audit was first reported by the Globe and Mail. Critics argue Canada's rapid increase in international student admissions over recent years drove up youth unemployment and worsened the housing crisis. The federal Liberal government put a cap on study permit applications last fall and plans to consult on future student intake levels this summer. By Craig Lord.
CNN
18-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
State Department official testifies how Stephen Miller was involved in discussions over student visas and antisemitism
The State Department had more than a dozen meetings with the White House – including Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's White House deputy chief of staff – and other agencies to discuss the topic of student visas, a top department official said in federal court on Friday. The White House did not comment on the meetings. John Armstrong, the senior bureau official in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, described to a judge how the State Department used broad definitions of antisemitism when scrutinizing the speech and activities of non-citizen students and professors the department chose to attempt to remove from the US. Armstrong appeared toward the end of a two-week trial in which a group of university professors who say the administration's efforts to deport individuals over their anti-Israel views is intended to limit protected political speech. During his testimony, Armstrong discussed action memos to revoke visas for several students and professors as part of the US's effort to combat antisemitism, whose definition could include comments against the Israeli government, support of an arms embargo in the war in Gaza or calling for the US to stop military aid to Israel. 'This is not a mundane thing,' Armstrong said. 'If we get this stuff wrong, we get 9/11. This is very serious stuff.' According to previous testimony from Homeland Security agents, a system was established whereby the State Department would send DHS referrals for non-citizens they wanted investigated. DHS would then investigate the person and send a report to the State Department if they believed there was enough to support a visa revocation. On Friday, Armstrong testified that in several instances the memos to revoke the visas for professors and students noted that the removal orders could become a legal issue because the orders were tied to their speech. One memo that Armstrong signed himself was for the removal orders for Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk. Following the orders, Öztürk was locked up for several weeks earlier this year after a plainclothes officer approached her on the sidewalk near her house, grabbed her wrists and detained her. She lost her visa, Armstrong testified, because of an op-ed she co-authored, participation in an anti-Israel protest and loose connection to a banned pro-Palestinian student group. The federal judge presiding over the case, William Young, said Thursday that it was his current position that First Amendment protections covere non-citizens. 'I'm asking if a lawfully non-citizen has the same rights as a citizen,' Young said Thursday. 'Probably they do. The answer is in the affirmative. Again, we are talking about pure speech.' Closing arguments in the trial will begin Monday.
CNN
18-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
State Department official testifies how Stephen Miller was involved in discussions over student visas and antisemitism
The State Department had more than a dozen meetings with the White House – including Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's White House deputy chief of staff – and other agencies to discuss the topic of student visas, a top department official said in federal court on Friday. The White House did not comment on the meetings. John Armstrong, the senior bureau official in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, described to a judge how the State Department used broad definitions of antisemitism when scrutinizing the speech and activities of non-citizen students and professors the department chose to attempt to remove from the US. Armstrong appeared toward the end of a two-week trial in which a group of university professors who say the administration's efforts to deport individuals over their anti-Israel views is intended to limit protected political speech. During his testimony, Armstrong discussed action memos to revoke visas for several students and professors as part of the US's effort to combat antisemitism, whose definition could include comments against the Israeli government, support of an arms embargo in the war in Gaza or calling for the US to stop military aid to Israel. 'This is not a mundane thing,' Armstrong said. 'If we get this stuff wrong, we get 9/11. This is very serious stuff.' According to previous testimony from Homeland Security agents, a system was established whereby the State Department would send DHS referrals for non-citizens they wanted investigated. DHS would then investigate the person and send a report to the State Department if they believed there was enough to support a visa revocation. On Friday, Armstrong testified that in several instances the memos to revoke the visas for professors and students noted that the removal orders could become a legal issue because the orders were tied to their speech. One memo that Armstrong signed himself was for the removal orders for Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk. Following the orders, Öztürk was locked up for several weeks earlier this year after a plainclothes officer approached her on the sidewalk near her house, grabbed her wrists and detained her. She lost her visa, Armstrong testified, because of an op-ed she co-authored, participation in an anti-Israel protest and loose connection to a banned pro-Palestinian student group. The federal judge presiding over the case, William Young, said Thursday that it was his current position that First Amendment protections covere non-citizens. 'I'm asking if a lawfully non-citizen has the same rights as a citizen,' Young said Thursday. 'Probably they do. The answer is in the affirmative. Again, we are talking about pure speech.' Closing arguments in the trial will begin Monday.
CNN
18-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
State Department official testifies how Stephen Miller was involved in discussions over student visas and antisemitism
The State Department had more than a dozen meetings with the White House – including Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's White House deputy chief of staff – and other agencies to discuss the topic of student visas, a top department official said in federal court on Friday. The White House did not comment on the meetings. John Armstrong, the senior bureau official in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, described to a judge how the State Department used broad definitions of antisemitism when scrutinizing the speech and activities of non-citizen students and professors the department chose to attempt to remove from the US. Armstrong appeared toward the end of a two-week trial in which a group of university professors who say the administration's efforts to deport individuals over their anti-Israel views is intended to limit protected political speech. During his testimony, Armstrong discussed action memos to revoke visas for several students and professors as part of the US's effort to combat antisemitism, whose definition could include comments against the Israeli government, support of an arms embargo in the war in Gaza or calling for the US to stop military aid to Israel. 'This is not a mundane thing,' Armstrong said. 'If we get this stuff wrong, we get 9/11. This is very serious stuff.' According to previous testimony from Homeland Security agents, a system was established whereby the State Department would send DHS referrals for non-citizens they wanted investigated. DHS would then investigate the person and send a report to the State Department if they believed there was enough to support a visa revocation. On Friday, Armstrong testified that in several instances the memos to revoke the visas for professors and students noted that the removal orders could become a legal issue because the orders were tied to their speech. One memo that Armstrong signed himself was for the removal orders for Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk. Following the orders, Öztürk was locked up for several weeks earlier this year after a plainclothes officer approached her on the sidewalk near her house, grabbed her wrists and detained her. She lost her visa, Armstrong testified, because of an op-ed she co-authored, participation in an anti-Israel protest and loose connection to a banned pro-Palestinian student group. The federal judge presiding over the case, William Young, said Thursday that it was his current position that First Amendment protections covere non-citizens. 'I'm asking if a lawfully non-citizen has the same rights as a citizen,' Young said Thursday. 'Probably they do. The answer is in the affirmative. Again, we are talking about pure speech.' Closing arguments in the trial will begin Monday.
