13 h. ago International students’ college dreams shattered by Trump’s travel ban

Thousands of students who planned to attend US universities this fall are among those impacted by President Donald Trump's travel ban on 19 countries

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19 h. ago Trump's travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college

Thousands of students who planned to attend U.S. universities this fall are among those impacted by President Donald Trump's travel ban on 19 countries

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51 h. ago UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Father of Ukrainian refugee who was knifed to death on North Carolina train could not attend her funeral due to ban on travel for fighting

Stanislav Zarutskyi was 'devastated' not to be able to pay his last respects after his beautiful daughter was brutally stabbed to death on a train, allegedly by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr.

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4 d. ago Fairview International School Bridge of Allan invites families to September Open Day

Fairview International School in Bridge of Allan is welcoming prospective students and families from Stirlingshire and surrounding areas to its upcoming Open Day on Saturday 20 September, from 10am to 1pm.

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1 week ago 'Tall tale' Trump exposed in photo op that shatters 6ft 3in height claim

Donald Trump has long claimed to be 6'3" in height, but recent pictures of the former president standing next to Polish President Karol Nawrocki suggest otherwise

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1 week ago International students warned of deportation if they overstay their visa

Over 25,000 international students from more than 130 countries come to study in Wales each year

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1 week ago British student joins US sorority and reveals if it's actually like the movies

A young woman has opened up about her 'hilarious' experience of being the only international student and 'the British girl' in a sorority at a university in the US

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1 week ago International students to get Government warnings to leave UK once visas end

The text and email campaign is the latest step the Government is taking to grasp migration

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1 week ago Home Office tells foreign students they will be removed if they overstay visas

About 130,000 to be contacted for first time in response to ‘alarming’ spike in numbers claiming asylum Tens of thousands of foreign students are to be contacted directly by the government and warned that they will be removed from the UK if they overstay their visas.The Home Office has launched the new campaign in response to what it has called an “alarming” spike in the number of international students arriving legally on student visas then claiming asylum when they expire. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than 1,000 Palestine Action supporters are planning second mass rally in London despite arrests

Police have warned that anyone convicted of supporting Palestine Action faces six months in jail and a travel ban for EU countries

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1 week ago Home Office will TEXT foreign students warning they will be kicked out for overstaying amid alarm at huge abuse of visas

Ministers are launching a new campaign where, for the first time, it will contact international students and their families, telling them they must leave if they do not have a right to remain.

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1 week ago Visa warning: International students will be told to leave UK when right to remain expires

Warning campaign comes after Home Secretary revealed the first returns of migrants crossing the Channel will begin later this month

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2 w. ago Colleges face financial struggles as Trump policies send international enrollment plummeting

Signs of a decline in international students have unsettled colleges around the U.S., but some schools are especially vulnerable

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2 w. ago Kyiv residents fatalistic but defiant as city again comes under mass air attack

Russian strikes kill at least 18 in Ukraine’s capital as period of quiet is shattered in wake of Trump-Putin summitIt was a deadly moment that unfortunately came as no surprise. At about 3am the unmistakable crump of explosions could be heard across Kyiv, enough to wake up tens of thousands and leave them contemplating whether to head for shelter or to stay in bed hoping for the best.At a five-storey residential apartment block in the Darnytskyi area in the east of the city, residents said they had heard Russian bombing in the distance. It was a familiar sound, and many had gathered away from the windows in central corridors that extended along the block, only for disaster to strike. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault

The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight backStudents and faculty heading back to US colleges and universities from summer break are returning to bruised institutions reeling from the Trump administration’s unprecedented campaign to bend higher education to its ideological will, and are bracing for more uncertainty ahead.At the University of Utah, the Black student union has lost its funding and campus space – one of many student groups to face the brunt of Donald Trump’s anti-diversity measures. Indiana’s public universities have cut or merged more than 400 degree programs, about one-fifth of their academic offerings, while scores of other universities have made similar cuts as their budgets are on the line. At Harvard and Columbia, certain forms of criticism of Israel will now be punishable as antisemitism. And across the country, schools will see their international student pop...

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3 w. ago Future Queen of Belgium's future at Harvard revealed amid President Donald Trump's move to ban foreign students

The academic fate of the Belgian royal, 23, appeared to be hanging in the balance when the US president revoked Harvard's ability to enroll international students.

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3 w. ago ‘It felt like my dreams had collapsed’: international students react to Trump policy shift

New unwelcoming approach from US administration engenders anxiety and uncertainty among scholarsAs the new academic year is about to begin at most universities across the United States, many international students are navigating a mix of anxiety and uncertainty as the Trump administration’s crackdown on higher education and immigration continues.The Guardian asked international students studying in the US to share how they are feeling as they prepare to return to campus. Some described how policy shifts have derailed their academic plans, while others said that they were now reconsidering whether the US is a place where they want to pursue their academic futures. Continue reading...

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