A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported. Momodou Taal, who is a joint citizen of the UK and The Gambia, had his student visa revoked due to his on-campus protest activities last year as the
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a graduate student attending the University of Minnesota earlier this week, the school said Friday in a statement that called the situation “deeply concerning.” The student was taken into custody on Thursday at an off-campus residence, the school’s president, Rebecca Cunningham, said in the statement. “The university had
Columbia University’s interim president has resigned her role just one week after the Ivy League university agreed to change several policies to satisfy demands from the Trump administration. Katrina Armstrong had led the university since August, after the previous president resigned over her handling of protests against Israel’s military operation in Gaza. Columbia has drawn
By JOE HUTCHISON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 20:01 EDT, 28 March 2025 | Updated: 20:05 EDT, 28 March 2025 The interim president of Columbia University is stepping down from her role amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration. Katrina Armstrong said in a letter to staff on Friday that she would be standing down to make
A doctoral student at the University of Alabama was detained by federal immigration authorities, the university said in a statement on Wednesday, one of more than half a dozen students who have been targeted by the Trump administration in recent weeks. The student was not named by the school, but online records from Immigration and
Cal State Dominguez Hills has advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Division II tournament in men’s basketball, and one of its standout players is former University High All-City guard David Cheatom. He scored 22 points as No. 7-seeded Dominguez Hills upset No. 2-seeded West Liberty 86-84 in Evansville, Ind., on Tuesday. Dominguez Hills
British authorities issued a record fine against one of the country’s universities on Wednesday for issues including failing to “uphold the freedom of speech and academic freedom” in a policy statement on transgender equality, an escalation in the debate over student and staff rights on campus. The Office for Students, the regulator for higher education
Last Updated:March 26, 2025, 21:16 IST Shah took a swipe at some opposition members for their demand that the university should have been named after Verghese Kurien, associated with the growth of milk cooperatives in Gujarat, saying that Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel was a Congress leader who gave job to Kurien The proposed university will also
The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold freedom of speech. It follows the case of Prof Kathleen Stock, who left the university in 2021 after being accused of transphobia for her views on sex and gender issues. The OfS criticised
A Columbia University student is suing the Trump administration to avoid being deported after going on the run from ICE agents over her pro-Palestinian views. Yunseo Chung, 21, said that ICE are moving to have her deported from the country after she was arrested on March 5. Chung, who is also a lawful permanent resident,