Link Roundup – 28 May

After critical audit, UMGC will pull back units it had spun off as independent businesses (May 28)

https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/28/after-critical-audit-umgc-will-pull-back-units-it-had-spun-off-as-independent-businesses/

topics: Maryland, University of Maryland Global Campus

 

Second bond rating agency reaffirms highest credit rating for Maryland (May 28)

https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/28/second-bond-rating-agency-reaffirms-highest-credit-rating-for-maryland/

topics: Maryland, state economy, credit rating

 

Trump Is Coming for Chinese Students. Who Will Protect Them? (May 22)

https://theintercept.com/2025/05/22/trump-china-international-students-universities/

topics: national, international students, universities, cooperation

 

Trump Admin Revokes Harvard’s Authorization To Enroll International Students (May 22)

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/23/trump-admin-revokes-sevp/

topics: national, international students, universities, Harvard Universities

 

Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting (May 27)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/trump-team-orders-stop-to-new-student-visa-interviews-as-it-weighs-expanding-social-media-vetting-00370501

topics: national, social media surveillance, international students, visas

 

Washington Post Tech Guild overwhelmingly votes to certify union in historic election (May 23)

https://newsguild.org/washington-post-tech-guild-overwhelmingly-votes-to-certify-union-in-historic-election/

topics: regional, Washington Post, unions

 

UChicago Data Mirror website launched to protect access to public datasets (May 8)

https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/uchicago-data-mirror-website-launched-to-protect-access-to-public-datasets/

topics: national, data, University of Chicago