Link Roundup – April 16 2025

‘Kill these cuts before they kill us’: Federally funded researchers warn DOGE cuts will be fatal (April 10)
https://therealnews.com/kill-these-cuts-before-they-kill-us-federally-funded-researchers-warn-doge-cuts-will-be-fatal
topics: regional, AFSCME, research funding

UMD SGA resolution aims to support student research efforts amid federal uncertainty (April 10)
https://dbknews.com/2025/04/10/umd-sga-resolution-student-research/
topics: Maryland, University of Maryland College Park, students, research funding

USM backs lawsuit to stop student visa cancellations (April 11)
https://dbknews.com/2025/04/11/usm-lawsuit-student-visa-cancellations
topics: Maryland, University System of Maryland, AAUP, students, universities, visa revocations

SGA calls on administration and the USM to recognize UMD’s Graduate Labor Union (April 14)
https://www.instagram.com/p/DIaV3kBN8bp/
topics: Maryland, University of Maryland College Park, students, UMD GLU-UAW

37 Johns Hopkins students had visas revoked in nationwide crackdown (April 15)
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-university-37-visas-revoked-EZXNYMCMU5HPZIIMWGCYL5UGUY/
topics: Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, visa revocations, students, universities

Federal agencies revoke ‘small number’ of international student visas: officials (April 11)
https://gwhatchet.com/2025/04/11/federal-agencies-revoke-small-number-of-international-student-visas-officials/
topics: regional, universities, students, visa revocations, George Washington University

Visa cancellations spark fear for international students across Virginia universities (April 15)
https://wjla.com/news/local/trump-administration-revokes-visas-george-mason-virginia-tech-uva-international-students-united-states-state-department-ice-officials-arrest-student-faculty-immigration-homeland-security-dmv
topics: regional, universities, students, visa revocations, George Mason University

IHE tracker for International Student Visas Revoked (current last update April 15)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2025/04/07/where-students-have-had-their-visas-revoked
topics: national, universities, students, visa revocations, data

Inside the DHS task force scouring foreign students’ social media (April 9)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/dhs-task-force-scouring-foreign-students-social-media-rcna198532
topics: national, universities, students, visa revocations, social media surveillance

No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found (April 13)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/13/tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-rubio-trump/
topics: national, universities, students, visa revocations, Tufts University

Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs (April 10)
https://apnews.com/article/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-trump-c60738368171289ae43177660def8d34
topics: national, universities, students, visa revocations, Columbia University

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Are Striking at Wellesley College (April 10)
https://jacobin.com/2025/04/non-tenure-track-faculty-strike-wellesley
topics: national, faculty, universities, Wellesley College, strikes

Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands (April 14)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/15/harvard-denies-trump-demands/
topics: national, Harvard University, universities, federal funding

Columbia Vows to Reject Any Trump Deal That Erodes Its Independence (April 15)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/nyregion/columbia-trump-president-response.html
topics: national, Columbia University, universities, federal funding

Tapping Bonds to Fend Off Trump? (April 14)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2025/04/14/tapping-bonds-fend-trump
topics: national, universities, federal funding, endowments

This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, if They Dare (April 14)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/opinion/trump-higher-education.html?unlocked_article_code=1._k4.eCkL.L3hag2iYtQCr&smid=url-share
topics: national, universities, students, federal funding, endowments

CAUT advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S. (April 15)
https://www.caut.ca/latest/2025/04/caut-advises-academics-against-non-essential-travel-us
topics: international, Canadian Association of University Teachers, travel advisories

Database of canceled NEH grants (last updated April 8)
https://impact.ach.org/
topics: national, research funding, data

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