Towards a New Meatless Life: The Harvard International Students’ Commission on Isis and Antisemitism
❓ Quiz: If you love a challenge, this quiz could be for you. I found myself with a “OK” score, but I feel that you can get better than me. Put your knowledge to the test.
🍽️ Food: Mostly Meatless: Green Up Your Plate Without Totally Ditching the Meat, a new cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen, features mostly meatless recipes that taste, look and feel pretty meaty.
🎭 Theater: The Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! offers a reimagined portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, depicting her as a woman who has developed an addiction to alcohol in her desperate pursuit of becoming a cabaret star. The show’s success with Fresh Air was discussed by the writer of the play and the star of the show.
🎵 Music: Stereolab returns with a new album for the first time in 15 years. Stephen Thompson and Robert Moore are talking about the new music and the best albums out this week.
Source: Harvard’s ability to enroll international students revoked. And, summer book releases
Pee-wee as Himself: Paul Reubens’ contribution to the books We Love (I): The decision to enroll international students in the U.S
Books. There are several books that will be published in the summer. 17 of the books NPR critics can’t wait to read are in the Books We Love series.
📺 TV: The two-part HBO documentary Pee-wee as Himself features footage and thousands of photos from the late Paul Reubens’ life and career. The creation of Pee-wee Herman character was created by the performer, whose name is Paul Reubens.
International students in the U.S. are grappling with a difficult decision: should they express their views on the war in Gaza or remain silent? Federal judges have blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to deport some noncitizen university students based on their comments about the war in Gaza. However, the government has indicated it will continue to cancel some students’ visas, citing national security concerns. Adrian talked to two international graduate students who risked losing their visas and being deported if they stopped speaking out, but decided to keep speaking out. The two students discussed how that decision impacted their lives and plans for the future.
Source: Harvard’s ability to enroll international students revoked. And, summer book releases
The Supreme Court Rules that the U.S. Embassies are “Unlawful” and that the Trump Administration Isn’t
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to fire the heads of two independent agencies. The fired individuals are Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, and Cathy Harris, a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The 6-3 ruling is technically temporary, but it indicates how the higher court views the extent of the president’s power.
The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. This decision was communicated to the university in a letter. Harvard, which has been in a months-long dispute with President Trump, says the government’s actions are “unlawful.”
The man who is suspected of killing two Israeli Embassy employees outside a museum in Washington, DC, has been charged with murder and other crimes. There is currently an investigation into the attack as a possible hate crime. According to the affidavit, Rodriguez flew from his Chicago home to the nation’s capital on Tuesday, the day before the attack. He purchased a ticket to the mixer three hours before it was supposed to start.
The good, the bad, and the ugly: The impact of international students at U.S. universities and colleges on the 21st century and the country’s oldest private university
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Harvard relies on nearly 7,000 international students from more than 140 countries to come to its campuses. This is 25% of its total enrollee, according to the data from Harvard.
Yale University had over 3000 international scholars from over 90 countries.
“We cannot afford to lose international students’ meaningful positive impact on American students’ global competence, our economies, and our communities, particularly in the areas of STEM-related research and innovation,” Aw said.
According to NAFSA: Association of International Educators, these 1.1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs.
India has sent the most students to the U.S. for higher education, according to Open Doors.
In November, Open Doors® 2024 Report on International Educational Exchange announced that the total number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities reached an all-time high of more than 1.1 million students for the 2023 and 2024 year.
That’s what the nation’s oldest and wealthiest private university in the U.S. said in its lawsuit against the Trump administration, which sought to prevent the elite institution from enrolling thousands of international students.