White House Issues Revised Travel Order
BU IN DC
Robert Loftis and Holly Chase of the Pardee School of Global Studiesaccompanied 15 graduate students as they discussed career paths in foreign affairs with officials at a variety of government entities and international organizations on March 6 through 8.
The BU Women’s Basketball team narrowly lost to American University on March 6 at Bender Arena.
Peter Quella of the African Studies Center attended the Coalition for International Education annual meeting on March 8.
Shoumita Dasgupta and Daniel Remick of the School of Medicine participated in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology’s Capitol Hill advocacy day on March 9.
WHITE HOUSE ISSUES REVISED TRAVEL ORDER
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that halts non-immigrant travel into the United States from citizens of Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, and Libya for 90 days, effective March 16. The decree replaces the Administration’s controversial order from January 27, but notably excludes Iraqi nationals and exempts green card holders, dual nationals, and individuals with asylum or refugee status. The U.S. Department of State will also make exceptions for travelers from the named countries on a case-by-case basis. Despite the modifications, universities, medical schools, and others remain opposed to the order due to the impact on international students and faculty. Several states have already filed lawsuits seeking to block portions of the new order.
CONGRESS BLOCKS TEACHER PREPARATION REGULATIONS
The U.S. Senate passed legislation (H. J. Res. 58) on Wednesday to nullify the Obama Administration’s October 2016 regulations governing teacher preparation programs, calling the rules an example of federal overreach. The regulations would have required states to evaluate the effectiveness of colleges’ teacher training programs and conditioned federal funding on the outcomes. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill, which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in February, into law.
EVENT NEWS YOU CAN USE
BU Research will host its next Research on Tap installment with a focus on “Mass Incarceration and Its Impacts.” The event will bring together faculty from across the University to discuss their research on the influence of the U.S. prison system on social and economic insecurity, families, neighborhoods, health and healthcare, democratic institutions, and the quality of membership in American society. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:00 pm.