Administration Rescinds International Student Rule
ADMINISTRATION RESCINDS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RULE In response to multiple lawsuits and bipartisan opposition, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement withdrew a proposal on Tuesday that would have required international students whose institutions offer exclusively online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic to leave the U.S. The agency will instead continue to follow their March guidance that permitted […]
BU Decries New ICE Rule for International Students
ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU Decries New ICE Rule for International Students BU President Robert A. Brown urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescind the policy, which would require international students to leave the country if their college only offers online courses during the pandemic this fall. See how we are speaking out […]
New Rules Planned for International Students
BU IN DC Joshua Barocas of the School of Medicine participated in an Infectious Diseases Society of America media briefing on July 1. Kevin Outterson of the School of Law spoke at the launch of the AMR Action Fund, a new global antimicrobial resistance initiative, on July 9. NEW RULES PLANNED FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS […]
The Fire This Time
FACULTY EXPERT The Fire This Time BU School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a renowned expert in critical race theory, wrote an open letter to her students regarding “recent killings and protests” that has sparked conversations worldwide. Read the letter ON THE CHARLES RIVER Pain, Anger, and Hope Boston University suspended all classes, meetings, […]
White House Expands Immigration Restrictions
A Note to Our Readers: Due to the Independence Day Congressional District Work Period, Beltway BUzz will not publish next week. WHITE HOUSE EXPANDS IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation on Monday that extends and expands earlier restrictions on certain nonimmigrant work visas through the end of the year. The new order […]
BU Forms New Community Safety Advisory Group
Goal is to improve communication among students, faculty, staff, and BUPD
NIH Acts on Harassment, Foreign Influence
BU IN DC Ha Jin of the College of Arts & Sciences delivered a lecture on poet Li Bai for the Library of Congress on June 11. The BU Initiative on Cities hosted a webinar on whether federal Opportunity Zones policies are working for cities on June 10. NIH ACTS ON HARASSMENT, FOREIGN INFLUENCE […]
Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU Dr. Kendi will launch the BU Center for Antiracist Research, with a mission “to solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice.” Find out more FACULTY EXPERT Want to Reform Policing? Listen to the Lived Experiences of Black Americans […]
Trump Restricts Entry of Chinese Grad Students
BU IN DC Michael Dietze of the College of Arts & Sciences participated in a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop on earth system predictability research on June 4. TRUMP RESTRICTS ENTRY OF CHINESE GRAD STUDENTS On May 29, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation restricting certain groups of Chinese nationals […]
BU to Stand-Up COVID-19 Testing Lab for Students and Employees
ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU to Stand-Up COVID-19 Testing Lab for Students and Employees President Robert A. Brown says, “We are starting to see a vision of fall emerge.” Here’s our plan FACULTY EXPERTS COVID-19 Story Map Illustrates Vulnerable Populations BU School of Public Health researchers have created an interactive map of which populations, cities, and […]