Harvard has revoked their ability to enroll international students
Almost Meatless: A New Guide to Restaurants and Barel Programs for International Students, Issai Embassy Antisemitism
❓ Quiz: If you love a challenge, this quiz could be for you. I found myself with an “OK” score, but I believe you can do better than I did. The test you are given is your knowledge.
🍽️ 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.
There is a 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. Cole Escola, who wrote the play and stars as Mary, discusses the show’s success with Fresh Air.
Stereolab will release a new album for the first time in 15 years. Robert Moore of 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City joins Stephen Thompson to talk about the group’s new music and the other best albums out this week.
Pee-Wee as Himself: A documentary about Paul Reubens’ life, career, and the issue of the US Embassy in Gaza
📚 Books: There are several great fiction and nonfiction titles being published this summer. NPR critics can’t wait to read 17 books in the Books We Love series.
It’s TV The two-part HBO documentary Pee-wee as Himself features footage and thousands of photos from the late Paul Reubens’ life and career. Reubens is the performer who created the iconic Pee-wee Herman character.
International students in the US are at a crossroads over whether to speak out about the war in Gaza or not. The Trump administration tried to deport some non-citizen university students due to their comments about the war in Gaza. However, the government has indicated it will continue to cancel some students’ visas, citing national security concerns. NPR’s Adrian Florido recently spoke with two international graduate students in the final weeks of their academic programs who decided to continue speaking out despite the risk of losing their visas and being detained or deported. 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 New York Times Investigates a Jewish Museum Shooting in Washington, D.C., alleged to be the Agents of a Hate Crime
The heads of two independent agencies were relieved of their duties after the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request. 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.
Harvard isn’t unique. Thousands of high schools, colleges and universities have similarly hosted international students through these visa programs.
Elias Rodriguez, who is suspected of killing two Israeli Embassy employees outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., has been charged with first-degree murder, the murder of foreign officials and other crimes. Law enforcement officials are looking at 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 also purchased a ticket for the museum event, which was a mixer for young diplomats, just three hours before it began.
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The World’s Largest Colleges for International Students: 2024-2025 Academic Results from Harvard University, Yale University and the Second Leading Country of Origin
Sportico reported last month that almost 200 of the 912 athletes on Harvard’s 2024-2025 roster are from abroad.
In comparison, as of fall 2024, Yale University had 3,639 international scholars (including trainees, researchers, students and others) from 129 countries.
International students contribute not only academic and athletic talent to their campuses but also billions of dollars in economic activity across the nation.
“International students’ contributions to the U.S. are significant and multi-faceted, and this year’s record-breaking economic total is the latest proof of that,” Fanta Aw, NAFSA executive director and CEO, said in a statement. We can’t be complacent. There is more competition for the world’s best and brightest.
China, the second leading country of origin, had over 277,000 students, including over 123,000 graduate students, studying in the U.S. It’s the leading nation for sending undergraduates and non-degree students to the U.S. India and China are the leading countries for international students.
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.
It’s what the oldest and wealthiest private university in the U.S. told the Trump administration in its lawsuit to prevent it from recruiting international students.