Cornell Community Packs Student Assembly Meeting in Support of Resolution to Protect Immigrant Students - The Cornell Daily Sun

[Washington - Tobita Rintaro] It has been revealed that the US government has suspended grant funding for scholarships for international students. This applies to scholarships such as the Fulbright and Gilman scholarships, which are funded by the State Department, and this is also affecting Japanese students studying abroad. If these scholarships are not resumed, approximately 10,000 students may be forced to take a leave of absence or drop out.…

Navigating the Trump era: Struggles and support for undocumented students

During his campaign, now President Donald Trump vowed to launch “the largest deportation program in American history.” Since taking office, he has signed multiple executive orders and issued directives aiming to fulfill this promise. Some efforts, such as an executive order ending birthright citizenship, have been blocked by the courts. Others, like changes in Department of Homeland Security rules allowing ICE to make arrests in previously prote…

Cornell Community Packs Student Assembly Meeting in Support of Resolution to Protect Immigrant Students - The Cornell Daily Sun

Over 100 undergraduates, graduates, faculty and community members packed into the Willard Straight Hall memorial room to show support for Resolution 37, “Protecting Immigrant Students,” at Thursday’s Student Assembly meeting. The legislation, which passed with two abstentions, seeks to increase protections for students who are undocumented, international, Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals, refugees and other immigrants at Cornell.  This resolut…