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Two weeks after the U.S. said it would revoke Chinese student visas, Trump said he came to an agreement with Chinese leader Xi Jinping regarding enrollment at U.S. campuses.
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that the state is at risk of funding cuts, but did not elaborate on the timing or what the cuts could be.
Julio Frenk, UCLA’s new chancellor, spearheaded an overhaul of the University of Miami’s athletic department. Will he do the same in Westwood?
UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, who was inaugurated Thursday, spoke to The Times about the state of higher education and his vision for the university amid Trump administration cuts, investigations and attacks on diversity initiatives.
As the Trump administration attacks campus diversity programs, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk spoke about his view of the term “DEI,” saying diversity, equity and inclusion are positive elements of the university experience.
Amid the Trump administration’s visa cancellations and increased security vetting targeting foreigners enrolled at U.S. universities, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, a Mexican American, spoke to The Times in support of international students.
The “main losers” of federal cuts, Frenk said, are people “who are going to stop benefiting from the clinical trials to develop new drugs, from all the technology.”
Frenk said the university should strive “to be connective, to be impactful and to be exemplary.”
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the revocations would include students “with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.”
