Just got an email from the University of Illinois (my employer) about "actions taken by federal immigration authorities that affect international students and scholars."
Says "complacency is not a solution," adding that "international diversity is one of the things that makes Illinois so special."
Says "complacency is not a solution," adding that "international diversity is one of the things that makes Illinois so special."
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Never been prouder to call myself an alum (Finance '00 and Law '03).
"There's no ICE in the Champaign room
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-04-09/trump-administration-revokes-visas-for-some-isu-students
Good for Illinois <3
Brings talented, driven people to the US. Some stay, using their skills and education to make things in America. Some go back, bringing positive opinions of America and contacts with Americans.
A crowd jewel, envy of the world, thrown away for nothing.
Much better than the misguided appeasement attempts of Columbia and others.
If you're curious, I wrote about it in 2020:
(I worked at UIUC as a postdoc twenty years ago.)