U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/student-visa-applications.html

Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/health/medical-residents-travel-ban.html

A.I. in the Classroom: A Brave New World?

Readers offer differing perspectives on artificial intelligence on campus. Also: Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, on uprooting antisemitism.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/opinion/ai-college.html

What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/business/fed-interest-rate-loans-mortgages.html

How Florida’s Attempt to Let Teens Sleep Longer Fell Apart

After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/florida-high-school-teenagers-sleep.html

Texas Passed a Law Protecting Campus Speech. It’s on the Verge of Rolling It Back.

A bill would restrict “expressive activities” on campus — which could include what students wear and the hours and weeks they can protest.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/texas-college-free-speech-law.html