Kathy Becker-Blease

Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations The sudden shift came as a reprieve for the more than 1,500 international students who have had their visas canceled in recent weeks.

Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.

Keep up The pushback. It’s working.

No one knows more than the #Disability & #ChronicIllness communities about the courage & wisdom needed to take care of ourselves and others through strategic/creative/intelligent non-compliance in times like these.

This is kind of like the 245% tariffs… same thing as before but more ridiculous.

Here are their “definitions”:

(a) DEI means “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

(b) DEIA means “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.”

I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.

It’s disgusting and dangerous.

If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.

Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.

To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

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I cannot emphasize enough how badly you have to have fucked up to get ASAN and Autism Speak to unite against you.

Keep on it. Pull out your Harvard basketball shirt and talk about academic freedom at your press conference, for example.

#AcademicSky

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Research Funding The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government...

Wow their website!

“The University will not surrender” www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

Yes! The limiting factor is usually the number of grads we can fund w/ our resources. If a potential student has funding, that may be enough to open up a new spot.

Here's the Rick Steves speech from Edmonds WA today:

From the oregon community on Reddit: Hundreds of people protesting in Pendleton today. So many more than I was expecting! Explore this post and more from the oregon community

#HandsOff Pendleton, OR

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'Hands Off!' protest rally gathers estimated 400 people in Klamath Falls Southern Oregonians had a message for the White House this weekend: "We fight for democracy."

#HandsOff Klamath Falls, OR

"The majority were veterans”

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Protesters, both for and against Trump administrator, line Baker City's Main Street - bakercityherald Main Street in downtown Baker City served as a political dividing line as well as a thoroughfare on Saturday afternoon as about 150 people gathered on the east side of the street, centered on Court Pl...

#HandsOff Baker City, OR

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YouTube video by Central Oregon Daily News Prineville, Oregon, 'Hands Off' rally

#HandsOff Prineville, OR

Worth listening to first-time protesters

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YouTube video by Central Oregon Daily News Redmond "Hands Off" rally brings Trump protesters, supporters

#HandsOff Redmond, OR

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Mad as hell: Corvallis, Albany join nationwide anti-Trump protests Protesters, united in sentiment but not necessarily in politics, joined together in both mid-Willamette Valley cities to say they've seen enough, the country needs to change course fast.

#HandsOff Albany, OR

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Ashland residents join nationwide 'Hands Off' protests Organizers estimated more than 200 people took to Corner Park Saturday afternoon, lining up on Claremont Avenue for a local "Hands Off" protest.

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#handsoff Ashland, OR

More than 100 turn out in 'ruby red' Madras to protest Trump as part of national Hands Off protests • Oregon Capital Chronicle At least 125 people flocked to the busy intersection of U.S. routes 26 and 97 in Madras on Saturday afternoon.

More than 100 turn out in ‘ruby red’ Madras to protest Trump as part of national Hands Off protests oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/05/m... #handsoff

Protest posters read trans is beautiful and evidence-based outrage

Protester in jeans on a patch of grass with a sign that reads manifest a massive stroke

Protest signs read hands off Medicare and Medicaid and voting, reproductive, LGBTQI+ and immigrant rights

Protesters atop a vw bus with a bullhorn and a sign that reads I just want to be a scientist.

Signs from Corvallis #handsoff #protests

Oregonians showed up in Salem today. #handsoff

Protests all over. Eugene, Oregon.
#HandsOff #Protests

I'm no expert in crowd sizes, but holy cow, the #HandsOff Protest and march today in Portland (Oregon) might be even bigger than the Women's March. I'm hearing ~50K at LEAST, which is only downtown and not counting the thousands gathered around the suburbs at smaller protests.

Two beautiful German Shepherds at their first protest march. One is mostly black with tan on his belly and legs and the other is mostly tan with some black on her back. They are sitting quietly looking at the camera. Lots of marchers / protesters in the background.

Lots of dogs at the #HandsOff protest march in #Tigard, Oregon. But as far as I know, our pups were the only German Shepherds. They kept an eye out for evildoers but found none in Tigard -- just a lot of nice people trying to save democracy. #dogsagainstdoge

Tens of thousands of Hands Off protesters in Portland OR. Stretching 2 miles! All the way from Waterfront Park, to the Morrison Bridge, and back up the Burnside Bridge! #Handsoff #Portland #PDX

We see you Hood River, Oregon! GOOOO!

#handsoff
#notrump
#nofascistUSA
#humanrights
#wewontgoback
#50States
#unitedwestand
#pridepurposepower
#Indivisible
#resistance
#CountryFirst
#APRIL5TH
#removereversereclaim
#CountryFirst
#RiseUp

EMU has no plans to close its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion While sadness and anger are being expressed down the road in Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University says its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will continue. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this...

Yet another example of the lesser-ranked schools taking the stand that the bigger schools are too scared to.

Here: even as Ann Arbor caves on DEI, Eastern Michigan does not.

The courage of the smaller schools is laudable. The refusal of the bigger schools is frustrating.

The courage vs. prestige inverse correlation holding up pretty well.

By what means has APA tried to resolve the conflict?

If unresolvable, why are they not adhering to the code?