Timeline: Pittsburgh higher ed responds to Trump moves, as La Roche is latest to see a visa nixed

La Roche University, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in McCandless. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) A timeline of federal higher ed changes and responses by Pittsburgh-area colleges and universities. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region.& Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Maddy Franklin, PublicSource Here’s how President Donald Trump’s administration has roiled higher ed, and how the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and other local colleges and universities have responded. This timeline will be updated as developments occur. April 11 A visa held by an undergraduate student at La Roche University is revoked, a university administrator shared with PublicSource.& Revocations and wipes of international students’ records through a Department of Homeland Security system have been widespread over the week. Much of this is occurring, schools and students report, without communication from the government and with no reasons provided.& U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that there’s “no right to a student visa” and argued that visas would be cancelled in cases the government finds “appropriate,” such as participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.& Without legal status, students with terminated visas risk deportation. April 9 Visas held by two recent graduates and one current Pitt student...