A front-page article in the Buffalo News about reaction to the Excelsior Scholarship, New York State’s tuition-free scholarship program for students from families earning less than $100,000 per year attending SUNY colleges and universities, quotes UB President Satish K. Tripathi.
An article in Business First about UB’s continued commitment to bringing international students to campus despite the new era of uncertainty posed by an executive order by President Donald Trump quotes a public letter written by UB President Satish K. Tripathi about the issue.
A story on Voice of America about reaction from the international-student community to President Donald Trump’s revised executive order on immigration travel that was announced Monday quotes UB President Satish K. Tripathi.
An article in The Washington Post reports the presidents of nearly 50 prominent U.S. universities, including UB President Satish K. Tripathi, have written a letter to Donald Trump urging him to rescind his controversial executive order that bars immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
An article in the Buffalo News reports UB on Sunday advised all of its international students not to travel outside the U.S., including crossing into Canada, until there is further clarification of President Donald Trump’s executive order Friday limiting entry into this country. The article notes that UB President Satish K. Tripathi issued a statement Saturday night calling UB welcoming and committed to remaining so.
“Gov. Cuomo’s Bio Life Sciences initiative will be a transformative program ensuring New York’s leadership and commitment to scientific research,” said UB President Satish K. Tripathi.
The University at Buffalo is assessing the executive order and is actively monitoring the order’s potential impact on UB students, faculty, staff and visiting scholars who are from countries cited in the order.