Public research universities are deeply concerned about the administration’s new policy preventing visa and green card holders of seven countries from returning to the United States for 90 days. The consequences of this action, along with the ban on refugees, reverberate far beyond the higher education community and are worthy of everyone’s attention. As a public research university association we are keenly aware of the impact this is already having on college campuses throughout the U.S. The most recent figures show that more than 17,000 students from the seven countries that this ban targets studied at U.S. universities during the 2015-16 school year.
Below are actions and statements APLU members are taking in response to this policy. This list is not all-inclusive and is being added to on a regular basis.
To read the full statement from APLU President Peter McPherson, click here.
Auburn University
Ball State University
Binghamton University, SUNY
Boise State University
Bowling Green State University
California State University, FullertonCalifornia State University, Fresno
California State University, Northridge
California State University System
Central State University
City University of New York (CUNY)
Clemson University
Cleveland State University
College of William & Mary
Colorado State University
Cornell University
East Carolina University
Florida International University
Florida State University
George Mason University
Georgia State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Kent State University
Louisiana State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Miami University
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Mississippi State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Montana State University
Montclair State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Mexico State University
North Carolina State University
Northern Illinois University
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University
Portland State University
Purdue University
Queen's University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers-Newark
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
State University of New York (SUNY) System
Stony Brook University
SUNY Polytechnic University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
University of Akron
University of Alabama
University of Alabama Birmingham
University of Alberta
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas Fayetteville
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of California
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawai'i
University of Idaho
University of Illinois System
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Maine
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts System
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-St. Louis
University of Missouri System
University of Montana
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska System
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina System
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Saskatchewan
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas System
University of Toledo
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin System
University of Wyoming
University System of Georgia
University System of Maryland
Utah State University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech University
Washington State University
Wayne State University
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University
Western University (Ontario, Canada)
Wichita State University
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