From the Nashville Tennessean: Medley of Students and Ideas Connecting, or MOSAIC, was an annual event that offered overnight campus stays for prospective students who had already gained admission to the private Nashville school. The student-led group hosted students each spring in conjunction with Anchor Day, an annual campus visit open to all admitted students. The university's decision comes as President Donald Trump and his administration continue to pressure schools nationwide to scrap diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts.
...According to its website, MOSAIC partnered with a variety of cultural organizations at Vanderbilt, including the Black Student Association, the Caribbean Students Association, the Association of Latin American Students, the Multicultural Leadership Council and the Vanderbilt Interfaith Council.
... "We regularly review our programming to ensure that we are aligned with the latest legal requirements and that we are having the biggest impact possible to attract the most talented students to Vanderbilt," an emailed Dec. 8 statement from the university read. "Following a recent review, we have decided to expand our on-campus events to all admitted students and no longer offer MOSAIC as a standalone program. This shift will allow us to ensure that every admitted student feels a sense of belonging and engagement at Anchor Days and other added yield events." ...
Full story at https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2025/12/11/vanderbilt-ends-mosaic-trump-dei/87691572007/.
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From the Daily Pennsylvanian: Penn International Student and Scholar Services issued guidance to students affected by the federal government's expanded restrictions on entry into the United States in a Wednesday announcement. The Dec. 17 guidance urged potentially impacted students to avoid non-essential international travel and to consult advisors before leaving the country. The advice follows a Dec. 16 White House proclamation that widened full entry travel restrictions to include nationals from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria. These countries join a list of others already subject to full restrictions, including Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. ISSS added that "individuals traveling on Palestinian Authority–issued or endorsed travel documents are subject to full entry restrictions."
According to the guidance, the restrictions will primarily affect individuals who are outside the United States and do not have a valid visa as of Jan. 1, 2026... Penn's guidance additionally identified the following countries that will face partial entry limits as a result of the new measures or earlier restrictions: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cuba, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ISSS noted that restrictions on Turkmenistan were modified under the proclamation to permit nonimmigrant entry.
...The FAQs also advised departments to discourage non-essential international travel, anticipate potential delays in arrivals or reentries, and remain flexible with academic and employment start dates. The page instructed departments to refer all immigration-related questions directly to ISSS...
Full story at https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/12/penn-isss-international-students-travel-restrictions-trump.
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