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Visas revoked for some international students in NC; Real ID deadline looms; Biscuits + Banjos hits Durham
Description
Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and N.C. State University have all reported visa terminations for some international students. How higher education institutions are responding, and what it could mean for the reputation, and future, of some of the world’s top research universities.
As the federal implementation date for the Real ID Act looms, North Carolinians in need of DMV appointments to obtain compliant identification are facing challenges due to the agency’s backlog of cases.
Through music, food, and literature, the upcoming Biscuits & Banjos festival in Durham plans to spark conversations, collaborations, and support for attendees.
Guests
Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, Race, Class & Communities Reporter at WUNC
Richard Stradling, transportation reporter for The News & Observer
Cicely E. Mitchell, festival producer of Biscuits & Banjos, and the owner of Durham Jazz Club Missy Lane’s Assembly Room