Suevon Lee
@suevlee.bsky.social
Education editor at WBUR, Boston’s NPR affiliate. Contact me at: suevon@bu.edu
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Samath “Sam” Thoeun is the type of immigrant ICE says it’s going after: people with criminal records, even old ones. Now he's facing deportation to the home country of his parents, a place he's never been.
Lynn man, facing deportation to Cambodia, hopes for a second chance
Samath “Sam” Thoeun is the type of immigrant ICE says it’s going after: people with criminal records, even old ones. Now he's facing deportation to the home country of his parents, a place he's never ...
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August 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Samath “Sam” Thoeun is the type of immigrant ICE says it’s going after: people with criminal records, even old ones. Now he's facing deportation to the home country of his parents, a place he's never been.
Smaller, lesser-known public radio stations in Massachusetts to also feel the hit from the loss of public media funding, including those that carry local affairs programming and artists -- some of the best music to be found! www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
How smaller public radio stations across Massachusetts are navigating the loss of federal funds
While Boston's two NPR affiliates — GBH and WBUR — get the most money, a half dozen smaller stations also rely on Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants for their music and local affairs programmi...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Smaller, lesser-known public radio stations in Massachusetts to also feel the hit from the loss of public media funding, including those that carry local affairs programming and artists -- some of the best music to be found! www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
“… a lack of resources had left the beach where Warner died unguarded on Sunday.”
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned in Area Known for Rip Currents www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/a...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned in Area Known for Rip Currents www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/a...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned in Area Known for Rip Currents
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July 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“… a lack of resources had left the beach where Warner died unguarded on Sunday.”
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned in Area Known for Rip Currents www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/a...
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So glad I had the opportunity to hear from Harvard students, who squeezed me in between final exams and calling venues and fundraising as they worked to keep affinity graduations alive. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Harvard ended support for affinity graduations. These students kept the tradition alive
These ceremonies are not unique to Harvard and celebrate graduates from marginalized identities.
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May 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So glad I had the opportunity to hear from Harvard students, who squeezed me in between final exams and calling venues and fundraising as they worked to keep affinity graduations alive. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
“Jaws” lore endures! The film is now 50 years old, wow 😮
Lewis Pugh will attempt the swim in 47-degree water during the start of white shark migration season. The 55-year-old swimmer is specifically taking on the challenge because he wants to change public perception of the vulnerable animals.
Endurance athlete to swim around Martha’s Vineyard to change public perception of sharks
Lewis Pugh will attempt the swim in 47-degree water during the start of white shark migration season. The swim is planned to correspond with the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” The 55-year-old swimmer is ...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Jaws” lore endures! The film is now 50 years old, wow 😮
Wow! Wish I knew about this! @bostonsymphony.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Wow! Wish I knew about this! @bostonsymphony.bsky.social
A helpful breakdown on the two proposals on Beacon Hill to eliminate broker's fees - weigh in on the form linked in there www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
What's next for broker's fees in Massachusetts? Breaking down the two Beacon Hill proposals
As part of its budget proposal, the Massachusetts Senate renewed its push to shift the responsibility of paying broker's fees from renters to landlords in most cases. However, the House is pushing a m...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A helpful breakdown on the two proposals on Beacon Hill to eliminate broker's fees - weigh in on the form linked in there www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
@chinanu.bsky.social looks deeper into efforts to temporarily save the Brookline school district's Office of Educational Equity, published just as his ed reporting fellowship with WBUR wraps! 👏 www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Advocates in Brookline push to save school district’s Office of Educational Equity
The Brookline school committee will vote May 15 on whether to accept one-time funds raised by an outside coalition to temporarily preserve the office, which focuses on advancing equity and inclusion p...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@chinanu.bsky.social looks deeper into efforts to temporarily save the Brookline school district's Office of Educational Equity, published just as his ed reporting fellowship with WBUR wraps! 👏 www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
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It’s my last day @wbur.org & my second-to-last story w/ Rachell Sanchez-Smith takes a look at what local students, parents, & teachers think about a cell phone ban in Massachusetts schools.
What do y’all think?
What do y’all think?
A legislative committee is reviewing several proposals that would limit or ban personal phone usage in schools, including the so-called STUDY act, backed by Attorney General Andrea Campbell earlier this year.
What students, teachers and parents think about banning phones in Massachusetts
A legislative committee is reviewing several proposals that would limit or ban personal phone usage in schools, including the so-called STUDY act, backed by Attorney General Andrea Campbell earlier th...
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May 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s my last day @wbur.org & my second-to-last story w/ Rachell Sanchez-Smith takes a look at what local students, parents, & teachers think about a cell phone ban in Massachusetts schools.
What do y’all think?
What do y’all think?
WBUR's Cici Yu talked to small business owners around Mass. about tariff impacts. The owner of Worcester-based American Vinegar Works said fees from "one small shipment of glass are equivalent to nearly two and a half months of rent of our small manufacturing facility" www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
From vinegar to vanilla: Trump tariffs leave Massachusetts small businesses in the lurch
Small retailers that depend on global supplies are scrambling to absorb rising costs from higher tariffs. And a soon-expiring 90-day pause in tariffs on most countries have left businesses bracing for...
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May 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
WBUR's Cici Yu talked to small business owners around Mass. about tariff impacts. The owner of Worcester-based American Vinegar Works said fees from "one small shipment of glass are equivalent to nearly two and a half months of rent of our small manufacturing facility" www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Hope to get caught up on the last 100 days of the new administration? Here is WBUR's rundown of the whirlwind of executive actions, orders, counter-actions and lawsuits (with tabbed categories!) www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
100(ish) changes in Mass. during Trump's whirlwind (second) first 100 days
WBUR's newsroom reviewed the whirlwind of executive orders, directives, counter-actions and lawsuits over the past three-plus months — with a special focus on how federal actions are affecting Massach...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hope to get caught up on the last 100 days of the new administration? Here is WBUR's rundown of the whirlwind of executive actions, orders, counter-actions and lawsuits (with tabbed categories!) www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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Thankful for the international students who shared their stories with me this week.
“She's not a criminal. These kids are not criminals,” said Jennifer Cameron-Moore. “They're students who are just trying to get their education to contribute to our society.”
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“She's not a criminal. These kids are not criminals,” said Jennifer Cameron-Moore. “They're students who are just trying to get their education to contribute to our society.”
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Abrupt visa terminations leave Mass. international students with uncertain future in the U.S.
The federal government revoked visas or terminated records of more than 100 college students in Massachusetts and thousands nationwide. For international students, studying in America now feels differ...
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April 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thankful for the international students who shared their stories with me this week.
“She's not a criminal. These kids are not criminals,” said Jennifer Cameron-Moore. “They're students who are just trying to get their education to contribute to our society.”
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
“She's not a criminal. These kids are not criminals,” said Jennifer Cameron-Moore. “They're students who are just trying to get their education to contribute to our society.”
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
“I don't understand any rational purpose behind this other than to drive fear into everybody's hearts and to push people out of the United States," attorney for MIT int'l student suing feds over sudden termination of her SEVIS record, via @emilypv.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
MIT student sues federal government over termination of her international student record
The student is one of thousands nationwide whose visas or international student records in a federal database were abruptly canceled since early April.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“I don't understand any rational purpose behind this other than to drive fear into everybody's hearts and to push people out of the United States," attorney for MIT int'l student suing feds over sudden termination of her SEVIS record, via @emilypv.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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Harvard rejects ‘unprecedented’ demands by Trump admin @wbur.org @suevlee.bsky.social & Carrie Jung
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Feds pull more than $2 billion in funding after Harvard rejects 'unprecedented' demands by Trump administration
In a letter to the campus community, Harvard President Alan Garber said lawyers for the school have informed the Trump administration that Harvard "will not surrender its independence or relinquish it...
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April 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Harvard rejects ‘unprecedented’ demands by Trump admin @wbur.org @suevlee.bsky.social & Carrie Jung
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www.wbur.org/news/2025/04... "WBUR's Amy Sokolow reports not a single filmmaker is coming from overseas this year, and organizers say it's a reaction to Trump." 😕
Why international filmmakers are skipping Boston's International Film Festival this year
The 23rd annual Boston International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, but organizers say that not a single filmmaker is coming from overseas this year — a change they say is in response to President ...
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April 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04... "WBUR's Amy Sokolow reports not a single filmmaker is coming from overseas this year, and organizers say it's a reaction to Trump." 😕
Ayo Edebiri, a Boston Latin School alumna and Dorchester native, stopped by the school today to chat with the mayor and greet students. Story by @annarubenstein.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Actor and Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri pays a visit to Boston Latin School
In a jam-packed auditorium, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu chatted with Edebiri, a 2013 Boston Latin School graduate, about her experience at the school. Wu also proclaimed April 10 as “Ayo Edebiri Day” in ...
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April 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Ayo Edebiri, a Boston Latin School alumna and Dorchester native, stopped by the school today to chat with the mayor and greet students. Story by @annarubenstein.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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Two skaters based at The Skating Club of Boston are preparing for the biggest competition of their partnership: the World Figure Skating Championships. The skating club recently lost six members of its community in the tragic plane crash in D.C.
Boston-based figure skaters prepare for world stage as their community grapples with tragedy
Two skaters based at The Skating Club of Boston are preparing for the biggest competition of their partnership: the World Figure Skating Championships. The skating club recently lost six members of it...
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March 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Two skaters based at The Skating Club of Boston are preparing for the biggest competition of their partnership: the World Figure Skating Championships. The skating club recently lost six members of its community in the tragic plane crash in D.C.
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UMass Chan Medical School has rescinded acceptance offers to several dozen incoming doctoral students at its Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences because of the uncertainty surrounding federal funds:
UMass medical school rescinds PhD program offers amid uncertainty over federal funds
The notice, signed by dean of the college, Mary Ellen Lane, called the decision "unfortunate" and said institutions across the country are "rescinding offers of admission as one means of controlling spending during a highly uncertain time."
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March 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
UMass Chan Medical School has rescinded acceptance offers to several dozen incoming doctoral students at its Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences because of the uncertainty surrounding federal funds:
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In 2020, the pandemic closed classrooms and banished hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren to learn over screens at home. Here's what some local school workers say they saw then — and what challenges they see students face now.
Five years after COVID, what school workers recall best — and what problems linger
In 2020, the pandemic closed classrooms and banished hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren to learn over screens at home. Here's what some local school workers say they saw then — and what challeng...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In 2020, the pandemic closed classrooms and banished hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren to learn over screens at home. Here's what some local school workers say they saw then — and what challenges they see students face now.
“This is going to hurt not just Harvard, but what places like Harvard are trying to do which is conduct scientific research and to educate our students to provide a service to society,” Harvard Prof. Ryan Enos says www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...
Harvard freezes hiring to assess how federal policy changes impact its finances
Higher education leaders have been on edge since President Trump took office in January and announced a slew of executive actions impacting research and academic institutions.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“This is going to hurt not just Harvard, but what places like Harvard are trying to do which is conduct scientific research and to educate our students to provide a service to society,” Harvard Prof. Ryan Enos says www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...
“It's just kind of horrifying for me to think that if I depart from the U.S., maybe I cannot come back. It feels like being locked inside a country," one Emerson College student tells @emilypv.bsky.social on re-thinking travel plans right now www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...
Colleges issue guidance to Mass. international students around travel plans and paperwork
The guidance follows a flurry of executive actions from the Trump administration relating to stricter immigration and visa policies.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“It's just kind of horrifying for me to think that if I depart from the U.S., maybe I cannot come back. It feels like being locked inside a country," one Emerson College student tells @emilypv.bsky.social on re-thinking travel plans right now www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...
A recent Quincy, Mass. school committee vote against designating Lunar New Year a school holiday could galvanize new candidates to run for open seats on the board this fall. BU ed reporting fellow @chinanu.bsky.social has the story on the vote and context behind it www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...
Quincy school committee votes against making Lunar New Year a school holiday
Many Quincy parents who testified at the recent school committee meeting voiced hope the holiday's recognition would strengthen Asian American representation in the city.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A recent Quincy, Mass. school committee vote against designating Lunar New Year a school holiday could galvanize new candidates to run for open seats on the board this fall. BU ed reporting fellow @chinanu.bsky.social has the story on the vote and context behind it www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...
Teachers, parents and students: should cellphones be banned across all Mass. public schools? Let us know what you think here! www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...
Students, teachers, parents: What do you think about banning cellphones in Mass. schools?
Earlier this month, bills to restrict cellphones and other personal electronics during school hours were proposed in the Senate and House.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Teachers, parents and students: should cellphones be banned across all Mass. public schools? Let us know what you think here! www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...