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Educational institutions and university-affiliated groups are preparing President-elect Trump inauguration offering mental health advice, sending travel advisories to international students and organizing anti-Israel rallies.
the majority schools will be closed on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, because it falls on a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Similar to Trump’s first inauguration and the weeks following his 2024 election victory, universities and educational groups are offering different student walkouts on Monday.
Several anti-Israel college groups in Chicago are planning demonstrations. The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJPUIC) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapters at the University of Illinois at Chicago plan to hold a protest against Israel, according to social media posts.
The groups will reportedly come together to “fight Trump’s racist and reactionary agenda,” SJPUIC wrote in an Instagram post.
Anti-Israel activists gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 14, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso)
Other schools offer mental health counseling ahead of Republican swearing-in.
Emory University’s Rollin School of Public Health conducted an interview with clinical psychologist Rachel Waford, published in December, about coping with “anxiety” during presidential transitions.
“Americans are experiencing a mix of emotions as Trump prepares to begin his second term as President of the United States. For some, a second Trump administration is stirring fear and anxiety,” the article said.
Waford suggested that those with anxiety should stay off social media or unsubscribe from the media. “I would encourage anyone who is in this state right now to think about the ways you can connect in your life in tangible ways. Connect to your community, social supports and things that bring a sense of safety , security and control”. said the psychologist.
President-elect Trump will be sworn in as president on January 20. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The Close Up Foundation, a nonprofit civic education organization, offered high school students the opportunity to take a seven-day trip to Washington, D.C., for the inaugural celebration in an effort to help “young to see how our national ideals impact us today.”
Meanwhile, in recent weeks, their universities have urged international students to return to the US ahead of the inauguration, claiming that Trump’s plans to crack down on illegal immigration could affect them. Some of the schools that issue these warnings include Cornell University, University of Southern California (USC), Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Penn State.
“A travel ban is likely to go into effect shortly after commencement,” Cornell University’s Office of Global Learning said in a message to students. “The ban is likely to include citizens of countries targeted by the first Trump administration: Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen and Somalia. New countries could be added. this list, especially China and India.”
A USC statement said “this is especially important given that a new presidential administration will take office on January 20 and, as usual, may issue one or more executive orders affecting US travel and visa processing.” .
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LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of the Palestinians at a camp at USC Alumni Park in Los Angeles on April 24, 2024. (Zaydee Sanchez)
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has also ordered teachers to evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if they show up at schools.
“We will not allow any law enforcement agency to take any kind of immigration action against our students or their families in our care,” LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said during a news conference in January.
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After Trump won the presidential elections in November, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy offered a “Self-Care Suite” at the school, while Northwestern University offered a “post-election wellness space” that provided puzzles, snacks and “brain break activities” for students.
Fox News’ Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
