International Students | Jo Ann Hardesty | Films From Inside

• The University of Oregon is among the colleges who object the Trump Administration's edict this week mandating that international students must take at least one in person class in the fall or lose their student visas. Dennis Galvan, the dean and vice president for global engagement at UO joins us to talk about what he's hearing from students and the approach the university is taking to push back on the policy.

• Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has been leading the charge to change policing in Portland for decades. Now, during the global uprising against police violence and anti-Black racism, Hardesty is at the forefront of many police reform conversations in Portland and the state of Oregon. Last week, she wrote an open letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell requesting changes to the way police handle protests. And yesterday, Hardesty was appointed to Gov. Kate Brown's Public Safety Training and Standards Task Force, which will review police training and hiring practices. Hardesty joins us to talk about her work on police reform and what she's working on next.

• On Thursday evening, Open Signal will broadcast short films created by a group of young men incarcerated at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. They started working on their projects before Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued her "stay at home" order in March to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The films include personal narrative, documentary, a breakdance film, sketch comedy and a cooking show. Morpheus Youth Project co-founder and executive director Carlos Chavez worked with the young men on their films. He joins us along with Ezequiel Vasquez, a 24-year-old incarcerated at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, who worked on many of the films.

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