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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Something for the new UC prez to worry about

No, yours truly does not have any advance knowledge about who the new UC prez will be. As noted yesterday, the Regents will unveil the name this afternoon. But the item below seems to be a major issue for any campus with international students:

US: Foreigners Can't Stay for Online Classes

Ozy, 7-7-20

Here's your degree from the school of hard knocks. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said yesterday it'll boot foreigners on student visas if their schools opt for online-only classes in the fall. While students could transfer to other schools with in-person instruction, they'd have to reapply for admission — and many institutions, like Harvard, are planning online-only fall sessions to slow the spread of coronavirus. Some 400,000 people have F-1 or M-1 visas affected by the policy. Also hurting will be U.S. schools, which rely heavily on $2.5 billion in annual revenue from foreign students.

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