Thursday, November 10, 2016

Could Trump election result in international student numbers falling in the U.S.?

With all that Donald Trump has said about various racial/cultural groups, women, internationals and others, some fear that international student interest in the U.S. may drop. This would be an incredibly unfortunate outcome of Trump's victory at the polls - both in regard to international students being an important part of U.S. domestic students' learning as well as the loss of opportunity for U.S. higher education to help build human capacity around the world.

Having been on campus to consult at one Mid-Western university the day after the election, I observed on thing that gave me hope. The campus was full of cross-cultural interaction of various types - students walking, studying, playing sports, and a variety of things all together. Perhaps knowing that our shared diverse communities are being threatened by ideologic hostility will lead to students valuing that diversity and each other more than ever!

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