UArizona working to keep international students in the U.S.

The University of Arizona is working on plans to keep international students in the US.

U-OF-A NOW REACTING TO THERECENT FEDERAL MANDATE -- THATIMPACTS INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS.

THAT GROUP IS ACRITICAL COMPONENT -- OF THEUNIVERSITY'S REVENUE STREAM.AND RIGHT NOW -- U-OF-ALEADERS ARE WORKING FAST TOMAKE SURE -- THEY DON'T LOSETHEM.COLLEGES FINALLY GET THEIRANSWER ON THE PLAN FORINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS DURINGTHE PANDEMIC CRISIS.

ICEANNOUNCED NEW GUIDELINESYESTERDAY -- STATING --STUDENTS "MAY NOT TAKE A (FULLONLINE COURSE LOAD AND REMAININ THE UNITED STATES." THATMEANS THERE MUST BE IN- PERSONINTERACTION.

U-OF-A PROVOSTLIESL FOLKS SAYS THEUNIVERSITY QUICKLY HEARD FROMANXIOUS AND UPSET STUDENTS.

WEEMAILED THE STUDENTS YESTERDAYAND SAID "DON'T PANIC, WE'REWORKING ON IT." AND WE ARE.THERE'S A WHOLE TEAM THATQUICKLY CAME TOGETHERYESTERDAY TO ANSWER ALL THOSEQUESTIONS.

THE U-OF-A HASALREADY DEVELOPED -- HYBRIDAND IN- PERSON CURRICULUM --FOR THE NEXT TWO SEMESTERS.AND STUDENTS HAVE ALREADYCHOSEN THEIR CLASSES FOR THEFALL SEMESTER.

FOR SOMESTUDENTS, THERE'S NO PROBLEMAT ALL BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADYEASILY MET THE REQUIREMENT.BUT OTHER STUDENTS -- SHE SAYS-- MAY HAVE ALREADY CHOSENONLY ON-LINE COURSES FOR THEFALL SEMESTER.

AND SO WE'REGOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITHTHEM ONE-ON-ONE AND GO BACKAND SAY -- WE NEED YOU TO BEIN THIS CLASS AND NOT THATCLASS.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOTAT STAKE -- IF THE UNIVERSITYLOSES ANY INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS.

THEY CONTRIBUTEINTELLECTUALLY AND CULTURALLY-- BUT FOLKS SAYS -- THEREVENUE FOREIGN STUDENTSGENERATE CAN BOLSTER LIMPINGBUDGETS -- AND ALLOW COLLEGESTO ENROLL A LARGER NUMBER OFU.S STUDENTS.

EVERY YEAR WHENWE BUILD A CLASS WE HAVEENOUGH STUDENTS WHO PAY HIGHTUITION TO BALANCE THESTUDENTS WHO PAY LOWER TUITIONBECAUSE OF FINANCIAL NEED OROUR MERIT BASED STUDENTS.THAT'S ALWAYS A BIT OF ATANGLE FOR ANY UNIVERSITY.

SHESAYS THE UNIVERSITY IS MAKINGSPECIFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKESURE THEY COMPLETE THEIRDEGREES -- THEIR VISAS WILL BEOKAY -- AND THEIR HEALTH NEEDSARE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO LOTS OFPIECES, BUT WE WILL GET THERE.WE WILL GET THERE.THE U-OF-A REPORTS THAT ITHOSTS MORE THAN 4-THOUSANDINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ANDSCHOLARS FROM AROUND THEWORLD..

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