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Some Foreign Students Departing U.S. in Fear (The Washington Post)

"A small but growing number of Middle Eastern students are withdrawing from U.S. colleges and returning home -- some to comfort worried parents on the far side of the globe, others to flee an environment they fear is turning hostile to young foreigners," according to an article in The Washington Post. Those who have left are primarily undergraduates. Many other students are said to be debating whether to stay or go. They have been the recipients of conflicting advice from schools, parents, embassies, countries, and others. Schools note that even where Middle Eastern students have left, few had been the target of threats or harrassment on campus. The article reports that most withdrawing students have registered for classes in the spring, but that "university officials are concerned that heightened security or possible new visa restrictions could make that difficult."

You can read the complete September 20, 2001 Washington Post article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/attacked/A228-2001Sep20.html

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Posted September 24, 2001, on the NASFAA Web Site www.nasfaa.org
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