"U.S. higher education has come to rely on foreign students -- for tuition revenue, research brainpower and the diversity they lend campuses -- and [is a reason] why many institutions are concerned about the far-reaching effects of Sept. 11. Officials at some schools worry that global recession, proposed visa hurdles and fear of terrorism could scare away a crucial part of their student bodies," the president of Southeastern University told The Washington Post. "Yet the demand for U.S. degrees is so strong that many in higher education believe that more than enough students will continue coming to the United States even as many tourists, business travelers and immigrants are kept away."
You can read the complete November 22, 2001 Washington Post article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50748-2001Nov18.html
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Posted November 22, 2001, on the NASFAA Web Site www.nasfaa.org
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