UMN sees impact of international students despite new challenges

UMN sees impact of international students despite new challenges

The impact of international students on campus has grown since the University of Minnesota celebrated its first international student on campus 150 years ago. The University is home to over 6,000 international students, making up more than 10% of the total student body. It is rated 38th among research institutions in the international student population. International students have made an impact on the University from the start. The first inter…

International Students React With Fear, Uncertainty to Federal Immigration Policy Changes

After a dizzying few weeks of visa revocations and reinstatements, the Maroon spoke to UChicago international students who were reevaluating their decisions to study in the United States. All of the students were granted anonymity due to fear of government retaliation. “The reason that any of us travel to a different country, leave everything behind, is so that we can access better education, better opportunities,” an undergraduate student from …