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Often, the President’s resolve is admirable, a welcome asset. Observing a troubling drop in the presence of international students at American universities, Summers sprung into action, emerging as one of the most prominent figures in favor of a reevaluation of post-9/11 student visa policy. He has also proven willing to voice his own beliefs even when they are less popular within the Harvard community. In 2002, Summers called attention to an apparent spike in anti-Semitism on college campuses, and a slew of international coverage followed...
...STEPPING DOWN. DAVID BLUNKETT, 57, British Home Secretary, following a scandal over his alleged involvement in expediting a residence visa for his ex-lover's nanny; in London. Although Blunkett denied any wrongdoing, the scandal capped a string of career-damaging revelations, including nasty remarks about his colleagues made in a recent biography, the disclosure of his three-year affair with American publisher Kimberly Quinn, and his claims to have fathered her two-year-old son. Born blind, Blunkett rose from working-class roots to become one of Prime Minister Tony Blair's closest allies; his security initiatives were...
Michael N. Starnbach, an associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at Harvard Medical School who has traveled to the Cuban institute, said the visa delays have “really prevented us from moving the collaboration forward...
...process of getting a visa averages about 30 days for people coming from countries that the United States has normal relations with, Emerson said. But he noted that visas from some countries, like Cuba, take longer, but typically not more than a few months...
...It’s very difficult because of this intent to immigrate,” he said. “It’s hard to meet that double standard of saying ‘please give me this temporary visa even though I could end up moving there...