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...United States’ visa policy for foreign students is appallingly muddled—leaving many students who dream of attending higher eduction in the United States waiting unfairly for months, if not years, in limbo. Still other students have been discouraged from applying. Reform is clearly needed, and University President Lawrence H. Summers should be commended for recently attempting to rectify America’s wrongheaded strategy. Summers’ leadership, while many others in academia remain silent, is admirable...
...letter addressed to Secretary of State Colin Powell and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Summers urged immediate revisions of the student visa application process to avert the detrimental decline in foreign graduate students across the country. The situation has become so acute that Harvard and other institutions can no longer attract adequate numbers of foreign graduate applicants...
...letter, Summers highlights the particular hardship science programs have experienced at Harvard and elsewhere. Visa policies have been especially stringent for students from China, India and the Middle East, where many applicants seek graduate study in science and engineering fields. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has seen a decline of 40 percent in applications from China alone in some of its science programs. Because of these declines, many students abroad suspect an unwelcoming climate for foreigners inside the United States—a perception which has further compounded the drop in applications...
...Summers emphasized, the State Department should clearly define timeframes for students requiring visas. At present, many international students are forced to wait in the dark for the results of their visa applications, with no indication of when the decision will be made. This indefinite delay is frustrating as many students cannot work, study or make reasonably informed decisions for their future. The Department of Homeland Security must not veil administrative disorganization with the pretense of national security. To drag their feet when students can be screened in a timely manner is unacceptable. We hope the Bush administration receives Summers?...
...center changed the landscape of the National Basketball Association with his size and shooting touch, but his team-first attitude and self-deprecating humor have blown through the league like a gust of fresh air, reinvigorating a sport grown weary of spoiled, misbehaving superstars. All-American companies such as Visa, Apple, Pepsi and Reebok have flocked to seek his endorsements, making the Shanghai native, 23, the most recognizable Chinese icon since Chairman...