Alfred Williamson, who is from Wales, was accepted to Harvard, making him the first person from his school to get into an Ivy League college and the first in his family to study in the United States.
African students have traded academic institutions in the West for Chinese alternatives. The Trump administration’s clampdown on international students and visas could accelerate the shift.
African students have traded academic institutions in the West for Chinese alternatives. The Trump administration’s clampdown on international students and visas could accelerate the shift.
This week, a federal judge sided with Harvard in one of its two lawsuits, blocking an order by President Trump to prevent international students from enrolling.
Harvard’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. The university is fighting the Trump administration over cuts to research funding and its ability to enroll international students.
The two sides have been battling in court for weeks over Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, who are a major portion of its student body.
A Harvard graduate, a doctor and an actress have been at the center of social media storms over perceived privilege. Some see economic anxiety behind it.
Even before the U.S. threatened to bar international students and besieged universities, China’s huge spending campaign on the sciences was bearing fruit.