Why Indian students and their parents are wary of studying on U.S. campuses

An article on Economic Times about concerns students from India and their parents have about studying in the U.S. following the election of Donald Trump as president reports UB had roughly 1,600 Indian students in the fall of 2016, and interviews UB President Satish K. Tripathi. “But this year we do sense heightened anxiety around immigration and employment issues and we are doing all we can to help prospective students by answering all their questions and supporting them,” he said. The article also interviews Shayani Bhattacharya, who just completed a PhD in English and is headed for a tenure track position at a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. “We have seen a few international students being harassed verbally. The entire community, however, has been supportive and there has been a strong petition to declare Buffalo a sanctuary campus,” she said. The interviews were part of a visit to UB by a delegation of Indian journalists interested in learning more about Indian students studying in the U.S.

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