Published June 4, 2021
Diverse Education quoted Lee H. Melvin on a recent decision by the Department of State granting a National Interest Exception for students and others who qualify in China, Iran, India, Brazil, South Africa, the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and Ireland to travel to the U.S. “We are trying to show students that we are a safe area,” he said. “We are welcoming. We want our international students here. With that, we are battling uphill right now to continue to capture the attention of international students and convince them that they should still study in the United States.”
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