This week in college admissions, Syracuse appoints a new leader, state legislators propose caps on scholarships for international students, U.S. universities in the Middle East move classes online, and Florida seeks to limit non-resident student enrollment at top universities.
Syracuse University recently appointed a new chancellor and president: J. Michael Haynie, currently serving as a vice chancellor and dean of the university’s School of Management. Haynie has been in leadership roles at Syracuse for over ten years.
State legislators in three states have proposed limiting scholarships for international students. In Idaho and Ohio, the bills would allow only a small percentage of athletic scholarships to go to international students, while in Oklahoma, legislators are proposing eliminating all scholarships for noncitizens at public universities.
Many U.S. universities with campuses in the Middle East have moved their classes online as the conflict with Iran has expanded throughout the region. Georgetown, NYU, Carnegie Mellon and others have campuses in the Middle East. Students at many of these campuses are being told to shelter in place, and classes and university operations are being conducted remotely.
Lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives have passed a bill stating that non-resident students can make up no more than five percent of enrolled students at the state’s top public universities, which include the University of Florida and Florida State. The bill is now headed to the Florida Senate.
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