Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Education Dive
As concerns about the novel coronavirus mounted in the U.S., colleges canceled face-to-face classes and turned to online instruction in quick succession. Some institutions ordered residence halls to be vacated, raising questions about what would happen to students who couldn’t leave campus so easily. A chunk of this population is international students, who account for a little more than 5% of the country’s total higher education enrollment. As the disease spreads globally, officials are scrambling to help current students and stem recruitment losses.
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