techcrunch article on decline in foreign grad enrollment

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: mo () ccr org (Mike O'Dell)
Date: August 31, 2009 9:04:54 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: techcrunch article on decline in foreign grad enrollment


one thing i missed in the article cited by vijay
is any discussion of the student visa policies of the
Department of Homeland Scrutiny.

How many would-be foreign grad-students see the requirements
to get a student visa, the limitations on their ability to
come and go, and the imposition of limitations on areas of
study and conclude that it's not worth the trouble?

The horror stories have been documented widely, including on
this list, and it's no wonder "the best and the brightest" are
going elsewhere. After all, it's a Free Market out there and
"the best and the brightest" are simply voting with their feet.

Joy's Law applies to universities too:

        "No matter who you are, most of the smart people
         work for someone else."  - wnj

        -mo






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