Toledo Reaffirms Support for International Students
The University of Toledo
last week issued the following statement on the new U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance regarding
international students:
The University of Toledo has
devoted significant resources over the past months to plan
for and promote a safe return to campus for fall semester.
We appreciate these are
difficult, uncertain times and we have done our best to
provide clarity and assurances for all of our students.
Unfortunately, the guidance issued by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement regarding international students has
created additional uncertainty for our international
students.
UToledo is fully committed
to providing on-campus instruction for our students this
fall, alongside remote and online instruction modalities.
This flexible approach to learning fulfills the new
requirements for our international students.
While our Rocket Restart
plans are subject to change based on the pandemic’s spread
and the guidance from local, state and federal public health
experts, as well as our own health and safety experts, we
understand the importance of an uninterrupted educational
experience. UToledo is currently making plans to ensure that
no student would be impacted mid-semester by these new
federal guidelines.
A diverse student body is a
core value of UToledo. Every year, we welcome hundreds of
international students from around the world into our Rocket
family. Any policy that makes it more difficult for bright
young minds to complete their education at UToledo is
concerning. As always, we continue to monitor the potential
impact of immigration laws, policies and practices on our
campus community and pledge to offer our international
students our full support now and always.
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