The 12 international students at Clark University and four at Worcester Polytechnic Institute whose legal statuses and visas were previously revoked are now able to continue their studies at the Worcester universities.
Central Massachusetts colleges and universities are now in the process of navigating international students fears and bracing themselves for how those students’ absences could impact their economic standing.
Presidents of five Worcester colleges and universities are pushing back against the non-binding ballot initiative asking voters if college endowments should be subject to a 0.5% tax.Â
Coming on the heels of news about four WPI students have their visas revoked, Clark University has seen a dozen students at the school suffer the same fate.
Throughout the next two to three years, Clark will sunset majors and minors in its Francophone studies, ancient civilization, and comparative literature. The university will redesign its studio arts major.
Clark University and its business school have joined 1,700 institutions worldwide working to realize the goals of the United Nations as the Worcester university has joined the UN Academic Impact initiative.Â
After 10 days of picketing, Clark University student workers have ended their strike meant to bring attention to their efforts to unionize at the Worcester school.