HECA covid-19 daily news updates

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Extra Tuition-Free Time on Campus

Taking a Stand and Sitting it Out

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Colleges Seek Waivers from Risk-Taking Students

Faculty to Students--Stay Home

A Dry Run at a Socially Distanced Classroom

Discrimination Against Colleges Serving Minorities?

COVID-19 Roundup - Study Recommends Testing Every 2 Days

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Live Coronavirus Updates

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The Return of the Campus Tour

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Live Coronavirus Updates

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The Virus Beat Us -- Colleges are Increasingly Going Online for Fall Semester

U Texas Fall 2020 Planning Update July 29

More than 6,600 COVID Cases Linked to US Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Ed Articles Now Free to Access

To watch the recent NCAG webinar, "Preparing for Campus Life During a Pandemic" with guest speaker, Jim Welch, click this link. This webinar can be found in the NCAG Open Content channel.

We are taking the month of July off from COVID updates but will resume daily postings on Monday, August 3, 2020.

HECA strongly opposes the announcement this week by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 international students must return to their home country or face deportation if their educational institution offers only online classes during the fall semester. ICE similarly announced that international students not already in the US would not receive student visas if their institution plans to provide online-only instruction this fall. This applies to students enrolled at elementary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions.

HECA has members in 14 countries. Forty percent of our members work in some way with international students. HGRC believes this announcement is a continuation of policies that suggest hostility toward international students and risks further damaging the economic and cultural well-being of our nation’s schools and colleges. Historically, the US has a reputation for having the best universities in the world and has traditionally welcomed students from around the globe. We risk damaging our reputation for providing the highest quality education and for being a welcoming, generous nation - and these excellent international students will certainly go elsewhere.

The US hosts over one million international students annually that contribute 41 billion dollars to the US economy and supports 458,290 jobs. (Source: NAFSA’s economic analysis for 2018-19 academic year: US Department of Education, US Department of Commerce and the Open Doors report.) To learn more how individual states will be affected economically see here.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, schools and universities have struggled with how and when to resume classes and other campus-based activities in a safe manner. Many have decided that online instruction is the best way to keep students, teachers, administrators, and communities safe. ICE’s decision to send students home exacerbates an already difficult situation as colleges face significant enrollment declines, including international students. For those that have not confirmed in-person classes this fall, the ICE announcement may force institutions to make the difficult decision to reopen when that course of action might not be in the best interest of public health.

If you have further questions, contact the Government Relations Committee, hgrc@hecaonline.org. You can also write to your state and US legislators or ICE explaining why you oppose this action.

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