International Students

With the school year winding down, Tufts University administrators met recently with students planning to study abroad, outlining what they should do before they leave and what to expect when they arrive. Above all, they stressed the risks - and ways to minimize them. But with an audience of young adults eager to see the world and seize adventure, it was hard to know whether the warnings truly hit home. "I think the message gets through," said Sheila Bayne, who directs the university's study-abroad program.

Anson Cheung says the shooting deaths of two international graduate students near the University of Southern California made headlines back home in Hong Kong, unnerving his parents. "When I talk to them now, they remind me to be careful, and I know they're thinking about the shooting," said Cheung, a 20-year-old business major, adding that he's never felt unsafe on or around campus. A day after a pair of arrests were announced in the April killings of two students from China, those on campus for summer programs said Saturday that they're relieved the crime was solved, but it...

By Johanna Kaiser, Town Correspondent Bunker Hill Community College has been named one of the US colleges with the most international students. The college was ranked 26 out of 40 on the Chronicle of Higher Education's list of associate degree programs with the most international students. It is the only community college in Massachusetts to make the list. There are currently 784 international students speaking 75 different languages from more than 90 countries enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College, which is the state's largest community...

The New Zealand university hosting U.S. students who were involved in a deadly weekend minivan crash said that they discourage international students from driving and will ratchet up those warnings in the future. The cause of Saturday's crash, which killed three Boston University students traveling to a popular hiking spot, remains under investigation. But David Baker, director of Auckland University's international office, said he intends to step up warnings for international students not to drive because they may be unfamiliar with driving on the left side of the road or local...

Anson Cheung says the shooting deaths of two international graduate students near the University of Southern California made headlines back home in Hong Kong, unnerving his parents. "When I talk to them now, they remind me to be careful, and I know they're thinking about the shooting," said Cheung, a 20-year-old business major, adding that he's never felt unsafe on or around campus. A day after a pair of arrests were announced in the April killings of two students from China, those on campus for summer programs said Saturday that they're relieved the crime was solved, but it...

The New Zealand university hosting U.S. students who were involved in a deadly weekend minivan crash said that they discourage international students from driving and will ratchet up those warnings in the future. The cause of Saturday's crash, which killed three Boston University students traveling to a popular hiking spot, remains under investigation. But David Baker, director of Auckland University's international office, said he intends to step up warnings for international students not to drive because they may be unfamiliar with driving on the...

Police in Waltham say a Bentley University graduate student from China has been struck and killed by a vehicle on a street near the campus. Police said a bystander tried to perform CPR on the injured 23-year-old woman, who was hit Friday afternoon on Beaver Street. She died later at a Boston hospital. Authorities did not immediately release her name. Police said the driver was a 41-year-old man who stopped and is cooperating with their investigation. Police said in a statement he did not appear to be impaired at the time of the crash.

Salve Regina University has reached an agreement with Middlebury College in Vermont to host a summer English language immersion program on its campus. The university says the deal means international students enrolled in the program will study in Newport through 2014. The program is offered by the California-based Monterey Institute of International Studies, which is a graduate school of Middlebury College. The program is designed for international students who are undergraduates in the United States or are interested in studying on the undergraduate level.

The number of international graduate students enrolling in American universities appears to have rebounded slightly this fall following three years of decline. The figure rose 1 percent compared with a year ago, the Washington-based Council of Graduate Schools says in a new report. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the numbers fell 8 percent in 2002, 10 percent in 2003, and 3 percent in 2004. "A 1 percent increase is suggestive of probably nothing more than that the large dips we saw over the last three years" are not occurring, said Heath Brown,...

LOS ANGELES - A gunman opened fire on a BMW near the University of Southern California campus Wednesday, killing two international students from China in what may have been a bungled carjacking attempt, police said. The couple was sitting in the new 3-series luxury car when the gunman fired around 1 a.m., shattering the car windows. The woman, Ying Wu, was slumped in the front passenger seat. The wounded man, Ming Qu, managed to get out of the car and run to a nearby home, where he pounded on the door pleading for help, and someone called 911, police Commander...

LOS ANGELES - A gunman opened fire on a BMW near the University of Southern California campus Wednesday, killing two international students from China in what may have been a bungled carjacking attempt, police said. The couple was sitting in the new 3-series luxury car when the gunman fired around 1 a.m., shattering the car windows. The woman, Ying Wu, was slumped in the front passenger seat. The wounded man, Ming Qu, managed to get out of the car and run to a nearby home, where he pounded on the door pleading for help, and someone called 911, police Commander Andrew Smith said.

Police in Waltham say a Bentley University graduate student from China has been struck and killed by a vehicle on a street near the campus. Police said a bystander tried to perform CPR on the injured 23-year-old woman, who was hit Friday afternoon on Beaver Street. She died later at a Boston hospital. Authorities did not immediately release her name. Police said the driver was a 41-year-old man who stopped and is cooperating with their investigation. Police said in a statement he did not appear to be impaired at the time of the crash.

Salve Regina University has reached an agreement with Middlebury College in Vermont to host a summer English language immersion program on its campus. The university says the deal means international students enrolled in the program will study in Newport through 2014. The program is offered by the California-based Monterey Institute of International Studies, which is a graduate school of Middlebury College. The program is designed for international students who are undergraduates in the United States or are interested in studying on the undergraduate level.

By Johanna Kaiser, Town Correspondent Bunker Hill Community College has been named one of the US colleges with the most international students. The college was ranked 26 out of 40 on the Chronicle of Higher Education's list of associate degree programs with the most international students. It is the only community college in Massachusetts to make the list. There are currently 784 international students speaking 75 different languages from more than 90 countries enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College, which is the state's largest community...

Rachel Eichhorn, a junior at Clark University majoring in international development and social change, was looking for a global perspective when she chose to study at Leiden University in the Netherlands. In Leiden she took courses focusing on social movements, environment and society, religion and modernity in a global context, and urban inequalities. She also learned about Dutch culture, politics, and history. As a dedicated bicyclist, she was well-prepared for living in a city where bicycles are one of the primary modes of transportation.

John R.R. Howie, a junior at Boston College, wants to be where the action is. For an economics major, that means China, “the most exciting and opportunistic place to be in the 21st century.’’ At Peking University (http://en.pku. edu.cn/) Howie is taking courses in Mandarin, Chinese history, economics, and business. To learn more about his experiences in Beijing, go to http://johnhowie .wordpress.com/. DORM LIFE : “The hot water is shut off at 11 each night until the morning.

BERKELEY, Calif. - The number of international students attending American colleges and universities has nearly rebounded from a slump that followed the 2001 terrorist attacks, which triggered tough new visa restrictions and closer monitoring of foreign scholars. During the 2006-2007 academic year, nearly 583,000 international students took classes at US schools, just 3,000 fewer than the record enrollment set just before the crackdown began, according to a recent report from the State Department and the nonprofit Institute of International Education.

NEW YORK -- A new study says the number of foreign students attending US colleges increased by less than 1 percent in 2002-03 -- the lowest growth rate in seven years. It is just the latest piece of evidence that international students are shying away from the United States because of tough immigration rules. The Institute of International Education said tightened visa procedures enacted after the 2001 terrorist attacks, which have delayed the entry of many foreigners, contributed to the low growth rate.

BERKELEY, Calif. - The number of international students attending American colleges and universities has nearly rebounded from a slump that followed the 2001 terrorist attacks, which triggered tough new visa restrictions and closer monitoring of foreign scholars. During the 2006-2007 academic year, nearly 583,000 international students took classes at US schools, just 3,000 fewer than the record enrollment set just before the crackdown began, according to a recent report from the State Department and the nonprofit Institute of International Education.

The number of international graduate students enrolling in American universities appears to have rebounded slightly this fall following three years of decline. The figure rose 1 percent compared with a year ago, the Washington-based Council of Graduate Schools says in a new report. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the numbers fell 8 percent in 2002, 10 percent in 2003, and 3 percent in 2004. "A 1 percent increase is suggestive of probably nothing more than that the large dips we saw over the last three years" are not occurring, said...