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President Donald Trump's order to bar citizens from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the U.S. has left American universities grappling with its impact: international faculty have been detained at airports; there is concern that foreign students will be blocked from returning from their breaks.
But the ban could have many other far-reaching consequences. SUNY Albany’s Jason Lane explains how for decades, the US has used international education as a diplomatic tool. So, the question is not just how the ban will affect universities themselves but also how it will impact America’s relations with other nations?
Meanwhile, physician and radiologist Richard Gunderman has just returned from Sudan, one of the countries on the ban list. He shares his experience of visiting with Sudanese Muslims, who went out of their way to welcome him. Many Muslims, he writes, see offering hospitality as a practice of their faith.
Wondering why these seven countries were singled out? Take a look at this roundup from our archives that explains some of the major ongoing conflicts.
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Activists in Portland, Oregon, protest President Trump’s ban.
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Jason Lane, University at Albany, State University of New York
For decades, the US has used international education to support democracy and positive relations with countries. For most of the 1970s, Iran sent more students to America than any other country.
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Health + Medicine
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Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
A physician describes the warm welcome he received from Sudanese Muslims just this month when he visited Sudan. His experience comes in part, he writes, from their faith.
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Debra A. Goff, The Ohio State University
Antibiotic resistance is a major health threat that causes almost 700,000 deaths a year, and its toll is expected to grow. Here are some things you can do to offer your own resistance.
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Politics + Society
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Emily Costello, The Conversation; Danielle Douez, The Conversation
This roundup from our archives explains some of the major conflicts unfolding in the seven countries singled out by Trump's executive order.
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Arts + Culture
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Ani Kokobobo, University of Kansas
Set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the epic novel is a case study in the grassroots strength of ordinary people.
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Environment + Energy
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Peter Alagona, University of California, Santa Barbara; Kevin C. Brown, University of California, Santa Barbara
Critics say the Endangered Species Act does not work because only about 1 percent of protected species have officially "recovered." Two biologists explain why recovery is so hard to define.
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Nives Dolsak, University of Washington; Aseem Prakash, University of Washington
Two environmental policy experts offer a more politically palatable way to lower carbon emissions – based on consumption, not conventional regulation.
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Science + Technology
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Sri Sridharan, University of South Florida
Governments, academic institutions and private companies are all spending millions of dollars. But the most effective solutions to the cybersecurity labor shortage will not be found individually.
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Economy + Business
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Chris Jones, Aston University
The GOP has a proposal on the table that could send shockwaves through the tax avoidance industry.
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