Five stories that have North Texas talking: Texas colleges see fewer international student applications; today marks one year since the Dallas ambush; what it took to build Toyota’s Plano campus; and more.
International applications to public universities in Texas have dropped by at least 10,000 over the past year, the Houston Chronicle reports.
A review of university data by the Chronicle shows a 12.5 percent decrease in applications from international students last fall. That compares to the 30 percent increase in applications from 2013 to 2016.
According to the Chronicle: “Several factors are likely causing foreign students to look elsewhere, analysts and campus administrators say, noting a sluggish global economy and greater competition from other countries. Still, many bluntly point to President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric as significant, saying it is creating an unwelcoming environment.”
In North Texas, however, the University of Texas at Dallas saw a 6.4 percent increase in international students applications. It was one of seven schools measured by the Chronicle that saw positive percent change. According to the data, 14,205 international students applied for the fall 2017 semester, up from 13,354 in fall 2016.
In Denton, UNT followed the statewide trend with a 23 percent decrease in international students applications, and UT-Arlington saw a drop just over 18 percent. [Houston Chronicle, The Associated Press]
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- Despite the challenges Dallas Police has faced in the past year, two rookie officers say they’re in the right department, in a city where they feel they can do some good. [KERA News]
- Three years after executives announced Toyota was relocating from Torrance, Calif., to Plano, they’re ready to show off the new headquarters. [The Dallas Morning News]
- A lawmaker wrote a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott urging him to veto a bill that allows the hunting of feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons. He wasn’t swayed. [Texas Tribune]
- A plus-size model from The Colony was fat-shamed on an American Airlines flight, so she made the experience public — both on Instagram and in interviews this week. [GuideLive]
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