University takes new steps to comply with Iranian sanctions
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts university says it will continue to admit Iranian nationals but is taking new measures to comply…
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UMass Amherst erred on policy for Iranian students
This past week, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst made a course correction that puts it back on track with its mission…
‘Do-it-yourself sanctions threaten science dialogue with Iran’
In his Iranian new year message of March 2011, President Barack Obama pledged the US would “build new avenues for engagement with Iran’s youth,…
UMass reverses ban, will admit Iranians to graduate program
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts at Amherst said Wednesday that it has reversed its decision to ban Iranian nationals…
Iranian students feel ‘betrayed, excluded, and threatened’ by UMass policy
Two student groups are decrying an “outrageous” University of Massachusetts Amherst policy that restricts Iranian citizens from enrolling in some engineering and…
UMass restrictions on Iranian students worrying: NIAC
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has expressed deep concern over restrictions imposed on Iranian students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.…
UMass Amherst tells Iranian students they need not apply to certain programs
The University of Massachusetts-Amherst deleted a policy statement Friday that warned students from Iran not to apply if they plan to major…