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Marketing Efforts: Combat Fears and Colleges Face

marketing efforts: And dozens of other schools produced online videos to welcome foreign students, according to Hamilton Spectator. As U.S. colleges face new but significant declines in applications from abroad, many are rolling out marketing efforts to combat fears of harassment and concerns that President Donald Trump's stance on immigration reflects a United States that is becoming less welcoming to foreigners. Purdue University sent overseas applicants a note from two mayors touting Indiana's friendly smiles and hospitality. Students are telling us that they don't feel safe here in the United States. This year it was a little more important to make sure that they felt comfortable with their decision. That they're concerned about discrimination, racism, said Katharine Johnson Suski, admissions director at Iowa State University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.