US universities are grappling with President Donald Trump’s executive order curtailing immigration and its implications for their eclectic faculty and student bodies. —Amy Gutmann, president, University of PennsylvaniaIt is critical that the US continues to welcome the best students, scholars, scientists, and engineers of all backgrounds and nationalities. —Glenn Hubbard, dean, Columbia Business SchoolOur international students and scholars are essential to our identity and excellence. —Drew Faust, president, Harvard UniversityIt’s personalWe have members of our community from each of the seven named countries. [Harvard International Office] staff are working assiduously to develop travel guidance with whatever clarity can be achieved given the circumstances.

Source: Mint January 31, 2017 14:03 UTC