Foreign Students Who Could Not Go Home During Pandemic Still Residing on Campuses
Many students who were not able to go home during the coronavirus-related closures are still residing on the campuses of local colleges, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Before the crisis, the student residence hall at Penn State Abington was packed with students engaging in numerous fun activities, including movie nights and various free events.
Now, however, only 20 students remain out of the usual 400. And sometimes it is days before they see each other.
“Sometimes I feel like I get lonely,” said Krish Kabi, 18, a biomedical engineering major from Indonesia.
It is a similar situation at other schools as well. At Haverford College, there are still around 100 students on campus while at Bryn Mawr College there are 140.
And with the crisis not nearing its end, some students will probably have to remain into the summer.
To make sure the needs of the remaining students are met, some schools have already made provisions to account for prolonged stays. For example, at Haverford, students can stay until August 1 or through the summer by petitioning the dean.
Read more about Penn State Abington at The Philadelphia Inquirer by clicking here.
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