Foreign Students: Uncle Sam Wants You

An unprecedented summit between the U.S. government and college presidents paves the way for new efforts to engage with the world

The State Department invited 120 college leaders here this month to talk about how to make American higher education more engaged with the world and counter the perception that the United States no longer welcomes foreign students. President Bush used the occasion to announce a $114-million proposal to increase the teaching of "critical" foreign languages,

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