The US Embassy and consulates in Thailand provide special application facilities for prospective university students. "Students are telling us that they don't feel safe here in the United States. That they're concerned about discrimination, racism," said Katharine Johnson Suski, admissions director at Iowa State University. At Iowa State University, officials are ramping up their overseas mailings to sell students on the school's Midwestern charm. "I'm sure there are some places where I wouldn't be very welcome, especially places in the southern United States, but I think most of the country is very tolerant."

Source: Bangkok Post May 03, 2017 17:26 UTC