UMass Amherst based its decision on a law Congress enacted in 2012. The “Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012,” restricts Iranian citizens from education in United States if they were preparing for a career in the energy sector or nuclear science in Iran.
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In a statement posted on their website on Wednesday, the alliance said it “commends UMass Amherst for reversing a policy that would have disenfranchised qualified Iranian students from its programs.”
