Students at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's confrontational stance toward foreign students and elite universities. Many international students, including Denis Lomov, a PhD student from Russia, express concern and uncertainty about their future in the US, as policies like visa revocations and funding cuts affect their academic journey. The overall atmosphere is one of apprehension, with students contemplating moving to countries like Canada or Europe for better opportunities in light of the unpredictable political climate.
The overall mood across the room [among international students] is that people are looking for other options, said Denis Lomov.
It makes you wonder if maybe you'd rather go somewhere else, Lomov told Al Jazeera, adding that he is still several years away from completing his PhD.
The unpredictability of these policies makes me fear about the future, both as a student and after I graduate, he said.
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