Universities, scholars anticipate new era of collaboration in Iran

By Tara García Mathewson. Before China rose to claim the title, Iran was once the top sender of international students to U.S. universities. In 1979, more than 51,000 Iranian students studied here, according to the Institute for International Education. More recently, during the 2013-14 school year, that number was not even 10,200. Only two students from the U.S. were studying in Iran during the 2012-13 school year. Read more...