A Nigerian man from Texas Kamorudeen Abidogun, said he received two letters from Navarro College, a two-year community college telling him that him and brothers can't be admitted because of the of Ebola.
Abidogun's five relatives in Nigeria who used his home address in Richmond, Texas as their US mailing address were applied to the college for a two year programme.
“I received, last weekend, two rejection letters...saying the reason why they were not given admission was...Ebola,” said Abidogun, who is a mechanical engineer.
According CNBC.com, it says it got an email reply from the college apologizing for the action .
The email reads.....
“Our college values its diverse population of international students. This fall we have almost 100 students from Africa. Unfortunately, some students received incorrect information regarding their applications to the institution,”
“As part of our new honour’s programme, the college restructured the international department to include focused recruitment from certain countries each year. Our focus for 2014-15 is on China and Indonesia. Other countries will be
identified and recruitment efforts put in place once we launch our new honours programme in the fall of 2015.
identified and recruitment efforts put in place once we launch our new honours programme in the fall of 2015.
“We apologise for any misinformation that may have been shared with students. Additional
information regarding our progress with this new initiative will be posted on our website,” The college spokesman Said.
information regarding our progress with this new initiative will be posted on our website,” The college spokesman Said.
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