<p>From the NYT article:</p>
<p>"Mrs. Maxwell said she and Mr. Hashemi’s other backers hoped he could apply again next year to the degree-granting program. </p>
<p>If he ultimately cannot pursue a degree at Yale, he will probably try to do so at another university in the United States, she said, adding that a number of alumni and others not connected to Yale had come forward to offer to help Mr. Hashemi after he became a controversial figure this spring."</p>
<p>If they rejected Hashemi this year (due, most likely, to all the political/media pressure), why on earth would Yale accept him next year? Practically any American university he applies to (esp. an Ivy League) is going to be slammed the way Yale has been if they accept him in the future. They’d therefore most likely want to avoid accepting him.</p>