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Karin Fischer

A freelance journalist and expert on global issues in higher ed, Karin has been writing for more than a decade about the changing relationship between American colleges and the world.

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Posted inLatitudes

What it’s like to live as an undocumented student

By Karin FischerOctober 4, 2021October 4, 2021

“I can have all these accolades and awards and a Swathmore College education. But at the end of the day, what people are going to see is that I am undocumented. So I always ask myself, what weighs heavier, a liberal-arts elite education or a green card?”

Posted inLatitudes

A ban on agents in international-student recruiting could move ahead

By Karin FischerSeptember 27, 2021September 28, 2021

About half of colleges surveyed this year by the American International Recruitment Council and the National Association for College Admission Counseling said they used agents as part of their strategy.

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What does a high-profile breakup mean for global engagement?

By Karin FischerSeptember 20, 2021September 20, 2021

One of the most ambitious partnerships in international education abruptly came undone when the National University of Singapore announced that it was ending its pathbreaking joint liberal-arts college with Yale.

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After an acquittal, more questions about the government’s investigation of academic espionage

By Karin FischerSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

A federal judge has acquitted a former University of Tennessee professor accused of hiding his ties to China after the case against him crumbled. 

Posted inLatitudes

‘Everything was in Afghanistan’

By Karin FischerSeptember 6, 2021September 7, 2021

For nearly two weeks after Kabul fell under Taliban control, Maryam Khademi checked her phone constantly. She was waiting for news that she could leave. It took three attempts, but she and 147 classmates and recent graduates finally made it to the airport.

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How higher education can aid Afghanistan

By Karin FischerAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021

As the precipitous and tragic crisis in Afghanistan unfolds, students, scholars, and researchers are vulnerable.

Posted inLatitudes

A political awakening among Chinese and Chinese-American professors

By Karin FischerAugust 16, 2021August 17, 2021

The China Initiative, the Justice Department’s sweeping investigation of economic and academic espionage, has spawned new activism and advocacy.

Posted inLatitudes

This program expands access to international education to underrepresented students

By Karin FischerAugust 9, 2021August 10, 2021

Education abroad remains far less diverse than U.S. higher education as a whole, and students of color can face hurdles in going overseas.

Posted inLatitudes

How will new federal commitment on international education become concrete policy?

By Karin FischerAugust 2, 2021August 2, 2021

The federal pledge of a “renewed focus” on international education is exciting for a field that has felt both overlooked and under siege in recent years.

Posted inLatitudes

Biden administration calls for a ‘renewed U.S. commitment to international education’

By Karin FischerJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021

The United States has never had a coordinated national approach to international education. Now the Biden administration says it will pursue one.

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