A federal judge in Texas has ruled as illegal a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.
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.
It’s official: Biden withdrew rule that would have put strict limits on student visas
In withdrawing a Trump-era visa-rule change, the Biden administration notes overwhelming opposition to the proposal.
A false choice in California?
The University of California will cap international enrollments to admit more in-state students. But is it necessarily true that if someone gets in, someone else has to be left out?
College athletes may be able to get compensation — but not if they’re international students
International students can can work in the dining hall or campus bookstore — but wouldn’t be permitted under visa rules to profit from their “name, image, and likeness” by appearing at a soccer clinic or autograph signing, as the new laws allow.
Guilt by educational association?
Students are pushing back against a Trump-era policy that denies visas to people who studied at universities affiliated with the Chinese military.
A more optimistic picture for international-student enrollment
Forty-three percent of colleges said international applications were above 2020 levels, according to the Institute of International Education. Of that group, about 15 percent reported a “substantial” increase in overseas applicants.
Mapping global research
“If we frame everything as a bilateral race between U.S. and China, we’re missing half of the system because we’ve really globalized.”
Colleges play a dominant role in attracting global talent
One in five entrepreneurs who start venture-backed companies in the U.S. are immigrants, a new study shows. Of that group, more than three-quarters came to America for college.
How the public sees international students
A new survey sends mixed signals: Americans, for example, have generally favorable opinions of international students but also believe they might have been sent to the U.S. to poach ideas.
An uncertain future for undocumented students
Legislation to provide legal protections and a path to citizenship for DACA recipients and other young immigrants has remained stymied in Washington, although President Biden is supportive of such changes. And many immigration-law experts think a federal judge in Texas could rule the current program unlawful.