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A weekly newsletter about what matters in global higher education and why. Written by Karin Fischer, a journalist with more than a decade of experience covering the changing relationship between American colleges and the world.
How Visa Policy is Creating a Leaky Science Pipeline
Will international students choose to study in a place where they can make connections that could lead to a lasting career?
Shutting the Door on China Partnerships
American colleges are not alone in being pulled into geopolitical tensions with China.
Are Declines in English-Language Programs a Sign of Trouble to Come?
For American higher ed, declining international enrollments are a hardship. For some, the problem could be existential.
The Shadow of Geopolitics
The State Department has designated the Confucius Institute U.S. Center a “foreign mission” of China, the latest salvo in an ongoing confrontation.
What Turning Off WeChat Means
Limiting the social-media app could cut off Chinese students from family and friends at home. Plus, an international-exchange veteran on the decision to end the Fubright program in Hong Kong and mainland China.
A Quiet Victory for International Students
The Trump administration won’t appeal a court loss in a low-profile but important student-visa case.
An Unwelcome Clarification for International Students
The latest student-visa policy guidance says new students won’t be allowed into the country if their classes are wholly online.
After Policy Reversal, Encouraging and Troubling Signs for International Education
The good and bad of the resolution of the international-student policy.
What To Watch on the International Student Ban
The new Trump administration policy has galvanized support for international students in a way that is rare.