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In my latest Latitudes flash poll, I asked international educators how they were advising foreign students in an exceptionally uncertain policy environment. Two-thirds said they were cautioning students to follow current government policy — even if it is being challenged in court
Read about the poll results and all the latest #globaled news and analysis in my weekly newsletter. Subscribing is free! chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
One in four international student is studying computer science. Here’s how programs are responding to the Trump administration’s more-restrictive interpretation of federal rules. chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
A recent survey from @ACEducation found that six in 10 senior college leaders said they are “extremely” or “moderately” concerned about the impact of immigration restrictions and visa revocations
So what's college leaders' plan of action for international enrollment? Read more about what they said about the issue facing U.S. colleges in this week's issue of Latitudes, my newsletter on global education chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
A student-visa crackdown in the spring of 2025, when thousands of foreign students lost their legal status, seemed random. But researchers think it was tied to campus protests a year earlier.
chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
🚨 NEWS: Trump administration wants to sharply increase fees for participating in optional practical training, the work program for recent international graduates. There would be a $70,000 fee for an initial OPT application and $30,000 for subsequent apps public-inspection.federalreg…
Here's a link to @chronicle coverage: chronicle.com/liveblog/heres…
NEW: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from publicly releasing the names and addresses of foreign donors to American colleges. chronicle.com/liveblog/heres…
The U.S. government is appealing a federal judge's decision to block a sweeping new student-visa rule, putting time limits on foreign students, from going into effect.
storage.courtlistener.com/re…
After a summer of speculation, the first hard data on international enrollments is in. The number of students from overseas on American campuses this September is about 8 percent lower than fall of 2025, the second year of declines. chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
NEW: The White House has stripped $70 million in already-appropriated funding for "woke" international-education projects.
whitehouse.gov/briefings-sta…
The Trump administration tried a similar tactic this time last year — but it got bipartisan pushback from Congress. Here's background:
chronicle.com/article/white-… AND chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
Lawmakers want to cap international athletes on college teams, arguing they take spots from Americans. NCAA data show their numbers have increased over the past decade but have fallen for the past two years. Their share of all NCAA participants has held steady, around 5 percent.
I took a look at the issue of international students in college sports in the latest edition of my free weekly newsletter on global education, Latitudes. Read more here: chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
Lawmakers say caps on foreign athletes will keep spots on college teams’ rosters for Americans. But is the critique justified?
“I want to myth-bust on the notion we’re stealing spots,” an expert said.
chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
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Higher ed ’s critics in Washington and state capitals seem to be cherrypicking issues at elite institutions to use as cudgels against the entire system, exacerbating the social, cultural, and political divides that hew along educational lines. chroni.cl/4roqVXH
The U.S. Departments of Education and State are opening joint investigations into Duke University and the University of North Dakota over foreign-financial disclosures.
ed.gov/about/news/press-rele…
A judge’s decision blocking a sweeping student-visa rule is a major victory for colleges and international students — but it's only the first skirmish of what's likely to be a lengthy fight. chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…
When Americans’ trust in college is diminishing, the omnipresence of elite institutions makes it that much more difficult to for the sector to unyoke itself in the public and political consciousness. How does higher education solve a problem like Harvard? chronicle.com/article/higher…