Karin Fischer
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Write. Run. Eat. Drink. Travel. Root for the Nats! The only Newfie you know. Reporting on international ed and the economic, cultural, and political divides around American colleges.
A proposal to charge $100,000 for optional practical training, a federal work program for international graduates of U.S. colleges, could effectively put it out-of-reach to all but the wealthiest students and employers. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
OPT Could Come at a Steep Price
The Trump administration is considering a $10,000 fee for the popular work program. We have questions.
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The clock is ticking down to one of the biggest overhauls to U.S. student visas in years. I want to know how colleges and organizations are coping with the student-visa changes. Please take part in this SHORT SURVEY: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
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NEW: The Trump administration is considering levying a $100K fee on optional practical training, the postgraduate work program for international students. It could discourage students, many of whom want work experience in addition to a degree, from coming to the U.S. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation
The proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.
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NEW: American consular officers have reportedly refused student-visa applicants because they do not have paperwork that complies with new regulations — even though the rules do not take effect for seven weeks. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
Visa Changes Are Coming, but the Headaches Are Here
A mix-up involving student applicants raises questions about how government employees charged with implementation will be trained.
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For years, success in winning competitions for federal research grants was synonymous with a thriving university. Could an institution’s ability to forge private-sector partnerships become the new yardstick? www.chronicle.com/article/cu-b...
CU Boulder’s $60-Million Pivot
Federal money built this research powerhouse. Can private industry sustain it?
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Why is language study on the chopping block? Foreign-language majors are the top target for program cuts at American colleges, according to an examination of publicly announced course reductions over the last two years. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
A new rule caps the amount of time international students can stay in the United States. It changes a lot more than that. In this week's Latitudes, some of the less-covered aspects of the regulation that could shape its impact going forward. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
What to Know About Big Changes to Student Visas
Buckle in, and let’s break it down.
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More NEWS: The U.S. House overwhelmingly voted to defeat an amendment that would have stripped all funding from the Fulbright Program. The majority of both Ds and Rs voted against eliminating the flagship U.S. educational and cultural exchange program. clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
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Want to understand more about the biggest change to student-visa regulations in decades? Read more here: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The Obscure Rules Change That Could Drive More Foreign Students Away
International enrollments at U.S. colleges were already hurting. Now for the next blow.
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Karin Fischer@karinfischer.bsky.social · 3w agoNEWS: The Trump administration has released long-expected regulations that would put fixed time limits on student visas — a restriction that colleges fear could further depress international interest in studying in the United States www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
NEWS: The Trump administration has released long-expected regulations that would put fixed time limits on student visas — a restriction that colleges fear could further depress international interest in studying in the United States www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
Public Inspection: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Me...
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
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College officials are bullish about more Americans studying abroad, but they don’t expect more funding to get students overseas. Takeaways from a survey on the state of study abroad: www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
Taking Stock of New Education-Abroad Data
Most colleges expect the number of Americans studying overseas to increase or hold steady.
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There has been a remarkable reversal in applications by international students: For the upcoming fall, 59 percent of U.S. colleges said applications from overseas were down. Four years ago, two-thirds of colleges reported an **increase** in apps.
Six in 10 U.S. colleges say international applications decreased for this fall — the inverse of trends from just three years ago. The findings from an Institute of International Education survey — well, they're not great, guys. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
For Foreign Enrollments, Not a Pretty Picture
A snapshot survey found that many colleges saw application declines and expect fewer international students to come to campus this fall.
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Ah, nothing like a “summer” ballgame in San Francisco. Go Jays!
One in four young scientists said they were reconsidering their plans to stay in the U.S. after President Trump's election, a big swing from just six months earlier. The largest decline in intent to stay in the United States, about 50 percentage points, was among European grad students and postdocs
One in four young scientists who had planned to stay in the United States is reconsidering because of federal-funding cuts, changes to research and immigration policy, and other disruptions to American science. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
American Brain Drain
Young scientists are rethinking their plans to work in the United States, citizens included.
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The Trump administration is proposing to rescind regs governing Fulbright-Hayes and other international-ed programs to allow "more creativity, less prescription, and in a manner that is responsive to current events and administration priorities." public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13248.pdf
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College degrees and chromosomes have become among the surest predictors of voting behavior and partisan identification. I take a look at two of the deepest rifts in American politics today — how the diploma divide and the gender gap are connected. www.chronicle.com/article/is-t...
Is the Diploma Divide Really a Gender Gap?
Degrees and chromosomes are among the surest predictors of how Americans vote. Why? The answer has high stakes for colleges.
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While American colleges continue to dominate global rankings, declining international engagement may fuel a drop in their international standing. Are Trump administration policies a rankings albatross? (For more, check out Latitudes, my global-education newsletter 👇)
College degrees and chromosomes have become among the surest predictors of voting behavior and partisan identification. I take a look at two of the deepest rifts in American politics today — how the diploma divide and the gender gap are connected. www.chronicle.com/article/is-t...
Is the Diploma Divide Really a Gender Gap?
Degrees and chromosomes are among the surest predictors of how Americans vote. Why? The answer has high stakes for colleges.
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Elon Musk made headlines when he became the world's first trillionaire after SpaceX went public. But he’s not the only big-time entrepreneur to first come to the U.S. as an international student — they are founders of a quarter of all $1 billion startups www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
When International Students Become Entrepreneurs
Elon Musk is just one of more than 200 former foreign students to found a $1 billion company.
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A year ago, nearly four in 10 students applied to college only in a single country. Today, 78 percent of students are considering two or more destinations, according to an IDP Education survey
Some researchers and educators are deciding for personal or political reasons that they're unwilling — or unable — to travel to the U.S. for academic conferences amid visa restrictions, social-media screening, and other policy changes www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
Latitudes: Will Foreign Academics Skip American Conferences?
Some educators are unwilling to travel to the U.S. for personal and political reasons.
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I attended a major international-ed conference last week, and it got me thinking: Are regular attendees skipping academic conferences because they could not get a visa or decided for political or personal reasons they were unwilling to travel to the U.S.? www.linkedin.com/posts/karin-...
#internationaleducation #intled #nafsa2026 #highereducation #highered | Karin Fischer
International educators, did you skip the recently-ended NAFSA conference? Specifically, I'm interested in hearing from regular attendees who did not go because they could not get a visa, were concer...
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The U.S. is fifth of five major destinations in a poll of prospective international students on the trust they have in the countries’ commitment to welcoming students from abroad. But students' views of studying in America are polarized.
The U.S. is fifth of five major destinations in a poll of prospective international students on the trust they have in the countries’ commitment to welcoming students from abroad. But students' views of studying in America are polarized.
Uncertainty and worry were the dual themes of a recent gathering of international educators as restrictive government policies and increased global competition threaten to erode the U..S.’s standing as the top destination for foreign students. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
A World of Uncertainty for Global Ed
At a conference in Florida, international educators worry about student-visa changes and other government restrictions.
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Forty percent of attendees at this year's #NAFSA2026 conference are first timers and nearly half are from overseas, says NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Attendees come from more than 100 countries with the largest delegations from Britain, Turkey, and Spain.
Hello #nafsa2026 - want to talk about the long view on international students? Come to our super-smart panel at 2:10 in 110b.
