There’s been unprecedented tumult in the student-visa system. American colleges are feeling the effects this fall. chronicle.com/article/even-a…

Now that the academic year has begun for most colleges, the international-student-enrollment picture is coming into focus. chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

A spending bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee would revive the China Initiative, the federal investigation of academic and economic ties to China appropriations.house.gov/news/press-rel…

The State Dept. says that students and other visitors must apply for visas in their home countries, cutting off an alternate route for those in regions with long wait times. How is this affecting student-visa applicants or already-scheduled appointments? chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

Two-thirds of college presidents are “extremely” or “moderately” concerned about the impact of immigration restrictions or visa revocations on higher education, according to a new survey by ACE chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

A new $100,000 fee for skilled worker visas could squeeze the pipeline of talent to American colleges, making it more difficult to hire foreign professors and researchers and the U.S. less attractive to some international students. chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

Explore the politicization of international education on Future U. Podcast. Karin Fischer discusses how Trump's policies are reshaping the landscape for international students in US #HigherEd. Jeff Selingo Michael B. Horn Ascendium's Education Philanthropy The Chronicle of Higher Education

U.S. Sen Charles Grassley is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to stop approving work authorization for optional practical training for international students. The postgraduate work program is an opportunity espionage, the Judiciary chair said judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

I talked international students, immigration, and the politicalization of higher education on the Future U. Podcast

Federal judge rules that Trump administration's attempt to deport pro-Palestinian protesters violates international students and scholars’ speech rights. Story to follow... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

NEWS: In a case he called “perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court," a federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's efforts to deport pro-Palestinian protesters violates the First Amendment chronicle.com/article/studen…

A judge found that international students and other noncitizens “unequivocally” have the same First Amendment rights as Americans. But will his fiery rebuke of federal officials alleviate the chilling effect of the detention of protesters on visa holders? chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

The Trump administration is asking colleges to sign an educational "compact" that would include a 15-percent cap on international undergraduates. washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/upl…

NEW: The Trump administration has given colleges a list of precepts about how they should operate to get a leg up in funding. My The Chronicle of Higher Education colleagues and I broke down what's in the new compact, including its impact on international students chronicle.com/article/the-wh…

A union representing 40,000 higher-education workers said that the Trump administration has made international students and scholars at Harvard University “collateral damage” in its effort to the revoke the university’s academic-visa certification. courtlistener.com/docket/7068410…

Data on international students this fall is trickling out. But rather than providing clarity about the impact of visa delays and travel restrictions on enrollments, the figures paint a confusing and sometimes contradictory picture. chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

The Department of Education's recent program cuts to critical and less commonly taught languages, area studies, and global business education, is raising questions about the future of federal support for international education under the current president chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

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