Karin Fischer

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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: https://t.co/UC6nguSvvp

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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 plus a degree, from coming to the US
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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.

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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? https://t.co/RkAN2OaxlN

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This isn't the first census to warn of foreign-language program cuts and enrollment declines. I've been covering this (and much more in global education) in my free weekly newsletter https://t.co/obWJYhBZR5

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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.

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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.

https://t.co/obWJYhBZR5

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There's more analysis of study abroad data in last week's issue of my global-education newsletter, Latitudes. If international ed interests you, I hope you'll subscribe for free https://t.co/CoxANwZ5M6

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What keeps Americans from studying abroad? Money.

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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.
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Want to understand more about the biggest change to student-visa regulations in decades? Read more here: https://t.co/clXzUbRqky

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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
https://t.co/RuoTJ7n5Xj

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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
https://t.co/RuoTJ7n5Xj

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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:

https://t.co/CoxANwZ5M6

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You can read more takeaways from the survey (and lots of other #globaled news and analysis in Latitudes, my free weekly newsletter https://t.co/pcdZuzxNSn

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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.

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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 @IIEglobal survey — well, they're not great, guys.

https://t.co/pcdZuzxNSn

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Ah, nothing like a “summer” ballgame in San Francisco.

Go Jays!

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You can find more on the new study and the latest #globaled news and analysis in my free weekly newsletter, Latitudes https://t.co/TngD9chIVt

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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, about 50 percentage points, was among European grad students and postdocs.

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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. https://t.co/TngD9chIVt