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By Karin Fischer

A weekly newsletter about what matters in global higher education and why. Get insight from a journalist with more than a decade of experience on the changing relationship between American colleges and the world.

Previous issues

What next edition

#100 Jan 25, 2021

Grim reminder edition

#99 Jan 18, 2021

Insurrection edition

#98 Jan 11, 2021

#97

Jan 4, 2021

New Year edition – Brexit deals a blow to international academic exchange. And readers weigh in on what they expect — an
#96

Dec 14, 2020

Continued guidance edition – The government says the remote-learning policy will continue for spring. Plus, why don’t Americans st
#95

Dec 7, 2020

Favorable rulings edition – A trio of legal cases went higher education’s way. But is it a good thing that so many policies affec
#94

Nov 30, 2020

Strong signal edition – Should the Biden administration emphasize its intent to re-engage with the world by highlighting its
#93

Nov 23, 2020

Truly global edition – How other countries grapple with Covid and international ed. Plus, new student-visa data bring this f
#92

Nov 16, 2020

Ripple effect edition – Why new international-enrollment data shouldn’t just alarm colleges — it should worry college towns.
#91

Nov 9, 2020

New day edition – What President Biden will mean for international students — and what to expect from the final days of
#90

Nov 2, 2020

Front row to democracy edition – As the election approaches, international students are engaged. Plus, new research about enrollment t
#89

Oct 26, 2020

Placing blame edition – With the presidential election in just a few days, the Trump administration went public with an inves
#88

Oct 19, 2020

Public comment edition – I sifted through comments on the proposed rule to limit international students’ time in the U.S. Here
#87

Oct 12, 2020

Teaching across borders edition – Remote instruction holds extra challenges for international students studying from their home countri
#86

Oct 5, 2020

Overstay edition – Is the justification for placing tight time limits on some international students based on faulty dat
#85

Sep 28, 2020

Asked and answered edition – Your questions about how the Trump administration’s potential new student-visa rule would affect inte
#84

Sep 21, 2020

Resilience edition – International education faces real challenges. But the coronavirus crisis may bring opportunity, expe
#83

Sep 14, 2020

Leaks in the pipeline edition – How visa policy affects science.
#82

Sep 7, 2020

Global scrutiny edition – American colleges aren’t alone in getting caught up in tensions with China. Plus, recommendations for
#81

Aug 24, 2020

Canaries edition – For American higher ed, declining international enrollments are a hardship. For some programs and sch

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