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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

Asked and answered edition

#85 Sep 28, 2020

Resilience edition

#84 Sep 21, 2020

Leaks in the pipeline edition

#83 Sep 14, 2020

#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
#80

Aug 17, 2020

Foreign mission edition
#79

Aug 10, 2020

WeChat edition – Limiting the social-media app could cut off Chinese students from family and friends at home. Plus, a
#78

Aug 3, 2020

Quiet victory edition – The Trump administration won't appeal a court loss in a low-profile but important student-visa case.
#77

Jul 27, 2020

Unpopular answers edition – New student-visa guidelines disappoint higher ed. And why rising Sino-American tensions are bad news
#76

Jul 20, 2020

Aftermath edition – The good and bad of the resolution of the international-student policy.
#75

Jul 13, 2020

#Studentban edition – What you need to know about a new Trump administration policy on international students.
#74

Jul 6, 2020

Talking about race edition – How colleges can do a better job on diversity education for international students. And new research
#73

Jun 29, 2020

Not out of the woods edition – A presidential order spared OPT, but there are still reasons for international students to be concern
#72

Jun 22, 2020

Pins and needles edition – Why the Supreme Court’s decision on DACA could hold important clues about the future of OPT
#71

Jun 15, 2020

Missing voices edition – International students play an important role in public-college finances, so why do state leaders see
#70

Jun 8, 2020

Protest edition – The death of George Floyd and the protests that followed have evoked many responses from internationa
#69

Jun 1, 2020

Zigzag edition – Rather than action on OPT, a new presidential order focuses on Chinese students. Plus, coping with co
#68

May 25, 2020

Waiting game edition – The clock could be ticking on OPT. What we know, and what we wish we did.
#67

May 18, 2020

Rare bright spot edition – Stranded in the U.S., alone and far from family, international students are particularly vulnerable d
#66

May 11, 2020

Another blow edition – GOP senators want a halt to OPT. The president seems to be thinking about it. Plus, new research link

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