latitude(s)

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

Talking about race edition

#74 Jul 6, 2020

Not out of the woods edition

#73 Jun 29, 2020

Pins and needles edition

#72 Jun 22, 2020

#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
#65

May 4, 2020

Sounding bullish edition – When college leaders push for a return to in-person class this fall, the value of the campus environm
#64

Apr 27, 2020

Bark or bite edition – When it comes to visas, threats may be as potent as action.
#63

Apr 20, 2020

Zoom U. edition – If classes are held online in the fall semester, it could spell trouble for international enrollments
#62

Apr 13, 2020

Distance education edition – International students face additional hurdles in the switch to remote learning. Plus, the coronaviru
#61

Apr 6, 2020

View from abroad edition – To keep their families safe, is staying away the best thing students can do? Plus, coronavirus-relate
#60

Mar 30, 2020

Ordered out edition – What happened when one college told international students they had to move off-campus. And a new mea
#59

Mar 23, 2020

Stay or go edition – International students face a dilemma — stay in the U.S. or return home? And readers weigh in with th
#58

Mar 16, 2020

Through the looking glass edition – Colleges rush to pull students from Europe, while unanswered questions remain for international stude
#57

Mar 9, 2020

Coronavirus rules edition – The U.S. government relaxes regulations on international students because of the coronavirus. And a Q
#56

Mar 2, 2020

Long-term disruption edition – Colleges brace for a coronavirus threat that could be broader and longer-term that originally anticip
#55

Feb 24, 2020

Student voices edition – International students weigh in on studying in America. And could Australian universities avoid the w

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