Karin Fischer

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... England, of course, is not recognized internationally as an independent country.

Here's the updated database: www.foreignfundinghighered.gov
And here's my original analysis of its foreign-funds data: www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Harvard got the most foreign funds from entities in "countries of concern" like China, according to updates to a U.S. Department of Education database.

Geographically savvy readers will note that the dashboard continues to list "England" as one of the largest donor countries ...

3 Big Questions What I’ll be looking for when international-education leaders meet.

Social-media vetting by the State Department can lead international students to self-censor out of fear, a foreign student writes. “Free speech risks becoming a right defined not by principle but by immigration status.” www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Half of all undocumented graduates of American high schools could be affected by efforts, some successful, to rescind policies that allow such students to qualify for lower in-state tuition rates
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A Landmark but Limited Decision The Trump administration must prove it’s not retaliating against foreign students and scholars, a judge says.

A federal-court judge’s sanctions blocking the Trump administration from deporting pro-Palestinian campus protesters wrap up a landmark case, but they’re unlikely to mark the end of a crackdown on student- and scholar-visa holders www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

The deaths of two protesters and weeks of tension over immigration raids in Minnesota are a case study of how colleges are handling close-to-home political events in an era of institutional neutrality.

The deaths of two protesters and weeks of tension over immigration raids in Minnesota are a case study of how colleges are handling close-to-home political events in an era of institutional neutrality.

After a Tragedy, Minnesota’s Flagship Faces Another Test The university must decide how to respond to local political events in an era of institutional neutrality.

The University of Minnesota released a statement after Alex Pretti, an alumnus, was shot and killed by immigration agents during protests. No one was pleased with it. www.chronicle.com/article/afte...

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The judge also made public exhibits that had been sealed that show that memos that led Secretary of State Marco Rubio to order the students' deportation were largely based on their writings and participation in public protests www.courtlistener.com/docket/69784...

Judgment – #313 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. ANNOTATED JUDGMENT (KB) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting international students and scholars over First Amendment speech. But the remedy will only apply to the members of the academic associations that brought the case, the AAUP and MESA storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Latitudes: OPT’s Shadow Concerns about the future of a work program for foreign graduates is affecting prospective students’ interest in the U.S.

Eight in 10 international students said that they would be unsure about or unwilling to come to the United States if the opportunity to stay and work after graduate is unavailable.
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The Game Is On — and Colleges Are Making Their Pitch Bowl-game TV ads were once all about rah-rah recruitment. Now they’re fighting to convey higher ed’s value to a restive public.

Can college football change Americans’ minds about higher ed? Bowl-game TV ads used to woo students and donors. Now they try to sell the public on the sector’s research prowess and community service.
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The Game Is On — and Colleges Are Making Their Pitch Bowl-game TV ads were once all about rah-rah recruitment. Now they’re fighting to convey higher ed’s value to a restive public.

Can college football change Americans’ minds about higher ed? Bowl-game TV ads used to woo students and donors. Now they try to sell the public on the sector’s research prowess and community service.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Latitudes: Following the (Foreign) Money A new public database tracks gifts and contracts from overseas. Plus, readers sound off on online classes in study-abroad programs.

American colleges have received nearly $6.6 billion in contracts and gifts from this country. It might not be the one you’re thinking of. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Latitudes: Studying Abroad ... Online? An idea to get more students overseas, ‘open debate’ training for foreign students, and more news for the new year.

The share of Americans who study overseas has remained stubbornly low for decades. Is allowing students to take online courses that answer to study abroad’s accessibility problem? www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

The brief narrative of the attacks on CIDE in Mexico illustrates the causal rationale behind our arguments; in particular, the negative effects that populist discourse, materialized in budgetary and political decisions, can have on academic institutions. By purposely attacking CIDE, AMLO made clear his (mis)conception about what knowledge institutions were supposed to do, as well as his profound contempt for the work of academics. Through administrative and budgetary decisions, he severely weakened policy-evaluating initiatives, research projects, and academic programs. Through discursive attacks he also paved the way to control the flow of information, public opinion, and his personal connection with the public.

We typically thing of populist attacks on higher ed as a right-wing phenomena (e.g. Turkey, Hungary and the US), but this piece is also good and showing how Amlo's left-wing populist government in Mexico operated in much the same manner. doi.org/10.1017/S153...

How Campus Shootings Resonate Abroad Could foreign enrollments be a casualty of America’s gun violence? Plus, widespread anxiety over visa rules.

News of campus gun violence, like the shooting at Brown, can reinforce perceptions among foreign students and families that the U.S. is a dangerous place. When it comes to safety, the U.S. consistently trails other major destination countries in surveys www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where ...

NEWS: The White House has released an expanded travel ban. Notably, the partial travel restrictions on several countries include student visas — including Nigeria, which is among the top 10 sending countries to U.S. colleges www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Trump Cut Funding to Higher Ed. Other Businesses Are Feeling the Pain. His effort to punish universities could have a billion-dollar ripple effect.

Federal cuts have disrupted academic research agendas and hurt Ph.D. enrollments. Another potential casualty: the web of businesses that undergird academic science. For @chronicle.com a look at companies that are the architecture that supports American research www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Trump Cut Funding to Higher Ed. Other Businesses Are Feeling the Pain. His effort to punish universities could have a billion-dollar ripple effect.

Federal cuts have disrupted academic research agendas and hurt Ph.D. enrollments. Another potential casualty: the web of businesses that undergird academic science. For @chronicle.com a look at companies that are the architecture that supports American research www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Could Wary Colleges Pre-emptively Ban Foreign Students? Purdue has reportedly told professors not to admit graduate students from China.

Trump administration policies, including visa delays and social-media vetting, have dented international enrollments. Now one university may be moving to enact its own ban on students from China, Iran, and other “adversarial’ countries www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

American Education’s Price-Tag Problem Foreign students can take years more to pay off a U.S. degree than for studies in less costly countries.

A way to ameliorate cost concerns? Allowing students to remain in the U.S. for a few years after graduation where they can earn higher American salaries to pay off their loans. According to estimates, just two years of work cuts repayment times in more than half www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Indian students pursuing master's degrees have been the post-pandemic engine of international-enrollment growth for U.S. colleges. But there's an ongoing challenge to recruiting these price-conscious students: an American degree is far more expensive

American Education’s Price-Tag Problem Foreign students can take years more to pay off an U.S. degree than for studies in less costly countries.

Anxiety is high about the potentially deleterious effects of American-government policy on international enrollments. But there’s a sleeper issue that should keep U.S. college officials up at night: cost www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Tracking Trump’s Higher-Ed Deals Colleges are reaching settlements with the government to restore research funding. Here’s everything you need to know.

Northwestern University is the latest college to agree to review its international-admission policies as part of a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal research funding www.chronicle.com/article/trac...

The Trump Administration Is Scrutinizing Colleges’ Foreign Gifts. It’s Not the First Time. Harvard University received a letter on Thursday demanding a host of records on its overseas contracts. The roots of that fight stem from President Trump’s first term.

Background: The Trump administration has increased scrutiny of overseas funding, including investigations into Harvard, Penn, Berkeley, and Michigan, warning of risks of foreign influence on campus. Colleges have said they already comply with federal rules. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

U.S. Department of Education Announces New and Improved Portal for Universities to Report Foreign Funding Today, the U.S. Department of Education notified institutions of higher education of a new foreign funding reporting portal, set to launch on January 2, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Education has set up a new portal for colleges to report gifts and contracts from foreign sources, an effort, the department said, to improve transparency. The new site will go live on January 2. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Asia and the Middle East are home to the largest number of international branch campuses, with China leading the way. The 50 outposts it hosts include high-profile names like NYU and Duke, as well as others that have flown under the radar. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

Higher Education’s Global Outposts The United States may be looking inward, but colleges are still setting up campuses abroad.

Despite rising geopolitical tensions and increased nationalism, the U.S. has more satellite campuses around the world than any other country. Where the most campuses are may surprise you. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...