International

Our international news coverage from the world of higher education answers your questions, like:

What are the latest international education policies?
How are colleges serving and recruiting international students?
Where are incoming international students coming from?

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Another Closed Door?

The Obscure Rules Change That Could Drive More Foreign Students Away

By Karin Fischer May 12, 2026

International enrollments at U.S. colleges were already hurting. Now for the next blow.

A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

News

Drake U. and Webster U. Students Among American Soldiers Killed in Kuwait

Military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran have upended the daily operations of American universities with programs in the region. Here’s the latest.

Dozens of unionized graduate students at Harvard University picket the Harvard Science Center on April 21, 2026.

Campus Activism

Grad-Student Unions Are Demanding Colleges Help Protect Students From Deportation

By Karin Fischer April 28, 2026

As a strike enters its second week at Harvard, a key sticking point is support for the foreign scholars who make up a large share of its doctoral programs.

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Rethinking rules

AI Broke College Assessment. One University Believes It’s Got a Fix.

By Emmy Martin March 23, 2026

The University of Sydney, in Australia, created a menu of assignment options for instructors — and now effectively allows students to use AI tools for most work outside the classroom.

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The Review | Essay

The University of California Is Abandoning International Students

By Salvador Escalante-Lozano March 11, 2026

A meditation on immigration, philosophy, and magic.

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Data

The Drop in International Students Last Year Was Worse Than We Thought

By Karin Fischer March 7, 2026

Visa issuances nosedived 36 percent, possibly reflecting weakening global interest in studying in the United States.

Data

These Colleges Produced the Most Fulbright Scholars and Students

By Ron Coddington February 3, 2026

Of the 114 institutions that were top producers of Fulbright scholars and students this year, seven were new.

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Data

Two States Are Pausing H-1B Hiring at Public Universities. Here’s What That Could Mean.

By Jacquelyn Elias January 28, 2026

Texas and Florida institutions had over 1,000 foreign-worker applications approved in 2025, including new petitions and renewals. Now state changes could disrupt that pipeline.