Six in 10 educators are anxious but preparing for an imminent rule change that will put strict limits on the time foreign students can stay in the U.S. “My blood pressure is sky high — and I feel pretty good about where my office is,” said one

An expected drop in international students this fall could cost the American economy almost $3.5 billion, according to new estimates by @NAFSA. Visa delays, policy changes, and travel restrictions could result in a 9.5 percent enrollment decline. (Link to newsletter in comments 👇)

Why is language study on the chopping block? Foreign-language majors are the top target for program cuts at American colleges, according to an examination of publicly announced course reductions over the last two years. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

What keeps Americans from studying abroad? Money.

There has been a remarkable reversal in applications by international students: For the upcoming fall, 59 percent of U.S. colleges said applications from overseas were down. Four years ago, two-thirds of colleges reported an **increase** in apps.

Ah, nothing like a “summer” ballgame in San Francisco. Go Jays!

One in four young scientists said they were reconsidering their plans to stay in the U.S. after President Trump's election, a big swing from just six months earlier. The largest decline in intent to stay in the United States, about 50 percentage points, was among European grad students and postdocs

While American colleges continue to dominate global rankings, declining international engagement may fuel a drop in their international standing. Are Trump administration policies a rankings albatross? (For more, check out Latitudes, my global-education newsletter 👇)

A year ago, nearly four in 10 students applied to college only in a single country. Today, 78 percent of students are considering two or more destinations, according to an IDP Education survey

The U.S. is fifth of five major destinations in a poll of prospective international students on the trust they have in the countries’ commitment to welcoming students from abroad. But students' views of studying in America are polarized.

Forty percent of attendees at this year's #NAFSA2026 conference are first timers and nearly half are from overseas, says NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Attendees come from more than 100 countries with the largest delegations from Britain, Turkey, and Spain.

Given the challenges in the U.S., it can be easy to forget that the number of globally mobile students is going up. According to UNESCO, the number of students worldwide crossing borders to study has nearly tripled over the past two decades, increasing from 2.5 million in 2002 to 7.3 million in 2023

International enrollments have dropped at colleges in all four of the major English-speaking destination countries — not just the United States.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has declined to renew special academic and employment benefits for students from 14 countries, including Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar. Extension decisions are made based on assessments of changing conditions in home countries, a spokesperson said.

Three-quarters of Americans think international students are a “good thing” for the U.S., but views diverge widely based on political affiliation. Most Democrats and independents think its a positive, but only about half of Republicans surveyed agree in a Quinnipiac University pol

It's not just that student-visa denials are up — it's that they spiked in major emerging markets. In India, the biggest sender of international students to the U.S., 61% of visa applicants were refused in 2025. By contrast, in China, the previous top source, denial rates were 18%

Only about a tenth of Americans study in China now compared to the high, of 14,887, in the 2011 academic year. That's troubling to those who believe that a deep understanding of this geopolitically and economically powerful country is critical. Check out Latitudes, my weekly newsletter, for more 👇

Ahead of this week's Final Four, I took a look at the share of international students on the remaining men's and women's teams. The most global: @uarizona.bsky.social , where half the team is from overseas, from Australia to South Sudan

Optional training, the postgraduate work program for international students, has become a major steppingstone to long-term work in the U.S. — more than half of recent recipients of H-1B skilled-worker visas first came to the country on student visas.

The number of U.S. student visas issued in India the busiest summer months fell more than 60 percent ahead of the current academic year. Colleges hoped some of the backlog could be handled in September. It didn't happen: State Dept data show just 706 student visas were processed.

Half of all international applications via the Common App went to the most selective U.S. colleges. The prestige gap may be widening: Foreign apps to the most elite colleges have held steady this admissions season while overseas interest in less selective institutions plummeted.

U.S. student-visa issuances ahead of the last academic year fell more than 60 percent in India. But declines in incoming international students were even steeper in Nepal and Nigeria.

Thirteen minority-serving institutions are among the top producers of #Fulbright program scholars and students, about 10 percent of the colleges recognized.

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 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

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...

OPT, the work program for recent foreign grads of U.S. colleges, has grown so much over the past decade that it can obscure year-to-year shifts in international enrollments.

Bean the pup is a little dejected to learn @ranchogordo.bsky.social Bean Club is not, in fact, an appreciation society for her

Is #AI coming to international admissions — or is it already here? A recent survey by found a big jump in the usage of ChatGPT or other forms of artificial intelligence among prospective foreign students who use it to decide both where and what to study.

Study abroad improves communication skills but perhaps not the ones you’d think: in a survey of alumni, 85 percent said they picked up “communication and interpersonal skills” while 59 percent said they gained foreign-language skills.