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Area Studies, Once Vital, Wither Without Funding

Area studies centers were born out of World War II and supported by the U.S. government as an essential part of national security strategy. Now, they are disappearing as the Trump administration sees them as an enemy.

Ukraine’s Universities Push to Restore Campus Life

Attending in-person lectures is seen as a sign of resilience amid the ongoing conflict that has damaged hundreds of university buildings.

The Career Story of Raffaella Ocone, the First Female Professor of Chemical Engineering in Scotland

We hear how a woman from rural southern Italy became the first female professor of chemical engineering in Scotland—and what she’s working on now.

Travelers look at the flight information display system at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Helping Transfer Students Complete Degrees Abroad

After having to turn away students who wanted to transfer from U.S. institutions to universities abroad, two longtime international recruiters set out to find a way to fill that gap.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike targeted a campus of the Lebanese University, killing two academics, in the Hadath neighbourhood of Beirut on March 12, 2026. The Israeli military said it had begun a wave of strikes across Beirut after it warned residents of a central neighbourhood of the Lebanese capital it would target a building there. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of the Iranian supreme leader.

2 Professors Killed in Strike on Lebanese University

Two professors were among the 70 people killed Thursday in a series of Israeli airstrikes that hit the southern suburbs...
Skyline of Doha, Qatar, with smoke rising over the buildings

Students at Qatar Satellite Campuses Briefly Evacuated From Housing

More than 250 students stayed overnight in hotels and other housing facilities in the early morning of Saturday before returning later that day.

Asian Campuses Shut to Save Energy Amid Middle East Conflict

Fallout from spike in oil prices disrupts learning in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

A map of the United States with a visa in it on top of multiple planes flying across a silhouette of President Donald Trump.

New Student Visas Dropped 35.6% Last Summer

Amid the Trump administration’s attacks on international students, the number of visas issued to those students ahead of the fall 2025 semester decreased more significantly than experts predicted.