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A State Department official says Chinese students are welcome. She also speaks of Chinese propaganda and influence activities on U.S. campuses, and of academic espionage.

Birzeit University joins two human rights groups to challenge Israeli visa policies that they say are blocking foreign faculty from coming to the West Bank to teach -- or forcing them to leave.

Michael Kosterlitz explains physics to the nonspecialist.

As more colleges make submission of SAT or ACT scores optional, the decision on whether to require scores from international applicants can raise a different set of issues.

Egyptian students challenge cancellation of their SAT scores for test security reasons, saying they were not given evidence or opportunity to appeal. College Board says evidence was "overwhelming."

Calls are in response to moves by Hungary's government.

The number of Chinese students applying to U.K. universities surges by 30 percent.

Universities adopt mixture of academic credential and vocational certificates.