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Saudi Arabia Approves Branch Campus for Longtime Partner U of New Haven
The institution says it started educating Saudi royal family members in the ’90s and later developed curricula for a Saudi “security college,” despite criticism. Now it could be the first university approved to open a branch campus in the kingdom.
U.S. Continues to Drop in THE World University Rankings
The latest tables, released Wednesday, show the U.S. was losing ground to global competitors before the Trump administration upended academic research funding.
No, OPT Isn’t a Guest Worker Program
But if it were, it’d be a model one, James Kaemmerer writes.
AAUP, Other Unions Sue Trump Admin Over H-1B Fee
International Student Arrivals Drop 19%
Some experts note that the entry data contradicts enrollment increases shown in SEVIS data—while others say the declines are even more extreme than the arrivals data indicates.
Institutions, Faculty Oppose Plan to Limit Foreign Students’ Time in U.S.
Commenters from across numerous sectors say they fear that the new rule, which would require international students to get extensions to stay in the U.S. more than four years, would be a barrier for the vast majority of students.
Indian Students Look Elsewhere After H-1B Visa Price Shock
The new six-figure fee for the visa long relied on by Indian nationals changes the conversation about study destinations, say experts.
Susan Aldridge, President of Thomas Jefferson University, on Educating Career-Ready Graduates
The leader of a U.S. institution discusses how to set students up for future success in uncertain times and why working across disciplines is so powerful.