Karin Fischer

Latitudes

A more optimistic picture for international-student enrollment

Karin Fischer
June 14, 2021

Forty-three percent of colleges said international applications were above 2020 levels, according to the Institute of International Education. Of that group, about 15 percent reported a “substantial” increase in overseas applicants.

Latitudes

Mapping global research

Karin Fischer
June 7, 2021

“If we frame everything as a bilateral race between U.S. and China, we’re missing half of the system because we’ve really globalized.”

Latitudes

Colleges play a dominant role in attracting global talent

Karin Fischer
May 24, 2021

One in five entrepreneurs who start venture-backed companies in the U.S. are immigrants, a new study shows. Of that group, more than three-quarters came to America for college.

Latitudes

How the public sees international students

Karin Fischer
May 17, 2021

A new survey sends mixed signals: Americans, for example, have generally favorable opinions of international students but also believe they might have been sent to the U.S. to poach ideas.

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An uncertain future for undocumented students

Legislation to provide legal protections and a path to citizenship for DACA recipients and other young immigrants has remained stymied in Washington, although President Biden is supportive of such changes. And many immigration-law experts think a federal judge in Texas could rule the current program unlawful.

Karin Fischer

May 10, 2021

Latitudes

Travel rules were eased for international students. Now what?

Karin Fischer
May 3, 2021

Among the unknowns: Amid a backlog, will students be able to get visas? Will students be able to travel to the U.S.? What happens when they get here?

Latitudes

What will a new travel advisory mean for study abroad?

Karin Fischer
April 26, 2021

All five of the most popular destinations for American students — France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK — have been labeled "do not travel" by the State Department.