Karin Fischer writes about international education, colleges and the economy, and other issues. She’s on Twitter @karinfischer, and her email address is karin.fischer@chronicle.com.
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LatitudesWhat a Newcomer to International Education Saw at Her First NAFSA Conference
Plus, English-language enrollments are recovering from Covid but are still far below their high-water mark. -
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NAFSA’s New Leader Is Excited by the Challenge of Navigating Through Change
For Fanta Aw, it’s a “prime opportunity” to make the case for international education. -
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As International Educators Meet Next Week, These Are the Issues Worth Watching
What a longtime reporter is looking out for at the coming NAFSA conference. -
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Two Colleges, Two Approaches to Increasing Study Abroad
Their distinct strategies have a common thread. Also, the U.S. government ends its Covid-era student-visa policy. -
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For International-Education Leaders, Drawing on Experience Helps With Planning for the Future
Three veteran educators reflect on a changing field, plus the latest on foreign-funds rules. -
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For One Pathways Program, It’s the End of the Road
One of the first universities to adopt the public-private model for recruiting foreign students is calling it quits. -
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International Students Are Here. Now Help Them Succeed.
How colleges are focusing on foreign-student success, inside the classroom and out. -
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Under Waiver Plan, Colleges With Confucius Institutes May Be Able to Get Defense Dept. Grants
Plus, international-ed groups praise decision to exclude study abroad and foreign-student recruitment from federal guidance. -
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In Safeguarding Science, U.S. Must Not ‘Throw the Innovation Baby Out With the Bathwater’
One on one with a key federal official on research-security policy. Plus, Congress takes on colleges’ foreign-funds reporting. -
International Research
Can U.S. Research Recover From the China Initiative?
A year after the Justice Department shut down the Trump-era program, scrutiny of academics’ foreign ties still chills collaborations.
