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The Chinese Student Threat?
FBI director Christopher Wray tells Senate panel that American academe is naïve about the intelligence risks posed by Chinese students and scholars. Some worry his testimony risks tarring a big group of students as a security threat.
A Year of Travel Bans
Visa data suggest decreases in the number of individuals from countries affected by the travel ban coming to the U.S. as students or for short-term business travel, a category that includes travel related to academic conferences.
More Evidence of a Drop in International Grad School Enrollment
Council of Graduate Schools finds 1 percent decline in new international students and 3 percent decline in international applications. The dips were concentrated in master's programs and at less research-intensive universities.
International Student Numbers Decline
NSF report shows 2.2 percent drop in undergraduate and 5.5 percent drop in graduate international enrollment.
China’s ‘Long Arm’
Scholars and political leaders describe increasing concerns about Chinese government influence over teaching and research in the U.S. and Australia.
How Chinese Students Navigate the U.S. University
New book looks at “who changes, how much and into what” with influx of Chinese students into U.S. universities and at the underground learning networks students cultivate.
New International Enrollments Decline
Open Doors survey shows declines in new international students starting in fall 2016, after years of growth. This fall universities report an average 7 percent decline in new international students.
Travel Ban 3.0
New travel restrictions put in place by the Trump administration continue to raise concerns for American higher education.