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Expanded Options for Some Foreign Students
Jan 24, 2022
The Biden administration has taken steps to make the U.S. more attractive to international talent, including expanding eligibility for some foreign STEM students to participate in a popular postgraduation work program.

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Major Changes to Student Visa Rules Proposed
New International Students Barred From All-Online Classes
An ‘Untenable Situation’

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New mind-set needed in Chinese student recruitment (opinion)
July 18, 2022
With pandemic lockdowns straining family budgets, it’s time for colleges to adopt a more inclusive strategy for recruiting and admitting Chinese students, Xiaofeng Wan writes.
Biden administration actions aim to attract STEM talent
January 24, 2022
The Biden administration has taken steps to make the U.S. more attractive to international talent, including expanding eligibility for some foreign STEM students to participate in a popular postgraduation work program.
Trump administration proposes major overhaul to student visa rules
September 25, 2020
Trump administration proposes revamping visas so students would have to apply for an extension after fixed terms of no more than four years. Some students would have to reapply after two years, depending on their country of origin.
ICE clarifies new international students can't take all-online courses
July 27, 2020
New U.S. immigration guidance clarifies that new international students -- unlike continuing international students -- cannot come to American colleges to take a "100 percent" online course load this fall.
Harvard and MIT sue to block new rule on international students and online enrollment
July 9, 2020
Harvard and MIT file suit to block a new directive from Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would prohibit international students in the U.S. from taking an all-online course load this fall.
Survey: International students' main concerns center on issues of health, safety and immigration
July 1, 2020
International students report higher levels of satisfaction with remote learning than their domestic peers, but they have concerns about issues of health, safety and immigration.
Trump administration reportedly considers restrictions on foreign student work program
May 29, 2020
The Trump administration is reportedly considering temporary restrictions on a program that lets more than 200,000 international students stay in the U.S. and work after they graduate.
Colleges expect few new international students will make it to their campuses this fall
May 26, 2020
Colleges prepare for big declines in new international student enrollments due to the coronavirus pandemic. But survey data show that about 90 percent of current students remain in the U.S.
COVID-19 disrupts international student exchange in both directions
March 20, 2020
Questions and stresses remain for international students in the U.S. affected by COVID-19 closures, and many American students studying abroad come home.
Purdue looks to adopt civics knowledge as undergraduate requirement
February 24, 2020
Purdue's Mitch Daniels thinks civics knowledge should be a graduation requirement. Many faculty members agree.

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