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The article reports on the increase in international-student numbers in the U.S. according to a 2021 survey published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Topics discussed include the recorded decline in international student applications in 2020 which may be attributed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the international-student enrollment reported by higher education institutions surveyed, and the views offered by Mirka Martel of IIE regarding international enrollment.

The article focuses on the efforts of U.S. universities and colleges to address the concern of international students about anti-Asian racism in 2021. Topics discussed include the 72% decline in the number of new foreign students in the U.S. in 2020, emergence of the U.S. as the least safe among developed countries such as Great Britain and Canada for prospective international students and their parents, and the outreach program implemented by institutions to recruit international students.

The article discusses diversity in education as international students coming to the U.S. first time identified as Black. It mentions perspectives can be shaped by stereotypes of African Americans and other minorities in popular culture or reflect very different perspectives on race and ethnicity in their home countries. It also mentions blind spot for colleges as Black Lives Matter protests bring new attention and race is not an identity marker or a social distinction.

The article discusses the effects of the travel ban issued by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on international students and faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The article reports that forty percent of U.S. colleges and universities have reported a decrease in international enrollments and that the executive order has also affected international students and scholars who already study in America.

The article discusses tensions between globalist aspects of U.S. higher education and the nationalist views of U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics include problems with recruiting international students to U.S. institutions after Trump's election in 2016, the economic impact and financial benefits of foreign college students in the U.S., and the cultural effects of foreign students on campuses.

The article states that American universities are turning to Africa as an untapped source of international students, due to declining enrolments from China. According to NAFSA: Association of International Educators, China was a key contributor to the US economy last year. It mentions that the number of visas granted to Chinese students for studying in the US during autumn 2022 has decreased, raising concerns about a possible long-term decline as a result of the contracting population growth.

The article looks at Chinese families aiming to send their children to study in U.S. colleges and universities, profiling several families and the steps they have taken to direct their children's education toward this goal. Topics include the contrast between the college admissions process in China versus the U.S.

The article profiles the experiences of Mengshi Zhao, Jianwei Li, and Yan, three Chinese students who enrolled at Michigan State University in 2012. Details are provided on social and psychological aspects of the students as they adjusted to a new culture through services offered by the college. Other topics covered include the students' travel around the U.S., interactions with classmates and roommates, and academic achievement.

The article discusses the rising numbers of Chinese students attending American colleges and examines several issues associated with this trend for both the students and the schools. Focusing on Chinese college students admitted to the University of Delaware, the article explores issues including the requirements for Chinese students regarding their English language ability, the use of college student recruiting agents in China, and college entrance exam preparation for admission to U.S. universities. Other topics include concerns regarding fraudulent applications and essays submitted by Chinese students, the ability of Chinese students to pay tuition, and Chinese student academic success in fields include mathematics and engineering.

The article examines ways in which U.S. colleges are adapting the structure of their foreign student services departments to meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of an increasingly diverse group of students. It profiles how George Mason University has incorporated sex education classes for many of its Saudi Arabian students, describes the organization of the peer-mentor programs for international students at American University and Rice University, and overviews efforts by Florida State University to provide semester-long orientation programs to incoming freshmen. It also focuses on the academic needs of foreign students, including English-language support and introductions into the environment of U.S. classrooms.

The article discusses foreign college students in the U.S. and examines ways in which non-accredited U.S. higher education institutions such as Tri-Valley University, Herguan University, and the University of Northern Virginia have been accused of exploiting college student visa laws in order to earn profits. It chronicles the closing of Tri-Valley by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and describes how students from India enrolled in these schools were promised jobs as part of their collegiate experience. Other topics include the U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (Sevis), the Curricular Practical Training work-study program, and comments from individuals such as Tri-Valley president Susan Xiao-Ping Su and Northern Virginia founder Daniel Ho.

The article presents a profile of the international cooperative-education program at Northeastern University. It chronicles the efforts of the university's president Joseph E. Aoun to emphasize global learning through the development of a program aimed at allowing students the opportunity to work, study, and live overseas through international education partnerships. Program director Ketty M. Rosenfeld provides an overview of the structure of the program and the experiences of several students who have participated in the co-op such as Sarah Tishler, Ximena Tovar, and Corey Allard are chronicled.

The article discusses statistics from the U.S. Institute of International Education report "Open Doors" regarding foreign students studying at U.S. universities. It focuses on an increase in the enrollment of Chinese students at American colleges and explores topics such as the gaokao college entrance exam, services at U.S. universities for Chinese college students, and admissions at Tsinghua University and Peking University. It describes recruitment budgets and practices at community colleges and discusses ways in which improved educational opportunities overseas and economic problems have led to a decline in foreign students from South Korea, India, and Singapore.

The article discusses how the global financial crisis is impacting U.S. colleges and universities and the recruitment of international students. It is noted that in the past many higher education institutions treated foreign student recruitment and study abroad programs as periphery activities. William B. Lacy, who is president of the Association of International Education Administrators, comments on the need for schools to provide more support for such activities and he fears that schools may discontinue these efforts due to the financial troubles facing many schools.

The article examines the implication of the failure of the U.S. to regain its international education dominance. Topics discussed include the effect of the America First policies of the administration of former President Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic on international student enrollment, concerns of foreign students such as the cost of college and safety in the U.S., and possible impact of the decline in international education standing of the U.S. on its diplomacy and economy.

The article discusses the experiences of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also cited are the cases of students who were able to return to their home countries and those who were blocked from returning home due to travel restrictions, as well as the financial, mental, academic, and logistical challenges faced by the students.

The article discusses the recruiting efforts that some colleges and universities in the U.S. are making to enroll and prepare international students for admission to U.S. schools through partnerships with the private sector. The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida has created such a partnership with the British company Into University Partnerships. The actual growth of popularity in the partnerships with recruitment organizations such as IDP Education is small because of issues such as paying commissions and ethics. The pros and cons of such programs are discussed including using international students as sources of finance. Drexel University and George Mason University opted to begin their own recruitment and training programs, which are discussed.

The article reports that data from the Institute of International Education shows that the number of foreign students attending American colleges has increased to an all-time high to eight percent in the year 2008. First-time student enrollments grew even more by almost 16%. According to the article, enrollment at the undergraduate level exceeded the graduate level. It was noted that the figures don's reflect the impact of the global financial crisis, which could affect students' ability to pay for college and the assistance U.S. institutions could provide. The increase in students from India and China is discussed.

The article discusses how the University of Cincinnati has approached the challenge of internationalizing their campus. Mitch Leventhal, vice provost for international affairs at the University of Cincinnati, created the UCosmic data system that aids international recruiters in focusing their efforts in tracking the mechanisms to monitor the recruitment. In developing the system, Leventhal recruited Daniel J. Ludwig, who was a graduate student in information systems and had experience with software development. Users of the software can search by country or region and create individual institutional profiles. The challenges of UCosmic's development are discussed.

The article discusses global education as big business. The author reveals that foreign study programs are making a huge amount of money, with revenues expected to double in the next decade. Colleges and governments are beginning to aggressively target foreign students by increasing recruiting services, image advertising, and data-driven market research. The reaction of educators to the business-centric approach of many universities and colleges in the United States is examined, with a specific focus on independent study abroad programs.

The article focuses on partnerships in education in the U.S. It explains that many schools, such as Oregon State University, have made deals with private companies to recruit and educate foreign students. Other countries have been implementing partnerships like this for the past several years and the article discusses the advantages of recruiting students from a broader pool. Comments from Brenda Austin-Smith, the president of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association, are included and the Australian company Navitas is mentioned.

This article introduces professors who question the value of education at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, which was founded by John Franklin Goucher. Goucher College is a liberal-arts institution, which makes overseas study mandatory. Eric Singer, the associate dean of international studies, discusses his belief in the criticalness of cross-cultural experiences. Sanford J. Ungar, the president of Goucher College, embodies the spirit of Goucher who was a Methodist minister who traveled the world to open schools in places such as China, India, and Japan. Opposition to the impact of the educational method is presented by Kip Peterson, a board spokesman on the Kansas Board of Regents and Jeffrey Myers, an associate professor of English at Goucher College, discusses problems in the financial support system of the program.

The article reports on the U.S. President Donald Trump administration agreed to rescind a visa policy that would have forced international students to enroll in in-person classes or leave the country. It mentions that many students, especially those with health conditions return to their home countries in the middle of a global pandemic or risk their health returning to campus. It also mentions the pushback to the policy from higher education was immediate and fierce.

The outbreak has unleashed a rash of phone calls and emails from anxious families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The transition to remote teaching involves a lot more than flipping a switch. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For American colleges at the height of the admissions season, the spreading illness is forcing them to work on parallel tracks. On one, it's business as usual. On the other, they are planning for a myriad of contingencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"You are not entering that plane, period," a customs official told him. Then he took out a pen and wrote "cancelled" in capital letters and drew a line through his visa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order halting the issuance of new visas to citizens of six Muslim-majority nations compares to the vetting process for foreign students already instituted. Citing research with campus administrators responsible for issue visa-related documents and maintaining foreign-student records, the author covers how students must document their intentions, participate in an in-person interview, and are subject to extra screening at the airport.

As another downturn looms, several factors have led to two years of declines in new international enrollments, with few experts expecting a turnaround. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stepped-up scrutiny at airports, often seen as arbitrary, has increased "fear and anxiety." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The "Trump effect" has fueled worry that international students might be scared off. But amid worsening economic trends and feuding governments, Chinese students might simply go elsewhere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Beyond the campus gates, whole economies have sprung up to cater to international students, whose financial impact on the United States nears $40 billion. What will happen if their enrollment continues to slow? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Educators expressed relief that President Trump had been dissuaded from acting on the visa proposal, but they worried it could be a prelude to future policies that could undermine higher education's global outreach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The president and his policies are threatening international student numbers -- and colleges' bottom line. One admissions officer took to the road to try to stop the decline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the number of first-time international college students enrolling in U.S. universities and colleges decreased by three percent in 2016. It examines the financial effects of this trend as well as how it has been influenced by immigration policies under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Bushra Dabbagh hoped to escape Syria to study biotechnology and entrepreneurship at Northeastern University. But President Trump's travel ban may stop her from reaching her goal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New restrictions are likely to further complicate American colleges' global recruitment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]