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2 mars 2019

Planning for No Deal on Brexit

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. As the date for the U.K.'s planned withdrawal from the European Union approaches, universities plan for a "no-deal" Brexit while hoping that won't happen. More...

2 mars 2019

Who Controls Confucius Institutes?

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Two new government reports look at questions of Chinese government control over Confucius Institutes hosted by U.S. campuses. More...

2 mars 2019

Conservative. Traditional. Expensive.

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Survey of prospective students and their parents offers insight into how they view Roman Catholic colleges. Many are open to them but generally aren't choosing institutions because of their Catholic character. More...

2 mars 2019

New International Graduate Applications Decline 4%

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. New enrollments of international students at U.S. graduate schools declined by 1 percent from fall 2017 to fall 2018. More...

2 mars 2019

Police Unable to Solve Burglaries Targeting China Scholar

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Police in New Zealand said that they have been unable to solve a case involving a series of burglaries targeting a professor who has written critically of China’s foreign influence activities, the New Zealand Herald reported. More...

2 mars 2019

Troubled International Ties

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Spurred by Khashoggi killing, MIT says it will strengthen review of collaborations in countries where governments are engaged in human rights violations but won't override faculty prerogative or terminate existing Saudi-sponsored projects. More...

2 mars 2019

Judge Dismisses Israel Boycott Case

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. A federal judge ordered the dismissal of a case against the American Studies Association filed by a group of current and former members who argued that in endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities, the ASA breached its contract with members and misappropriated association funds. More...

2 mars 2019

Not an Isolated Incident

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Recent controversy over email from Duke professor about Chinese students speaking Chinese in lounges reflects larger tensions in academe, experts say. More...

2 mars 2019

Defending Faith-Based Higher Education

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. At Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, presidents of evangelical, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish institutions share the stage. More...

2 mars 2019

Final Rule Changes H-1B Visa Lottery Process

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. A final rule published in the Federal Register today changes the lottery for H-1B skilled worker visas to give more of an advantage to graduates of advanced degree programs at U.S. universities. H-1Bs are a popular route for international students who want to stay in the U.S. to work after graduation, but demand for the visas regularly exceeds supply. More...

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