By Scott Jaschik. The Obama Foundation, supporting the work and ideals of the former president, is creating an Obama Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Chicago. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. News reports that the Trump administration is considering restrictions on visas for Chinese citizens raise concerns about potentially “devastating” impact on American colleges and U.S. competitiveness. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. A well-known journalism scholar reported that a talk he planned to give on state censorship and the media at the National University of Singapore had to be canceled after delays in what he was told was a routine screening process for all visitors to the university’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. New State Department rating system provides more nuance to colleges in deciding where they will and won't let students travel. Russia may lose students, but Israel and Mexico may see gains. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. President Trump on Thursday announced plans to impose $60 billion in tariffs on China to retaliate against allegedly unfair trade practices but made no mention of a proposal to limit visas for Chinese citizens that reportedly had been under consideration. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. Canada's new budget includes almost 4 billion Canadian dollars (about $3.1 billion) in new funding for science and research over the next five years, Nature reported. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from the Trump administration that it review a lower court's ruling keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place, The Washington Post reported. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Three colleges in Virginia are checking on the visa status of applicants' parents, even when the applicants are U.S. citizens, The Washington Post reported. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Our friends at Times Higher Education celebrated Sunday night's Academy Awards by determining the institutions with the most alumni among nominees. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The Anti-Defamation League is reporting today that 2017 saw 204 anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses, an 89 percent increase from the previous year. More...
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