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Global

Professor’s Salty Suggestion Triggers Tempest in a Teapot

Her recommendation to put salt in tea spurs outraged British headlines, a U.S. Embassy statement and a flood of attention for Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.

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Global

How Will Universities Across the Globe Fare in the ‘Year of Elections’?

Countries that are home to about half of the world’s population will hold elections in 2024. Observers consider the role higher education will play in the campaigns and how it might be reshaped by the results.

Quick Takes

Canada to Cut the Number of Student Visas It Issues

Canada will sharply reduce the number of international student visas it issues for the next two years, the CBC reported...
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Global International Students in U.S.

Gaming the Student Visa System

As international recruitment markets shift to South Asia, some colleges are swamped with fake applications and last-minute transfers. Is the system too easy to exploit?

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Global

Is Doctoral Education in the U.K. in Trouble?

While overseas students still flock to the U.K. for Ph.D.s, concerns are growing over weakening domestic demand.

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Faculty Issues Academic Freedom

MLA Delegates Pass Motion Defending Pro-Palestine Speech

A leading opponent of the statement said it represented “an organizational pivot to anti-Zionism.”

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Global Study Abroad

U.S. Students All but Absent From China

While Americans have generally returned to studying abroad post-COVID, Biden administration policies have largely prevented the flow to the U.S.’s political rival from rebounding.

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Faculty Issues Academic Freedom

War in Gaza Fuels Faculty Free Speech Battles 

Advocates for campus free expression and academic freedom say they’ve seen increased reports of squelched speech since Oct. 7—often following social media campaigns and political pressure.