US EditionTargeting Foreign Students, Trump Hits a US Lifeline
- Donald Trump has launched unprecedented actions in 2023-25 against international students and elite US universities, especially targeting Harvard University.
- These measures stem from Trump's campaign against academic establishments he views as enemies, citing concerns over visa abuses, activism, and alleged technology theft by China.
- The crackdown includes visa revocations, halted processing, slashed research grants, and blocking Harvard’s enrollment of foreign students amid broader efforts to reduce international student numbers.
- International students contributed $50 billion to the US economy in 2023 and topped 1.1 million in 2023-24, but experts warn these policies risk brain drain and reputational damage.
- As a result, foreign applicants and enrolled students face uncertainty, while other countries like Britain, Japan, and Hong Kong expand efforts to attract displaced talent.
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Universities seek to lure U.S.-bound students amid Trump crackdown
Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions of dollars in academic revenue in the United States.
What's behind Trump's crackdown on universities — and why it matters : Consider This from NPR
The Trump administration has thrown so many curveballs at colleges and universities, it can be hard to keep track. But there's logic behind the many efforts, from cutting research grants to detaining international students involved in activism.NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben and education correspondent Elissa Nadworny about what's at stake in the federal government's multi-pronged assault on higher educ…
The Korea Times
Universities seek to lure US-bound students amid Trump crackdown
TOKYO/BEIJING/LONDON — Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions of dollars in academic revenue in the United States. Osaka University, one of the top ranked in Japan, is offering tuition fee waivers, research grants and help with travel arrangements for students and researchers at U.S. insti…
Targeting foreign students, Trump hits a US lifeline
On the campaign trail last year, then-candidate Donald Trump proposed handing US residency cards automatically to international students when they earn diplomas, bemoaning that they were leaving to form successful companies in China and India.
Harvard flooded with foreign students' request to quit after Trump crackdown
Trump has upended the United States' reputation among foreign students, who number around one million, as he presses a campaign against US universities he sees as obstructing his "Make America Great Again" populist agenda
Foreign students wary of US as Trump presses ‘dehumanising’ campaign
US President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on elite universities is prompting some international students to abandon applications to campuses in the United States and spreading stress and anxiety among those already enrolled. The president has upended the country’s reputation among foreign students, who number around one million, as he presses a campaign against US universities he sees as obstructing his “Make America Great Again” populist …
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