Already facing Trump administration cuts, US colleges risk losses from another revenue source: foreign students

For these Latino students, making college dreams come true may carry an extra risk under Trump presidency

At a statewide gathering of Latino students at Tualatin High School last week, the crowds around the swag-bedecked tables manned by representatives from the University of Oregon and Portland State were three and four students deep.

Already facing Trump administration cuts, US colleges risk losses from another revenue source: foreign students

Foreign students considering whether to attend college in the US are looking at a new landscape, including the revocation of hundreds of student visas. If they choose to take their dollars elsewhere, it could spell financial trouble for the US colleges that rely on them.

International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the U.S.

On the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for the Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.) The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more than 1.1 million international students studyi…

US dominance in science at risk with Trump cuts, scientists warn

By JESS DANINHIRSCH WASHINGTON – Weston Slaughter, a Ph.D. student in the University of Maryland’s Department of Geology, always wanted to be a government scientist. But if the Trump administration were to cut federal funding for science programs, his aspirations may become bleaker and blurrier. “I think my dream is still to be able to do science that is meaningful and useful for the public and the public good,” Slaughter said. “But, I don’t kno…

'This is not an unusual story'

'Why US colleges should cut back on international students' David D'Alessandro at The Boston GlobeMany "schools accept large numbers of international students," so the "greatest trade deficit in the United States is not in sneakers, smartphones, and automobiles; it's in undergraduate and graduate students," says David D'Alessandro. International students "studying here should be protected." But "not only are we giving a major slice" of education…

Losing international students could have a big economic impact on cities

If global scholars stay home in the wake of Trump's crackdown on international students, that’s bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States.