International

Photo illustration showing Yanyao Jiang (left) and Feifei Fan

Dueling Complaints

She Accuses Her Former Adviser of ‘Sex Slavery.’ He Says She Consented.

By Katherine Mangan December 1, 2023

Now Feifei Fan and Yanyao Jiang work in the same department, and their tangled case is headed for a Title IX showdown.

A classroom that previously was used for girls sits empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The country's Taliban rulers earlier this week ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until further notice. They have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.

The Review | Essay

Learning While Female in Kabul

By Lucy Ferriss November 20, 2023

How educators around the world keep hope alive in a hopeless place.

A Drop in Number

It’s a Bleak Climate for Foreign Languages as Enrollments Tumble

By Karin Fischer November 15, 2023

All but three of the 15 most commonly studied foreign languages experienced enrollment declines.

The Review | Opinion

The Dangers of Donor Revolt

By Lila Corwin Berman and Benjamin Soskis November 13, 2023

The Israel-Hamas war has empowered higher-ed benefactors. That’s distressing.

Illustration of flying birds with various foreign flags on their bodies.

Welcome Back

International Students Surge Back to U.S. Campuses

By Karin Fischer November 13, 2023

The number of foreign graduate students at American colleges hits an all-time high.

Text snippets taken from Israeli President Isaac Herzog's open letter to U.S. college presidents

'Unprecedented'

In an ‘Extraordinarily Unusual’ Letter, Israel’s President Urges College Leaders to Fight Antisemitism

By Karin Fischer November 10, 2023

Isaac Herzog has called on American college leaders to exercise “moral leadership” and to condemn Hamas “publicly and unequivocally.”

A counter-protester engages in a verbal dispute with protesters as New York University students stage a protest in Washington Square Park to express support for the Palestinian people and call for a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas on October 25, 2023.

Conflict and Chaos

The Israel-Hamas War Is Escalating. Colleges Are Caught in the Middle.

By Maggie Hicks November 7, 2023

They’re being told by advocates, alumni, donors, faculty, and students to denounce, support, and shut up about the roiling protests over the conflict.

Illustration of three people with red tape over mouths

Campus Speech

To Speak at This University, You Must Agree Not to Boycott Israel

By Nell Gluckman November 1, 2023

Arkansas public colleges are subject to a state law that targets the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement. Similar laws exist elsewhere, but few affect colleges.

International-Student Recruitment Trends

October 27, 2023

ON DEMAND: As global student trends shift and recruiting in China falls, colleges must consider alternative targets. Join us to explore the latest data on international recruiting. With Support From World Education Services. Watch on demand.

Photo-based illustration of a microphone, superimposed with images from the Israel-Hamas war

Strife in the Middle East

How Should College Presidents Speak About the Unspeakable?

By Karin Fischer October 18, 2023

Some have struggled to find the right words on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Others have opted not to speak at all.