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Students walk on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 2, 2025. (REUTERS/Jim Vondruska)
Oct 21, 2025

Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: US colleges feel the pinch

Colleges, including Johns Hopkins University, have slashed spending, as Trump-era visa and education policies lead to disruptions.

Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
Jun 20, 2025

US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

The State Department is restarting the process for foreigners applying for student visas but will require applicants to unlock their social media accounts for government review.

Students sit on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Jun 10, 2025

Hopkins, UMD support Harvard’s legal fight against Trump administration

Trump's order to bar foreign students at Harvard sparks backlash from major universities and state attorneys general defending academic freedom.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on upon his arrival at the Quai d'Orsay, France's Minister of Foreign Affairs before a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris on April 17, 2025. (Julien de Rosa, Pool via AP)
May 28, 2025

US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting

The U.S. paused new visa interviews for international students amid plans to expand social media screening, risking delays for summer and fall enrollment.

A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
May 23, 2025

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll international students.

Students march at Arizona State University in protest of ASU's chapter of College Republicans United-led event encouraging students to report "their criminal classmates to ICE for deportations" in Tempe, Arizona, on Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Apr 25, 2025

ICE reversing termination of legal status for international students, lawyer says

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S., a government lawyer said.