higher education

June 24, 2020

Nearly 90% of colleges expect international enrollment to decrease next semester due to the pandemic.

USC students work with refugees to engineer solutions for better camp life

September 11, 2019

Omer Azizi spent much of the past year developing an app that he calls Safar, meaning “journey” in both Farsi and Arabic, to solve the information gap that exists for refugees worldwide. It came out of an assignment in a unique class he took last year from the engineering school at USC.

Caste in America

Caste discrimination exists on college campuses. Some schools are trying to change that.

WGBH News

March 08, 2019

Brandeis University has moved to ban caste-based discrimination in its own campus policy. Other universities may be following suit.

Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family

The World

January 30, 2019

It is not easy to get a college degree as a working, single mom – and it can be close to impossible if you are undocumented. One immigrant mom in Arizona was able to put her family on a path to college once they got legal status.

Puerto Rico's public university system is in disarray. But it's not just because of Hurricane Maria.

The World

June 11, 2018

When college students from Puerto Rico return to the island months after the disaster, they’ll face budget cutbacks and higher tuition.

Education

The children of H-1B visa holders are growing up — and still waiting for green cards

The World

February 13, 2018

The Dattas came from India to teach American children in a Mississippi school. But because of their visas, they worry their own child won’t be able to study in the US.

Jobs

Fewer international students coming to US for grad school in science and engineering

The World

January 18, 2018

In 2017, the US saw its first dip in international enrollment in science and engineering in years.

Education

If DACA ends, she’s worried she’ll never put her college degree to work

The World

January 17, 2018

Until recently, Maria Geneva Reyes’s plan was to transfer to a four-year university. But with the chances of a DACA deal dimming, now she wonders if investing in a college degree is worth it.

Education

DACA gave her courage to fight anti-immigrant bias and white supremacy

The World

January 17, 2018

Mwewa Mwange took a semester off from her university to save money — it's expensive to earn a degree while undocumented. But without DACA, she won't be able to return to finish her degree at all.

Conflict

On his commute to campus he could soon risk a ticket — and deportation

The World

January 17, 2018

His DACA protection and driver’s license are expiring in May, so Jasiel López worries that his drive to school could put him in the path of law enforcement.

higher education

Colleges brace for steep drop in international enrollment this fall

USC students work with refugees to engineer solutions for better camp life

Caste discrimination exists on college campuses. Some schools are trying to change that.

Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family

Puerto Rico's public university system is in disarray. But it's not just because of Hurricane Maria.

The children of H-1B visa holders are growing up — and still waiting for green cards

Fewer international students coming to US for grad school in science and engineering

If DACA ends, she’s worried she’ll never put her college degree to work

DACA gave her courage to fight anti-immigrant bias and white supremacy

On his commute to campus he could soon risk a ticket — and deportation

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