35 h. ago The longest division: can Palestinian and Israeli students compete at the International Maths Olympiad?

The IMO faces calls to suspend Israel, while escaping Gaza and the West Bank to attend this year’s event in Australia seems a distant dream for Palestinian hopefulsFor six Palestinian teenagers, it could be a “life-changing opportunity”.The youngsters have been selected for the International Mathematics Olympiad, to be held on Australia’s Sunshine Coast in July, but it is unclear whether they will be able to leave Gaza and the West Bank to take part. Continue reading...

Politics

51 h. ago ‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo

Across the US, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are now uncertain about their academic future and some are considering moving awayChinese students in the United States are questioning their future in the country after the state department announced last week that it would “aggressively” revoke visas for Chinese students and enhance scrutiny of future applications from China and Hong Kong.Chinese students hoping to study at Harvard, the US’s oldest and wealthiest university, are under particular pressure after the Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was banning the school from enrolling new foreign students. The presidential proclamation cited Harvard’s links with China as a particular cause for concern. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago Scottish boarding schools launch new service to welcome and safeguard international students

An initiative to support international students travelling to and from Scotland's top boarding schools has been launched at Fettes College.

Society

4 d. ago ‘They are in shock’: Indian students fear Trump has ended their American dream

Those hoping to study in US are in limbo or looking elsewhere after president’s targeting of foreign studentsFor weeks, Subash Devatwal’s phone has not stopped ringing. Some of the calls have been from distressed students, at other times it is their panicked parents, but all have the same question – is their dream of studying in the US still possible?Devatwal runs an education consultancy in Ahmedabad, the main city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is one of thousands of such organisations that exist across the country, helping Indian students achieve what many consider to be the ultimate symbol of success: getting into an American university. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago US marine veteran takes a stand against Trump: ‘He’s tearing the country apart’

Morgan Akin, 84, has taken down his American flag – and taken to the streets in his conservative California communityEarlier this year, Morgan Akin took down the American flag that had flown for decades outside his home in deep-red far northern California. It was a small gesture, one that did not echo through the halls of the US Capitol or make headlines.But for the 84-year-old Vietnam-era veteran and retired game warden, it represented a monument shift, one his family immediately took note of. It was Akin’s way of taking a stand in response to a country that had become increasingly unrecognizable to him. In the weeks before, masked officers arrested an international student who had co-authored a campus newspaper op-ed about Gaza in the street, the defense department temporarily removed Jackie Robinson’s biography from its website, and the president planned to host a massive military parade to celebrate his birthday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Harvard student from Wales feels ‘dehumanised’ after Trump’s block on international students

A Welsh Harvard University student says he feels “dehumanised” amid Donald Trump’s attempts to revoke the school’s right to host international students.

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8 d. ago White House holding brainstorming meeting to find new ways to attack Harvard: report

Meeting comes as federal judge blocks administration effort to prohibit school from enrolling international students

Events

8 d. ago Many international students hope to launch careers in the US. Their pathways may dim under Trump

Many international students come to the U.S. with hopes of gaining work experience, either before returning to their home countries or pursuing a longer-term career in the U.S. But the administration’s intensifying scrutiny of international students — and signs that formal career pathways for them may be closed off — are leading some to reconsider their plans

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8 d. ago ‘My stomach just dropped’: foreign students in panicked limbo as Trump cancels visa interviews

State department move to cancel student visa interviews at all US embassies has shocked international scholars International students in the US: are you considering studying elsewhere?Students around the world who were gearing up to study in the United States this fall face growing uncertainty after the Trump administration temporarily halted student visa appointments this week.On Tuesday, a state department directive ordered US embassies globally to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to implement expanded social media screening for all international visa applicants. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago US court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs while administration appeals ruling blocking them – US politics live

US appeal judges grant administrative stay of trade court’s order blocking tariffsCan Trump get around the court ruling that blocks his tariffs?A federal judge will consider on whether to further block the Trump administration from revoking Harvard university’s ability to enroll international students (see post at 10.38 for more details).At a hearing in Boston, US district judge Allison Burroughs will weigh whether to extend a temporary order she issued last Friday that blocked the US department of homeland security from carrying out the revocation it issued a day earlier. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Judge orders Trump to stop blocking international students from Harvard

Boston judge delivers another blow to administration’s attempts to stop foreign student enrollment while commencement ceremonies are underway just miles away

Politics

9 d. ago Judge delivers crushing blow to Trump's ban on Harvard's foreign students

Allison Burrough's decision was reported from a Boston courtroom as the details were still being hashed out.

Politics

9 d. ago Trump backs down in Harvard legal fight giving university 30 days to challenge foreign students ban

The Trump administration signaled on Thursday it might back away from plans to immediately revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll international students.

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9 d. ago Trump adviser confident tariff ruling will be overturned and says three trade deals nearly done – live

Kevin Hassett says three trade deals are nearly complete and more expected; Stephen Miller says ‘the judicial coup is out of control’ after federal court blocks tariffsTrump allies rail against court ruling blocking wide swath of tariffsA federal judge will consider on whether to further block the Trump administration from revoking Harvard university’s ability to enroll international students (see post at 10.38 for more details).At a hearing in Boston, US district judge Allison Burroughs will weigh whether to extend a temporary order she issued last Friday that blocked the US department of homeland security from carrying out the revocation it issued a day earlier. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Trump suggests Harvard should have cap on international students

Donald Trump says Harvard University should have a 15 per cent cap on the number of foreign students it admits and that the Ivy League school needs to show the administration their list of students accepted from outside the United States.

Politics

9 d. ago Harvard holds commencement amid Trump funding cuts, threats to international students

Harvard University is holding it commencement Thursday

Politics

1 week ago New policy on visas adds to mounting scrutiny of international students in the US

New State Department guidance on visa applications is adding to uncertainty for America’s international students, who have faced intensifying scrutiny under President Donald Trump

Society

1 week ago US vows to use ‘every tool’ in crackdown on international students

Trump administration moves to slow applications amid deepening stand-off with universities

Society

1 week ago Trump pauses student visas as administration drills down on applicants’ social media: report

Secretary of State Rubio halts new appointments for international students and people enrolled in cultural exchange programs

Politics

1 week ago Trump pauses student visas as administration drills down on applicants’ social media

Secretary of State Rubio halts new appointments for international students and people enrolled in cultural exchange programs

Politics