"When I came to London I felt at ease. This was my place," says 20-year-old Manou, who moved from Belgium to study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in south-east London three years ago. But the contemporary dance student says she won't be able to complete her degree if the costs of a proposed 6% levy on overseas student tuition fees are passed to her.
In a statement on Thursday, George Brown said it will have "suspended intakes" for 2026-2027 in some programs that are part of its hospitality and culinary arts program. Enrolment has been suspended in the following programs: culinary arts Italian; advanced French patisserie; food and nutrition management; event planning; food and beverage management restaurant management; hospitality hotel operations management; and honours Bachelor of Business Administration hospitality.
The desire is about more than bricks and mortarboards. Students from other countries have long sought out American values of academic freedom and open discourse. They are excited by ideas and experiences that are as emblematic of the American way of life as tailgating on game day: criticizing the government, discussing LGBTQ+ rights or learning about the Tiananmen Square massacre in China, the Armenian genocide in Turkey or the comfort women victimized by the Imperial Japanese Army.
Our Labor Day special offers an in-depth examination of the value of an American higher education for international students and the challenges they now face in studying in the US, amid new visa restrictions. We also hear about American faculty and researchers faced with funding cuts and a potential brain drain. In this edition, we travel to India, Europe and Africa.
California State University's fall 2025 headcount ticked up 4,000 students compared with this time last year, thanks to in-state student increases that outpaced a smaller drop in out-of-state and international enrollment, preliminary data released by the system show. That growth amounts to less than a percentage point increase at CSU, bringing the total across the 22-campus system to about 465,000 students.
Sir Sadiq stated, "There are people at home who believe we should pull up the drawbridge to international students, or punish universities that choose to welcome people from around the world. Closing our country to global talent would be an act of immense economic self-harm - one that would slow down growth and leave working people in Britain worse off than before."
The reduction in international students presents a credit risk for universities heavily reliant on this demographic because of potential declines in tuition income, as international students typically pay full tuition fees.
