High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.
International students
Trump’s Catastrophic War on Global Talent
By discouraging and blocking international student enrollment, the administration harms the U.S. economy and benefits American rivals, including China.
Why Harvard Might Be Forced to Cave to Trump
No school can stand against the government’s limitless resources forever, says higher education finance expert Robert Kelchen.
Trump’s War on International Students
The administration’s assault on international enrollment threatens not just elite institutions like Harvard, but the financial viability of regional colleges, local economies, and the soft-power infrastructure of U.S. foreign policy.

