Karin Fischer
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Karin Fischer
@karinfischer.bsky.social
Write. Run. Eat. Drink. Travel. Root for the Nats! The only Newfie you know. Reporting on international ed and the economic, cultural, and political divides around American colleges.
... England, of course, is not recognized internationally as an independent country.

Here's the updated database: www.foreignfundinghighered.gov
And here's my original analysis of its foreign-funds data: www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
Section 117 Foreign Gift and Contract Public Transparency Dashboard
www.foreignfundinghighered.gov
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The judge also made public exhibits that had been sealed that show that memos that led Secretary of State Marco Rubio to order the students' deportation were largely based on their writings and participation in public protests www.courtlistener.com/docket/69784...
American Association of University Professors v. Rubio, 1:25-cv-10685 - CourtListener.com
Docket for American Association of University Professors v. Rubio, 1:25-cv-10685 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Karin Fischer
We typically thing of populist attacks on higher ed as a right-wing phenomena (e.g. Turkey, Hungary and the US), but this piece is also good and showing how Amlo's left-wing populist government in Mexico operated in much the same manner. doi.org/10.1017/S153...
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A way to ameliorate cost concerns? Allowing students to remain in the U.S. for a few years after graduation where they can earn higher American salaries to pay off their loans. According to estimates, just two years of work cuts repayment times in more than half www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
American Education’s Price-Tag Problem
Foreign students can take years more to pay off a U.S. degree than for studies in less costly countries.
www.chronicle.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM