Karin Fischer
karinfischer.bsky.social
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.
Half of all undocumented graduates of American high schools could be affected by efforts, some successful, to rescind policies that allow such students to qualify for lower in-state tuition rates
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February 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Indian students pursuing master's degrees have been the post-pandemic engine of international-enrollment growth for U.S. colleges. But there's an ongoing challenge to recruiting these price-conscious students: an American degree is far more expensive
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Asia and the Middle East are home to the largest number of international branch campuses, with China leading the way. The 50 outposts it hosts include high-profile names like NYU and Duke, as well as others that have flown under the radar. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/l...
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
OPT, the work program for recent foreign grads of U.S. colleges, has grown so much over the past decade that it can obscure year-to-year shifts in international enrollments.
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Bean the pup is a little dejected to learn @ranchogordo.bsky.social Bean Club is not, in fact, an appreciation society for her
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Is #AI coming to international admissions — or is it already here? A recent survey by found a big jump in the usage of ChatGPT or other forms of artificial intelligence among prospective foreign students who use it to decide both where and what to study.
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Study abroad improves communication skills but perhaps not the ones you’d think: in a survey of alumni, 85 percent said they picked up “communication and interpersonal skills” while 59 percent said they gained foreign-language skills.
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Adorable!

She’s an English cocker spaniel. Yours?
March 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Bean the puppy is pretty excited about our new @ranchogordo.bsky.social bean-club delivery
March 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Extra excitement for the international-student success webinar I’m about to moderate: Will my little shadow be well behaved?
December 11, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Rain is to San Francisco what snow is to D.C.
November 22, 2024 at 6:38 PM