<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;For International Education Week, Sarah and Jon talk with Dr. Jud&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;th Sachs, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;hief &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;cademic &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;fficer at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Studiosity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;, about the pressures students face across borders—well-being, finances, language, and the challenge of feeling at home on campus—and how these issues are shaping the choices international students make about where to study. Sachs also offers a frank view of how "Brand USA" is being perceived abroad and what that means for global competition for students and scholars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW30351428 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;But first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;, the hosts walk through the newest Open Doors data showing a 17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; percent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; drop in new international student enrollment and what the numbers suggest about visa policy, research funding, and the trajectory of U.S. higher education in the year ahead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW30351428 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW30351428 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://opendoorsdata.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;2025 Open Doors Report&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://opendoorsdata.org/data/international-students/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Open Doors Data Portal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.iie.org/news/open-doors-2025-press-release/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;IIE Press Release on Open Doors 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.studiosity.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Studiosity&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.studiosity.com/surveys-and-evidence" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Studiosity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Global Student Wellbeing Survey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.education.gov.au/international-education-data-and-research/international-student-survey-research-findings" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;Australian Government Department of Education Student Experience Survey (SES) – International Key Findings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://universities.welcoming.org.au/from-cash-cows-to-valued-voices-new-report-calls-for-major-shift-in-how-australia-supports-international-students/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;From Cash Cows to Valued Voices Report (Australia)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2025/jul/international-students-and-the-australian-economy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW30351428 BCX8"&gt;International Students and the Australian Economy (Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin) — July 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

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Judyth Sachs on International Students and a Changing Landscape

NOV 20, 202552 MIN
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Judyth Sachs on International Students and a Changing Landscape

NOV 20, 202552 MIN

Description

For International Education Week, Sarah and Jon talk with Dr. Judyth Sachs, chief academic officer at Studiosity, about the pressures students face across borders—well-being, finances, language, and the challenge of feeling at home on campus—and how these issues are shaping the choices international students make about where to study. Sachs also offers a frank view of how "Brand USA" is being perceived abroad and what that means for global competition for students and scholars. But first, the hosts walk through the newest Open Doors data showing a 17 percent drop in new international student enrollment and what the numbers suggest about visa policy, research funding, and the trajectory of U.S. higher education in the year ahead. Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: 2025 Open Doors Report Open Doors Data Portal IIE Press Release on Open Doors 2025 Studiosity website Studiosity Global Student Wellbeing Survey Australian Government Department of Education Student Experience Survey (SES) – International Key Findings From Cash Cows to Valued Voices Report (Australia) International Students and the Australian Economy (Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin) — July 2025