Chris Mackie, Editor, WENR This article is Part II of a multipart investigation into the shifts impacting Chinese international student mobility to the U.S. Read Part I here. Part II: Economy and Society in China In early 2023, researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China announced a breakthrough: a more than 10-fold...Read More

I’m heartened to see some concerted efforts over the years to remove barriers for Canadians living with disabilities. Last year, the federal government released Canada’s first-ever Disability Inclusion Action Plan which aims to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. This is a step in the right direction to ensuring all Canadians have equal opportunities....Read More

I recently went to a car dealership because I could hear a roaring sound when I pressed on my brakes. I went to the same dealership where I had purchased my car some time back because when I bought the car, I also bought a warranty that I assumed would cover major repairs. When the...Read More

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of...Read More

Student satisfaction surveys are a key component in assessing the student experience. In fact, more than 600 institutions capture this data at least once every three years. Are you gathering student satisfaction data regularly? If so, this blog is for you…and if not, this blog is also for you. Studies have shown that there is...Read More

Indira Marte, Northeast U.S. Regional Director, Institutional Relations, WES International student enrollment has swelled in recent decades. Driving this growth is the passion of millions—not just of the students and their parents dreaming of an education abroad, but of the university faculty and staff helping these students feel at home. Tom Kleinert, associate director of...Read More

From 10 to 12 hour power cuts throughout the country, to collapsing state entities like airlines and post offices and undrinkable tap water, it was an extremely difficult time. At one point under lockdown rules, South Africans were not even allowed to buy or sell open-toed shoes. A gradual recovery has occurred in the last...Read More

Grinnell College is launching a Department of African Diaspora Studies. “Part of Grinnell College’s mission is to help create citizens that go out to do wonderful things in terms of social justice and community,” said Dr. Stephanie Jones, an associate professor at Grinnell. “I think we’re living in a time right now of grave misinformation,...Read More

Asynchronous online learning is gaining popularity with students from all walks of life to access academic programs from the comfort of their own homes. Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. While students can learn at their own pace,...Read More

Co-Written by Dr. Eric Groves, Senior Vice President for Campus Partnerships, RNL. Here are key insights from RNL’s vast Consolidated Student Search Data. Often enrollment Leaders feel like Phoebe Bridgers in her hit, “Motion Sickness,” where she pleads “I have emotional motion sickness, somebody roll the windows down.” Many campuses express that they have “enrollment...Read More