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Road to Grad School for 1 Afghan Student Has Been Far From Simple

FILE - The University of California, Riverside.
FILE - The University of California, Riverside.

Amena Sadat, a political science Ph.D. student at the University of California, Riverside, fled Afghanistan with only the clothes on her back after the Taliban took over.

Her educational journey has been harrowing. Many of her family members did not want her to study, and one, a local politician, even canceled a scholarship rather than award it to her. But she did not give up.

Imran Ghori reports for the university publication Inside UCR. (August 2023)

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Mentors can be valuable aid for international students

FILE - In this photo provided by Duke University, commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld speaks during the school's graduation ceremony, May 12, 2024, in Durham, N.C.
FILE - In this photo provided by Duke University, commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld speaks during the school's graduation ceremony, May 12, 2024, in Durham, N.C.

Mentors can be a key asset for college and university students, particularly when the student comes from a foreign country.

This article from U.S. News & World Report explains why. (November 2024)

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Tips for international students battling homesickness

FILE - On an unseasonably warm day, students relax on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023.
FILE - On an unseasonably warm day, students relax on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023.

Homesickness can be common among college students.

Here, an article from the student newspaper at Southern New Hampshire University tells international students how to combat it. (November 2024)

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International students help create, support US jobs, research finds

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, photo, a gate opens to the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.
FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, photo, a gate opens to the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

An article from The PIE, which focuses on the international education sector, takes a look at the effect international students have on the U.S. economy.

It finds that international students support some 378,000 jobs in the U.S.

Read the full story here. (November 2024)

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India tops China in sending students to the US, experts say

FILE - Students walk through the Harvard Law School area on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 19, 2002.
FILE - Students walk through the Harvard Law School area on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 19, 2002.

Indians have surpassed Chinese as the largest international student group in the U.S., experts say.

It's the first time it's happened since 2009, NBC News reports, and experts say it's partly due to the lingering effects of COVID. (November 2024)

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Record 1.1 million international students in US, report finds

FILE - Students walk past the Thorne Hall at Occidental College campus in Los Angeles, July 27, 2023.
FILE - Students walk past the Thorne Hall at Occidental College campus in Los Angeles, July 27, 2023.

The U.S. has set a new record for international students, hosting more than 1.1 million students during the 2023-24 academic year, a new report says.

That's according to Boundless, which says its mission is "to empower every family to navigate the immigration system more confidently, rapidly and affordably."

Read the full story here. (November 2024)

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