I write about business, finance and technology in the K-12 and higher education sectors. Prior to joining Forbes, I worked at Inside Higher Ed as a business and governance reporter, and before that I worked as a digital producer for Politico. I graduated from St. Olaf College in
Trump Visa Crackdown Upends International Student Consultant Business
As the Trump administration cracks down arbitrarily on student visas and xenophobic rhetoric scares away potential foreign students, agencies specializing in recruiting foreign students are in peril.
39 Trump-Proof Universities
The president has frozen federal research funding for a host of American colleges and universities—even issuing specific demands of some top schools in exchange for federal dollars. These 39 institutions have the wherewithal to join Harvard in its resistance to Trump’s assault.
Trump’s Assault On Higher Ed Will Likely Mean Budget Cuts And Tuition Increases
Trump’s new policies will hit college budgets hard. Top schools could get away with increasing their prices, but everyone else will have to cut their way to solvency.
Universities Are Seeking Billions In Bonds As Protection Against Trump’s Assault
Despite large endowments, taxable municipals provide operating liquidity while colleges wait for clarity on federal support for research.
Suddenly Colleges With Big Foreign Student Populations Face Existential Risk
While the Trump administration continues its assault on elite colleges like Columbia and Harvard, smaller, lesser known institutions that have thrived in part by attracting students from outside the United States gird themselves for an uncertain future.