Overview

• The University of Central Missouri saw roughly half the expected new international graduate students arrive for fall, prompting the cancellation of a cost‑of‑living raise and delays to campus projects.
• The Department of Homeland Security said this week it will propose a rule to restrict how long foreign students can remain in the United States.
• New student visa appointments were paused for weeks as officials expanded social‑media vetting, and the administration has moved to deport some foreign students involved in pro‑Palestinian activism.
• International students often pay full tuition and make up at least 20% of enrollment at more than 100 colleges with modest endowments, exposing many institutions to immediate revenue shortfalls.
• Other campuses report steep drops, with Lee University expecting 50–60 international students this fall versus 82 last year, while individual cases like a Sudanese student’s travel disruption highlight the effects of new bans.