The number of international students at US colleges is rebounding after a Covid-related decline, with Indian students helping to offset the loss of Chinese students. Trust in higher education and science is declining, with a Pew survey showing decreased confidence in both. The decline in trust is evident among Americans, including those with postgrad degrees, and has affected perceptions of the impact of science on society. Despite the decline, international student enrollment in higher education has increased at the fastest growth rate in nearly four decades, approaching pre-pandemic levels.
In higher education, international student enrollment has increased at the fastest growth rate in nearly four decades and is now approaching pre-pandemic levels. https://t.co/th4hdOjIw1
Enrollment in languages other than English at U.S. colleges and universities dropped 16.6% between the fall of 2016 and the fall of 2021. The biggest declines were in German, Arabic and Modern Hebrew. https://t.co/nHuvurwK1h https://t.co/TRIGIyPwW2
The share of Americans who trust scientists and believe science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen significantly over the past four years. The distrust rose among both Democrats and Republicans. https://t.co/m7dW5GO906
According to Pew, fewer Americans believe science has a mostly positive effect on society. https://t.co/YDM4y8qncv
The number of international students at US colleges has nearly recovered from a Covid-related decline as a surge in Indian pupils helped make up for a loss in students from China https://t.co/zXLGZGIDHf https://t.co/sFa2BuJKxI
"Americans’ confidence in higher education, which showed a marked decrease between 2015 and 2018, has declined further to a new low point." https://t.co/AIg2vOfz2z https://t.co/vfgStJO4v8
Despite recent declines in Americans' trust in science, a new Pew survey suggests there's "still a lot more positive views about scientists than negative views." https://t.co/R3wOesbuqx
Americans’ trust in science continues declining from its pandemic peak https://t.co/Jjyld0VeI0
Despite recent declines in Americans' trust in science, a new Pew survey suggests there's "still a lot more positive views about scientists than negative views." https://t.co/PEIlhuPsYC
Trust in science plummeted during the #Covid pandemic, a @pewresearch poll reveals, with 27% presently saying they little or no confidence in science, down from 12% in April 2020. Wrong lesson learned. Covid would have been much worse without science. https://t.co/k2TrDI1YsF
Trust in higher education continues to plummet. Among people with postgrad degrees, usually stalwart supporters of universities, only half now express confidence in higher ed. https://t.co/K4d9GiPP5R https://t.co/WZ547Qkfcc
India, the second-largest sender of students to the United States, is fast catching up to China. https://t.co/8p3Wl34sl6 https://t.co/t5XmyDDW38
The number of international students at US colleges has nearly recovered from a Covid-related decline as a surge in Indian pupils helped make up for a loss in students from China https://t.co/JrC1MVz9Ox https://t.co/qRdqiCC8lK
Has your faith in a four-year college degree dropped? Many Americans have adopted an either/or approach to higher education, one that pits abstract academics against career preparation, Ben Wildavsky writes. https://t.co/IwhZanfn5G
AP: "China still accounted for the most foreign students in the U.S. with 290,000, but its numbers decreased for a third consecutive year. It reflects a gradual shift. After years of booming demand from China, interest has ebbed amid chilly…relations." https://t.co/IwxfGAJqxC
"Institutions are no longer rewarded for recruiting top-achieving students, hiring more decorated faculty, or ensuring smaller learning environments," write @MichaelTHartney and Matthew Malec. https://t.co/dyEVLqorrK