{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Judyth Sachs on International Students and a Changing Landscape","description":" For International Education Week, Sarah and Jon talk with Dr. Judyth Sachs,&amp;nbsp;chief&amp;nbsp;academic&amp;nbsp;officer at&amp;nbsp;Studiosity, about the pressures students face across borders\u2014well-being, finances, language, and the challenge of feeling at home on campus\u2014and how these issues are shaping the choices international students make about where to study. Sachs also offers a frank view of how \u201cBrand USA\u201d is being perceived abroad and what that means for global competition for students and scholars.&amp;nbsp;   But first, the hosts walk through the newest Open Doors data showing a 17&amp;nbsp;percent&amp;nbsp;drop in new international student enrollment and what the numbers suggest about visa policy, research funding, and the trajectory of U.S. higher education in the year ahead.&amp;nbsp;   Here are some of the links and references from this week\u2019s show:&amp;nbsp;   2025 Open Doors Report   Open Doors Data Portal   IIE Press Release on Open Doors 2025   Studiosity website   Studiosity&amp;nbsp;Global Student Wellbeing Survey   Australian Government Department of Education Student Experience Survey (SES) \u2013 International Key Findings   From Cash Cows to Valued Voices Report (Australia)   International Students and the Australian Economy (Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin) \u2014 July 2025  ","author_name":"dotEDU: Higher Education Policy Explained","author_url":"http:\/\/dotedu.acepodcasts.libsynpro.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39111540\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39111540"}