Afternoon Update: America's Leaky Pipeline on Retaining International Graduates

Census data backs Biden's student-loan plan; 100 top professors support Michigan State's president; VMI enrollment plummets after turmoil; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. LATITUDES [When It Comes to Retaining International Graduates, America Has a Leaky Pipeline]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( New research estimates the share of foreign students who stay in the United States for their first job, and finds many are leaving. ADVERTISEMENT ADVICE [3 Practical Approaches to Writing While Teaching]( By Rebecca Schuman [STORY IMAGE]( Here’s how to make time for your manuscript during the academic year. THE EDGE [A Request to Readers in the 2022 ‘Gone Fishing’ Issue]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( What fresh ideas and thinkers would you like to see this newsletter writer pursue? STUDENT LOANS [Proposed Forgiveness of Student-Loan Debt Would Make Large Dent in Indebtedness]( New data show that President Biden’s [plan]( released last month, to [reduce federal student loans]( would wipe out balances for 29 percent of those with such debt. The data follow a White House [announcement]( on Tuesday that 40 million borrowers could benefit. (U.S. Census Bureau, Education Department, White House, The Chronicle) FACULTY [Nearly 100 Prominent Michigan State Faculty Members Throw Support Behind President]( The university’s embattled leader, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., is facing [efforts to force him out]( by some members of the governing board. (Lansing State Journal, The Chronicle) ADMISSIONS [Enrollment Plummets at Virginia Military Institute After 2 Years of Turmoil]( The nation’s oldest state-supported military college saw a 25-percent drop in freshmen this fall, to 375 students. Officials blamed adverse demographic trends, a reputation tarnished by alleged racism and sexism on campus, and ideological differences among alumni. (The Washington Post) CAMPUS SAFETY [Opposition to Johns Hopkins U.’s Private Police Force Simmers Ahead of Meetings]( Opponents of the university’s [controversial plan]( which has been [delayed for several years]( are promising disruptions of coming town-hall events and urging Baltimore’s mayor to block it. (The Baltimore Sun, WBFF, The Chronicle) LEADERSHIP [Allegheny College President Steps Down Abruptly]( Hilary L. Link had led the small liberal-arts college in northwestern Pennsylvania for just three years. Allegheny denied that controversy over recent faculty and program cuts was a factor in Link’s departure, but it did not specify a reason. The college’s board named Ronald B. Cole, a former provost and dean of the college, as acting president. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) KEY PLAYER [Terry Hartle, Higher Ed’s Top Lobbyist, to Retire]( As senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education since 1993, and before that as an aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Hartle has been a central figure in just about every public-policy issue involving colleges for decades. (Inside Higher Ed) EVENTS [Browse Upcoming and On-Demand Virtual Events]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join a discussion with national experts and leading practitioners on how to navigate an uncertain future and what new ideas your institution can pursue. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Reimagining the Student Experience - The Chronicle Store]( [Reimagining the Student Experience]( Many colleges are intentionally rethinking and reshaping what has broadly become known as the student experience. [Order your copy today]( to explore the many forces affecting the student experience with the goal of making students’ time on campus more engaging. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037