CSET’s Cole McFaul was quoted in a segment aired by NPR’s All Things Considered. The segment discusses the U.S. government’s decision to revoke visas for certain Chinese students. The policy, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, targets those in sensitive research areas or with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and has drawn criticism from experts who warn it could harm U.S. scientific leadership.
That’s something that China is not able to do, right? They aren’t a big draw for foreign students, and so this kind of free and open research ecosystem that we’ve nurtured over the last 75-plus years is a tremendous strength for the U.S.Cole McFaul, Research Analyst
CSET’s Trends in U.S. Intention-to-Stay Rates of International Ph.D. Graduates Across Nationality and STEM Fields, was also cited in the segment. The report assesses how many international Ph.D. graduates across various STEM fields and nationalities intend to stay in the United States after completing their degrees.
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