{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Small College America","title":"The Shrinking Pipeline: International Students and the Small College","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3471,"description":"Dean: Welcome to this live edition of Small College America and our Consequential Conversations series. I’m Dean Hoke, joined by my co-host Kent Barnds. Today we’re discussing “The Shrinking Pipeline: International Students and the Small College.” We’ll examine the current environment, what it means for smaller institutions, and the choices college leaders face.\n\nKent: We are joined by three people who bring distinct perspectives to international education. \n\nDr. Fanta Aw is Executive Director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. She spent more than three decades at American University, including as Vice President of Undergraduate Enrollment, Campus Life, and Inclusive Excellence. She previously served as NAFSA’s elected President and Chair of its Board of Directors from 2013 to 2016, before returning as its CEO.\n \nKarin Fischer is The Chronicle of Higher Education’s international reporter. For more than two decades, she has covered international students, study abroad, and the growing influence of geopolitics on higher education. She also writes Latitudes, The Chronicle’s newsletter on global education.\n \nLiz Nino is Executive Director of International Enrollment at Augustana College. She has helped build Augustana’s international recruitment program and continues to travel extensively, meeting prospective students and families. She brings the perspective of someone navigating recruitment and enrollment decisions directly in the field. Fanta, Karin, and Liz, welcome to Small College America.\n\nDean: We’ll begin with a brief assessment from each guest, then move into paired discussions. Please submit questions throughout the program; we’ll address as many as time allows near the end.\n\nDean to Karin Fischer: Karin, from your reporting and conversations with students and institutions, how would you describe the international enrollment situation in the United States right now? What are the developments that deserve the most attention?\n\nKent to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/znlC7CX69qE7r5pUJE2XJslxrx-kQRnGqXvS0RvbqbM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMjAw/ZTk5Nzg4NDA4ODlj/NjI1MzgwOTJjYTY5/MmUzYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}