In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era
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Students from abroad used to come to here because we respected the freedoms of speech, association, and inquiry. Now they’re not coming here because we don’t. It’s really as simple as that. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
they're calling it a "national self-lobotomization" folks www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
US applications to Sciences Po, an elite French university that trains diplomats, journalists & politicians, surged by 52%; applications to study in the US have plunged by 50%. Europe offers something that the US no longer offers- guarantee of freedom of thought. Project 2025 🧪 archive.today/ahmo9
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The flow reverses, as Americans flock to European universities and Europeans exit from American schools. "Applications from the US to Sciences Po’s bachelor’s program surged 52% this year, while the number of Sciences Po students applying to study for a year in the United States has plunged by 50%”
Every bastion of US hegemony is crumbling or under growing pressure. It's systemic. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
Worries about #visas, #academic freedom and #safety are making foreign schools, like #Sciences #Po in Paris, more attractive to some students in the U.S. than the #Ivy League.
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In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
Gift link A story which hits extremely close to home, as Americans looking at schools abroad. Our daughter's Decision Day is this Friday. "Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League".
Donald Trump is making America an intellectual backwater. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
The systematic destruction of the U.S. brand by the criminal and his cadre - from international alliances to science to the allure of our educational institutions - has been rapid and extraordinary: In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
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I find American higher education interesting (as some NYer readers probably know) in part because it's near the center of other ripples in American society. This is a case of data echoing what one hears often in speaking with people abroad, not just in France. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
This is a steady trend that will destroy the advantage the US has enjoyed since the end of WWII.
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This headline could insert about 150 country names in that spot occupied by “France”
Interesting to see that anxieties about American universities have benefited European schools including Sciences Po. Another option: enrol at the American University of Paris — with the bonus of having me as your professor.
Trump policies Have almost totally killed A very important income stream For American universities: Foreign students. Their numbers are way down And US universities Are struggling and cutting programs... And faculty... Because of this. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
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Trump's anti-education, anti-science, anti-freedom cultural war reaps what he has sowed: Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
"Sofia Antonioli, 19, who is from Bethesda, Md., said that French students now used the word 'American' as a pejorative, as in 'Oh, that’s so American.' 'It has started to become more of a judgment,' she said." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
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“Applications from US to Sciences Po surged 52% this year, while the number of Sciences Po students applying to study for a year in US plunged by 50%. For the first time ever, America is not the first choice for undergraduates, who must study abroad during 3rd year” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
And who can blame them? In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...