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Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social

NEW at @porchparty.bsky.social: Did you come from abroad and complete an American PhD? If so, take our survey on what you're doing now—and what Trump's new rule to cap student visas at four years (w/ uncertain extension) means for individuals and in your field www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

porchpartynews.comWere you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?

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Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social

Around 35% of US PhD candidates are here on temp student visas. Time to degree is approx 5-7+ years depending on field. Around 80% of these folks end up staying to make the US awesome. So what happens when you force everyone to reapply to be here, 4 years in??? www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

porchpartynews.comWere you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?
Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social

This is my first time experimenting at @porchparty.bsky.social with a general callout like this—if I get interesting responses I will report back. Grateful for any signal boost from past/present academics who know a lot of international holders of US PhDs! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

porchpartynews.comWere you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?
Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social

Hypothesis: international students who come for US PhDs are a particularly productive group of Americans. They also have banger kids: your Kamala Harrises, Pete Buttigiegs, etc. (Obama's dad came for undergrad and got thru a MA before dropping out of his PhD!) www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

porchpartynews.comWere you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?