Global Pressure, Local Impact: HE Leaders Under Fire - Episode 2 - May 2025

Episode 2 of the Leaders and Educators Podcast What’s Covered:

• The Trump administration’s threats to defund elite US universities: Independent

• The surge in international student detentions: NBC News

• Proposed reforms to US federal student aid: Inside Higher Ed

• Political instability affecting US student recruitment: Independent

• Nick Hillman on a three-year post-study UK visa: Times Higher Education

• University of Manchester’s restructuring plans: University of Manchester StaffNet

• How FE and HE may be shifting from rivalry to resilience: Times Higher Education

🤔 Coaching Questions from the Episode:

• Is your international student strategy resilient — or reactive?

• If restructuring were forced on your institution tomorrow, what would you do first?

• What’s your institution’s red line — and is your team clear on where it is?

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