Trump visa policies weigh on Columbia journalism program as admissions pause
The school cited a critical curriculum review as international applications fell and said its new online M.S. will enroll students over two years.
- Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism has paused admissions to its Master of Arts programme for one year to review and redesign the degree.
- The decision was partly influenced by a sharp decline in international applications amid uncertainty over changing U.S. visa policies under the Trump administration.
- International students account for roughly half of the programme’s enrolment, making visa restrictions and immigration uncertainty particularly significant for the course.
- Recent U.S. measures have included temporary halts in student-visa appointments, expanded screening of applicants’ online activity and proposed restrictions on the duration of foreign students’ stays.
- Columbia will continue admitting students to its Master of Science journalism programme and has introduced a two-year part-time online M.S. programme, while the M.A. is being reassessed amid broader changes in the journalism industry.
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Why an Indian journalist headed to Columbia was denied US visa? Details as university pauses journalism admissions for a year
Columbia University's journalism school has paused admissions to its Master of Arts program for one year due to changes in US visa policies.
NEW YORK (ANP/RTR) - The changed visa procedures implemented by the Trump administration have caused a sharp drop in the number of foreign students at Columbia University. The university has temporarily suspended access to one of its journalism courses, four ing... said.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump visa policies weigh on Columbia journalism program as admissions pause
The Trump administration's changing visa policies caused a sharp drop in international applications to Columbia University and contributed to the university pausing admissions to one of its journalism programs, four people familiar with the matter said.
Columbia Journalism School will pause its M.A. program (and launch an online degree)
The Columbia Journalism School will pause admissions for its Master of Arts program, dean Jelani Cobb announced on Thursday. The country’s most prestigious journalism school also announced a new online, part-time degree. In a note to alumni of the M.A. program, Cobb wrote that the administration has “initiat[ed] a critical evaluation” of the M.A. curriculum. “To give this review the focus it deserves, we are temporarily pausing admissions for th…
NEW YORK (ANP/RTR) - The changed visa procedures implemented by the Trump administration have caused a sharp drop in the number of foreign students at Columbia University. The university has temporarily suspended access to one of its journalism courses, four ing... said.
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