A new visa rule will hurt Kentucky’s universities — and America’s lead in science

By: Kumble Subbaswamy

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 815

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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When I led major research universities, I saw a simple truth up close: in the physical sciences, engineering, and computing, we could not have staffed our laboratories or taught our core courses without international graduate students. That is not sentiment; it is arithmetic. And a rule the Department of Homeland Security finalized in July now threatens that arithmetic — here in Kentucky as much as anywhere.

The rule ends what is called …

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