The Cambridge Insider Podcast

The year is 2021 and COVID-19 has just ravaged your school’s international recruitment operations. What can be done? How can you effectively market your high school to international students and recreate the success you enjoyed back in 2016, in 2021? Is that even possible? Has COVID irreparably ravaged this market? Join hosts Craig and Stephen for an informative discussion and valuable insight. Re...

There’s a new bill on Capitol Hill that can directly affect international students of all ages. What does this 353-page proposed piece of legislation say, and why is it important for international students? Let’s talk about the Biden Administration’s new immigration bill. Join hosts Craig and Stephen for an informative discussion and valuable insight. Here’s some background information on the bill...

Let’s talk about housing international high school students. International students who come to the U.S. to study have one of two housing options: either reside in a dormitory or stay with a host family. This podcast will discuss the latter option through the lens of Cambridge Network's homestay service. What goes into safely housing international high school students? What’s changed in this proce...

Ever since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a marked increase of anti-Asian racist incidents in the United States. While these incidents are unequivocally reprehensible, it is especially disheartening for these events to occur in schools, where children are meant to feel safe and nurtured. How can schools proactively combat this scourge? Join hosts Craig and Stephen for an...

What are the latest updates on the U.S. vaccination effort, and how is it affecting international student enrollment? Has there been a “Biden Bump,” or increase in international student applicants since the new President has taken office? Happy Lunar New Year! Join hosts Craig and Stephen for an informative discussion and valuable insight. Forbes Article on "Biden Bounce" South China Morning Post...

Student enrollment is still down. What are schools to do? Everyone knows that the pandemic hasn’t helped improve student enrollment outcomes, nor has the travel ban barring Chinese students from coming to the U.S. Nevertheless, what can schools do to help themselves at this point? Also, what novel strategies should be adopted to improve the likelihood of successfully recruiting students in Fall 20...

Sarah Guo, Associate Director of Cambridge Academic Center, joins Craig and Stephen to share important information about expert yet affordable K-12 online tutoring offered by Cambridge Network and how students can receive customized small-group or one-on-one tutoring. Due to the 2020 pandemic, a large number of students who had issues adapting to distance learning have fallen behind. Help your stu...

At noon on January 20th, 2021, the United States officially inaugurated a new President: Joseph R. Biden Jr., and with that, a radical shift in U.S. foreign policy. What specific changes can schools with international programs, and international students expect from this new foreign policy? Will Chinese students once again be able to make visa appointments at Chinese consular office...

With the travel ban on Chinese students still in effect and student recruitment being at an historic low, there is no better time to explore non-Chinese markets to recruit international students. Craig and Stephen discuss international student recruitment in Korea and Vietnam with Cambridge’s Associate Director of Global Sales Operations, Soyoen Moon Gangemi. Interested in retaining students and o...

Happy New Year 2021! It’s January 2021 and there are a number of students who will soon fly into the U.S. to study abroad for the start of the Spring semester. What then should they do to prepare for their study abroad experience? Craig and Stephen discuss International Student Orientation and everything our students and families need to do to prepare for success. This discussion is not only usefu...

Margaret Morris, Dean of Professional Development at Cambridge Network, joins Craig and Stephen to share vital advice about professional development and how it translates directly to student-wellbeing. Not to be overlooked for its utility and importance at schools, professional development of educators, especially with regards to social and emotional development, is key to a program’s academic suc...

What is the ONE thing that any school must do in order to successfully recruit students in 2021? This applies across the board, for schools with an international student program and schools without one: articulate a clear and concise COVID-19 mitigation strategy for re-opening. Some schools may already be open, while others have been exclusively relegated to distance learning for months, neve...

Katie Chen, International Marketing Expert sits down with Craig and Stephen to share vital advice about marketing your international program in 2020 and beyond, as well as how to position your school to be in the best position to recruit students for the coming seasons. Interested in retaining students and offering them an option for synchronous learning in China? https://smoa.cambridgenetwork.com...

What should students be doing to maximize their ability to gain acceptance to their top schools? This episode is dedicated to our students, the reason that we do what we do. We hope that this helps. Should you have any questions, please reach out by leaving a voice message on Anchor.fm, or by dropping a comment on the YouTube channel. Want to study online with an American High School, from China?...

This past week, a number of vaccines have been announced to be imminently available to the public, as the vaccine makers are in the process of applying to the U.S. government for emergency use authorization. The U.K. has already approved one such request, and it will begin administering their vaccine to the public by next week. What does this all mean for our international students and the seconda...

The numbers from the Institute of International Education are in, and enrollment is officially down for the fourth straight year (since 2016). What are schools to do? Listen to Craig and Stephen give practical advice for how your school can thrive despite a drop in international student recruitment. Interested in retaining students and offering them an option for synchronous learning in China...

Special guest and International Education veteran Jeannie Jaworski joins Craig and Stephen for a deep dive into International Education and the effect of the recent U.S. presidential election on international students.   What policy changes are we likely to see in the near future? How have students responded to the election results? How might this all affect the International E...

How has COVID-19 affected international student hosting? Is it still safe to host an international student? What if any protocols are in place to protect students and hosts? Is Cambridge still looking for hosts? What’s up with Craig’s new look? Interested in hosting an international student? Click here! Join hosts Craig and Stephen, and special guest Kate Benson, Senior Manager of Community Develo...

How will the results of the 2020 election affect our industry? What can schools do to help the situation? Did Cambridge Network undergo a restructure? More insights into best practices with Cambridge Network’s Recent Webinars Join hosts Craig and Stephen for an informative news roundup.

Is there actually a travel ban? When will Chinese students be able to schedule visa appointments at U.S. Consulates? What effect might the 2020 election have on all of this? White House’s Jan. 31st, 2020 Proclamation on the Suspension of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Entering the U.S. Department of State’s Visa Appointment Wait Times Join hosts Craig and Stephen, and special guest Lauren Savo, Prog...

Where are we with the WeChat Ban? What about the change in F-1 visas? New numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse show a clear reduction in international student enrollment. Why is this? Engadget: US Judge Stands Firm on Decision to Block Ban on WeChat Let your voice be heard in Federal decision-making: https://www.regulations.gov/ AP News: Foreign students show less zeal for US since Trum...

Special guest Simrin Purhar, SaaS Implementation and Onboarding Specialist at MediaValet, joins Craig and Stephen to discuss MediaValet, Digital Asset Management (DAM) services, best practices, and her personal podcast where she interviews successful women on their careers, and the journey they took to get there. https://anchor.fm/workinggalsguide

Are things back to normal in China with COVID-19? Are Chinese families still looking to send their students to study in the U.S.? What will student recruitment look like in the coming year? Join hosts Craig and Stephen, and special guest Sasha Jing, Sales Associate, for an informative news roundup.

Special guest Perry Akins, Chairman of iTEP International, and veteran of the International Education industry joins Craig and Stephen to discuss iTEP, how it was developed, other standardized English tests, the testing and education industry at large, and more! https://www.itepexam.com/

Special guest Fr. Peter Clarke, Ed. D., President of Morris Catholic High School, joins Craig and Stephen to discuss what he looks for when recruiting international students, his recruiting trips to China, distance learning during COVID-19, and more! https://www.morriscatholic.org/