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SUMMARY:MFSA Debate: Are U.S. Colleges too Dependent on International Students?
LOCATION:Wong Auditorium (Tang Center, Building E51), 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA, 02142
DESCRIPTION:MFSA Debate: Are U.S. Colleges too Dependent on International Students?\n\n11/06/25 07:00 PM EST\n - 11/06/25 08:30 PM EST\Description:\nMFSA's fall 2025 debate asks participants to defend or oppose the proposition that American higher education is overly reliant on international students.\Details:\nMFSA's Fall 2025 debate will be held on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. in MIT's Wong Auditorium, with the following resolution up for debate:\n \n\nRESOLVED: American Universities are too dependent on international students.\n\n\nRepresenting the affirmative team are James Fishback, CEO of Azoria and founder of Incubate Debate, and Nathan Halberstadt, Partner at New Founding. The negative team is represented by David Freed, Entrepreneur and former Chief Operating Officer of Crimson Education, and Chris Glass, Professor of the Practice at Boston College and Editor-in-Chief of International Higher Education. \n\nModerating this fall’s debate is Anant Agarwal, Professor Post-Tenure of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, Founder of edX, and Chief Academic Officer of 2U. \n\nMore information about MFSA's fall 2025 debate is available at our debate page. \n \n\n\n\Location:\nWong Auditorium (Tang Center, Building E51)\n2 Amherst St\nCambridge, MA 02142
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:MFSA Debate: Are U.S. Colleges too Dependent on International Students?<br /><br />11/06/25 07:00 PM EST - 11/06/25 08:30 PM EST<br />Description:<br />MFSA's fall 2025 debate asks participants to defend or oppose the proposition that American higher education is overly reliant on international students.<br />Details:<br /><div>MFSA's Fall 2025 debate&nbsp;will be held on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. in MIT's Wong Auditorium, with the following resolution up for debate:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>RESOLVED: American Universities are too dependent on international students.</strong></div>

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Representing the affirmative team are <a href="https://fshbck.com/">James Fishback</a>, CEO of Azoria and founder of Incubate Debate, and <a href="https://x.com/NatHalberstadt">Nathan Halberstadt</a>, Partner at New Founding. The negative team is represented by David Freed, Entrepreneur and former Chief Operating Officer of Crimson Education, and <a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/faculty-research/faculty-directory/Chris-glass.html">Chris Glass</a>, Professor of the Practice at Boston College and Editor-in-Chief of <em>International Higher Education</em>.&nbsp;<br />
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Moderating this fall&rsquo;s debate is <a href="https://2u.com/about/leadership/anant-agarwal/">Anant Agarwal</a>, Professor Post-Tenure of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, Founder of edX, and Chief Academic Officer of 2U.&nbsp;<br />
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More information about MFSA's fall 2025 debate is available at our <a href="https://www.mitfreespeech.org/fall_2025_debate_internationa.php">debate page</a>.&nbsp;</div>
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<br />Location:<br />Wong Auditorium (Tang Center, Building E51)<br />2 Amherst St<br />Cambridge, MA 02142
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