Since the early 1950s, Columbia admissions has rapidly expanded its international student population, which currently totals 36.2 percent of the student body. But have the rest of Columbia’s academic expectations adapted to this change? Should international students be expected to have in-depth knowledge of Western culture? In this episode of The Ear, reporter Kelly Warner explores these questions and how expectations of cultural assimilation affects international students. This episode was produced by Matthew Schwitzer, the theme song is by Coleman Hughes and the illustration is by Natalie Tak.