A feature by Sonali Majumdar and Adriana Bankston outlines concrete steps universities and professional organizations can take to remove systemic barriers confronting international Ph.D. students and postdocs. The authors recommend institutional policy changes on career advising, visa navigation, mentorship structures and inclusive hiring practices. The piece highlights administrative chokepoints—immigration paperwork, lack of career‑development infrastructure, and uneven advisor support—that derail international researchers’ transitions into faculty and industry roles. It profiles campus programs that have piloted cohort advising, alumni networks, and targeted grant support to improve outcomes. Higher‑education leaders are encouraged to adopt scalable practices that reduce drop‑off from the international talent pipeline; federal visa policy reform and university investment in nonacademic career pathways are presented as parallel levers to sustain research capacity.