Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education, July 26, 2021 Reengaging the World to Make the United States Stronger at Home A Renewed U.S. Commitment to International Education "We propose the following principles to guide our...
Prof. Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Apr. 24, 2021 "... Biden’s election was a pivotal moment for international students. Universities are already seeing a spike in international student applications, a phenomenon coined “ the Biden bump .” A survey of 800 prospective...
Karin Fischer, Chronicle of Higher Education, Mar. 3, 2021 "The new immigration bill, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, would provide legal protections to Dreamers and make it easier for international STEM Ph.D.s to stay in the United States after graduation...
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Education Dive, Oct. 30, 2020 "The Trump administration's immigration policies have driven down international student enrollment in the last few years, policy experts say, a trend the public health crisis has exacerbated. Other...
DC Attorney General Karl A. Racine, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Oct. 27, 2020 "Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced today they are co-leading a group of 22 state Attorneys General in opposing...
Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 25, 2020 "The Trump administration is set to publish a new proposed rule today that would set fixed terms of up to four years for student visas and establish procedures for international students to apply to extend...
Ted Mitchell, ACE, July 6, 2020 "On its face, the guidance released today by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is horrifying. While we would welcome more clarity about international students studying in the United States, this guidance raises more...
Kerrie Kennedy, PIE News, Mar. 31, 2020 "As coronavirus continues to steer the international education sector further into unchartered territory, a webinar has revealed educators are worried about the enduring appeal of the country as a study destination...
Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 22, 2020 "An Iranian student with a visa to attend Northeastern University was denied entry to the United States last weekend at Boston’s Logan International Airport and removed from the country despite a court...
Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, Aug. 28, 2019 "Unexpected denials and long delays have become increasingly common for international students and scholars seeking visas, raising concerns among college officials who see a threat to the diversity and enrichment...
Cyrus Mehta, Jan. 28, 2019 "The new USCIS Policy on Unlawful Presence for F, J and M Nonimmigrants took effect on August 9, 2018. This policy has had the effect of rendering nonimmigrants in F, J and M status, mainly students, unlawfully present upon...
Cora-Ann Pestaina, Oct. 23, 2018 - "An F-1 student who has received more than 12 months of Curricular Practical Training (CPT) may be found by United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), to have violated F-1 status and thus ineligible to...
Cora-Ann V. Pestaina, Oct. 1, 2018 - "It is October 1, 2018 and this morning, in what is an extremely unfortunate yet totally preventable situation, businesses across the U.S. were forced to temporarily terminate the employment of F-1 students who were previously...
Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 30, 2018 - "The young woman from Gambia who planned to study in the U.S. had the support of her government, all the way up to the first lady, whose foundation was to pay for her airfare. A college in New York had offered...
Liz Robbins, New York Times, Mar. 9, 2016 - "The federal government will publish the rule on Friday, saying that international students earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in the United States will now be eligible to...