IEFA

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If youre an international student wondering how to navigate the U.S. student visa process for international students, this guide is here to help. Understanding the F-1 Visa The F-1 visa is the cornerstone for international students aspiring to pursue their studies in the United States. institution.

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IEFA

JANUARY 7, 2025

How do students secure funding for their university education and support their academic journey? Students can access funding through government grants, private donations, scholarships, and research grants. Financial aid for students Financial aid bridges the gap between what students can afford and the actual cost of education.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

They shared their convictions with their two sons, including the importance of education and social service. Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. Rovaris, Sr.,

Placement

IEFA

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

From planning your journey to leaving your family and friends and settling into a new environment, becoming an international student is challenging. But the benefits of being an international student are undeniable – international students enrich their host communities while gaining invaluable personal and professional advantages.

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IEFA

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship For Indian students aspiring to join Stanfords prestigious MBA program, the Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship offers substantial financial support. Need-Based Scholarships Need-based scholarships are crucial for students who lack the financial means to support their education.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For many of us, navigating the complexities of identity and belonging as Black international students, it marked a seismic shift. Fresh out of a graduate program at American University (AU), a predominantly white institution (PWI), I began my first job in global education. The challenges are starkly illustrated by data.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2025

Rowena Tomaneng At a time when the Trump administration is dismantling the Education Department, the overwhelming majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults believe earning a college degree is integral to quality of life, a new national survey shows. A few of these graduation celebrations were for international students.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2025

Senator Alex Padilla A group of 36 Democratic senators is pressing the Trump administration to reconsider its recent actions revoking international student visas and terminating Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records, calling the moves potentially unlawful.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2025

Tamara Lanier with attorney Benjamin Crump In a precedent-setting resolution that has implications for how higher education institutions confront their historical ties to slavery, Harvard University has agreed to relinquish 175-year-old daguerreotypes believed to be the earliest known photographs of enslaved people.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

The federal memo reads like a wish list from those who have long wanted higher education to retreat from efforts to repair the racialized inequality that plagues this country. Left-handed people dont experience worse educational outcomes than right-handed people. As a parent, I had to make a judgment. Theres no intervention needed.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2025

Recent disruptions to student visa processing could trigger a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment this fall, potentially costing the U.S. economy $7 billion and more than 60,000 jobs, according to a new analysis by NAFSA: Association of International Educators and JB International.

International student

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MARCH 10, 2025

The Trump Administration has made clear it intends to dismantle the federal systems that support education in this country. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set this plan in motion last month when it abruptly cancelled millions in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). How competitive is the U.S.

Education

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

This session was created with international students in mind, but is open to all graduate students. This event is designed to help international students better understand protections and resources available to them, but is open for everyone. U/T Visas: Potential options for international students impacted by GBV.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

Trump vowing to tighten immigration during his time in the White House, leaders at colleges and universities are working around the clock to protect international students and Dreamersundocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as childrenfrom policies that could affect their safety and ability to pursue higher education.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2025

But, while it should be shocking that the federal government – one that has been repeatedly talking about the return of education to the states – is interfering with the administration of a public university, it should have been expected if you were paying attention. And the damage is not just to the schools and students.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2025

federal government's increasingly restrictive stance on international students is creating significant financial risks for American colleges and universities, particularly those heavily dependent on international enrollment for revenue, according to a new analysis by Moody's Ratings. at all, according to education experts.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

In a significant policy reversal, the Trump administration has begun restoring the legal status of international students whose records were terminated in recent weeks, according to statements made by a Justice Department attorney during a federal court hearing in Oakland, California on Friday. higher education institutions.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2025

Harvard University A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from implementing its decision to revoke Harvard University's authorization to enroll international students, a move that could affect roughly 25% of the institution's student body. District Judge Allison D.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

higher education sector from stable to negative, citing recent and potential federal policy changes that have created a more difficult operating environment for colleges and universities nationwide. Department of Education, uncertainty over federal student aid, and possible expanded taxes on endowments.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2025

Harvard University The Trump administration dealt a unprecedented blow to international education access Thursday by revoking Harvard University's authorization to enroll foreign students, a decision that could fundamentally alter the demographics and academic culture of the nation's oldest institution of higher learning.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

billion in federal research grants, marking a significant escalation in tensions between higher education institutions and the federal government over campus speech and academic freedom. Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber has framed the university's stance as defending fundamental principles of higher education.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Trump as the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday, has signaled alarm across the k-12 and higher education landscape, leaving some educators worried that the former president will make good on his promise to eliminate the U.S. million educators. Many wonder whether our democratic institutions will hold."

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

A Columbia University graduate student who served as a negotiator during campus protests against the Israel-Gaza war last spring has been ordered deported by a Louisiana immigration judge, in what legal experts are calling a significant test case for international students' free speech rights on American campuses.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2025

ztrk, who has a valid F-1 student visa, has not been charged with any crime. ztrk's case is part of what appears to be a growing pattern of detentions targeting international students involved in pro-Palestinian activism.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

Nearly three-quarters of American voters believe international students studying at U.S. colleges and universities benefit the country, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released last week that that highlights enduring public support for educational exchange amid heightened immigration enforcement.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2025

Vigil at Columbia University Nina Berman Faculty and staff members from multiple universities gathered early this week in silent protest against the detention of three international students by the Department of Homeland Security, vowing to continue weekly vigils until all detainees are released.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Casteen III, a transformative leader who dramatically expanded educational access and diversity during his 20-year tenure, died last week following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. John Hope Franklin Award for his exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.

Low income student

NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 8, 2025

These regular posts are meant to keep NACAC members informed about key policy developments, NACAC’s advocacy priorities, and opportunities to take action in support of students and the college admission counseling profession. billion cut and maintaining most core education programs at current levels.

Title IV

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 27, 2025

This action by the Trump Administration is the latest in the Trump administrations crackdown on international students. Last week, the Trump Administration revoked Harvard University's authorization to enroll foreign students, though an order issued by U.S.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

These one- to two-week experiences would have taken approximately 60 students to Costa Rica, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, and Panama to study topics including wildlife conservation, ecology, and organizational culture. citizen students, who make up about 7% of the college's enrollment.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

The student organization outlined several red lines they believe the university should not cross, including banning curricular content, terminating faculty members, or disciplining students for peaceful expression. Doing so would set a dangerous precedent for the entire country," the students wrote. "We

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

The report, titled "Broken Lifelines: The Economic Consequences of Defunding Academic Public Health," provides the first detailed analysis of how grant freezes, budget reductions, and agency restructurings implemented since January 2025 have devastated higher education institutions nationwide.

Grant

Global Career Compass

APRIL 8, 2025

For readers familiar with or who are working in the field of international education, I want you to know how much respect I have for your commitment and your pursuit of opening doors to the world for undergrads or high school students. The Fragility of our Democracy and the Challenge Posed to International Educators

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2025

Mohsen Mahdawi A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at his US citizenship interview and ordered deported. Mahdawi, a lawful permanent U.S. policy to combat antisemitism." Mahdawi's case is not isolated.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2025

As the Trump Administration proudly admits, he was targeted solely for his activism and organizing as a student leader and negotiator for the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Columbia University's campus," the members wrote in their letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Walsh currently serves as president of Bennett College in North Carolina, one of only two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the nation dedicated exclusively to educating women. Walsh's background includes leadership positions at major philanthropic organizations that have shaped higher education policy nationwide.

Nontraditional student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Global education partnering organization INTO University Partnerships has launched a digital community platform for international students. Students will be able to get personalized assistance on visa requirements and housing arrangements.

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