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

Notable scholarships for Indian students include the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships and the Tata Scholarship for Cornell University. These university scholarships offer substantial financial aid and access to prestigious scholarship opportunities and research opportunities provided by a scholarship provider. Crores annually.

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

We already know that DEI programming increases student engagement and leads to student success. A few of these graduation celebrations were for international students. Meanwhile, about 56% worry about federal government cuts to university research. They have feared revocation of their visas.

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College Planners of America

JULY 8, 2025

These schools include prestigious national universities, top liberal arts colleges, and certain other institutions. Many of these schools offer generous financial aid packages to ensure that exceptional students can attend regardless of their ability to pay.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 3, 2025

The sun is shining. Flowers are starting to bloom. Spring has officially arrived in Baltimore and DC. Is it still okay to feel stress, a bit of overwhelm, or even down? It is definitely, and also totally normal. The progression toward the end of the academic year, combined with 24/7 news cycles, can yield uncertainty and anxiety.

Mental health

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

Universities, under federal pressure, were being remade in the image of Cold War ideology. When the federal government issued a letter to Harvard University on April 11, it was designed to create fear. The letter demanded a comprehensive restructuring of Harvards governance, hiring, admissions, and student life.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Event: Sexual Health Graffiti Date: Friday April 11, 2025 Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm Location: Barber Room, Scott-Bates Commons, Homewood campus Details: The Violet Project and Health Promotion & Well-Being are hosting an activity for students to discuss the terminology we use to describe sex, sexuality, and sexual health.

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. With President Donald J. For nearly all U.S. as children to obtain legal status.

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. Amanda Fuchs Miller Why is that?

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.

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. Elizabeth D.

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. taxpayer benefits."

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. Most R1 universities have negotiated indirect cost rates up to 60%, making the potential impact severe.

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

Harvard University Harvard University has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's freeze of more than $2.2 The administration's demands included requirements for Harvard to audit viewpoints on diversity across campus and discontinue recognition of certain student clubs. "The

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Department of Education and continue his crackdown of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at colleges and universities across the nation. Many wonder whether the arc of the universe does bend to just Donald J. Many people today are devastated; many are excited. million educators.

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

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 8, 2025

A frequent speaker and lecturer at universities and national conferences, Adam has advised the White House Task Force to Address Online Abuse and Harassment , is a special advisor to the Coalition Against Stalkerware and sits on the World Economic Forum ‘s Digital Justice Advisory Committee. Snacks will be provided.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2025

Rmeysa ztrk with her attorney After six weeks in federal detention, Tufts University doctoral student Rmeysa ztrk was released last Friday following a federal judge's ruling that her continued detention potentially violated her constitutional rights and could have a chilling effect on free speech across college campuses.

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. Jennifer S.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Casteen III University of Virginia President Emeritus Dr. John T. As president, he transformed UVA into a world-class university. During his two decades of leadership, Casteen oversaw significant increases in the enrollment of women, international students, and students from underrepresented minority groups.

Low income student

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

Harvard and other local universities have implemented hiring freezes for similar reasons. citizen students, who make up about 7% of the college's enrollment. According to Scott Benjamin, a biology professor who has led the Costa Rica trip since 2002, some international students had planned to participate in study abroad this summer.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Major universities hit hardest include Johns Hopkins University, which announced 2,200 layoffs directly attributed to declining federal research funding, and Harvard University, which faces a $2.2 The economic impact extends far beyond university campuses. International students, who contributed $44 billion to the U.S.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

More than 200 Harvard University students have signed an open letter calling on their institution to resist what they characterize as unreasonable federal demands, as the Trump administration claims progress toward reaching an agreement with the prestigious university.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

City University of Seattle (CityU) announced Thursday that Suzanne Elise Walsh has been appointed as its new president, making history as the first woman and first Suzanne Elise Walsh person of color to lead the institution in its 50-year history. Milliron, president and CEO of National University and chair of CityU's Board of Trustees.

Nontraditional student

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. Martin Luther King has said before: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil Fourteen members of Congress have issued a letter demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a student at Columbia University, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week despite his status as a legal permanent resident.

Students

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.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Buffalo State College has applied to become a university, Buffalo Business First reported. University status helps recruitment both in the United States and on the international stage,” BSC – which is still waiting on state approval for the move – said in a statement. We expect to make a formal announcement early in 2023."

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

University of Maryland campus, Memorial Chapel. The University of Maryland (UMD) has released its first report covering the history of their institution and its intersection with slavery, The 1856 Project – Reconstructing the Truth. These [reports and investigations] aren’t designed to make universities look bad.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Never did I imagine that I would witness it by a prominent university leader during a commencement ceremony. Yet Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon did exactly that when he opened his remarks to his university’s commencement ceremony last week with incoherent “Asian” gibberish.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Kiantra Loza Kiantra Loza has been appointed director of admissions and outreach, international students, and campus central at the College of DuPage in Illinois. Loza holds a master’s in organizational leadership from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, and a doctorate in education from Aurora University in Illinois.

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