Welcoming International Students: The Role of Higher Education

On April 21 and 22, 2005, Indiana University partnered with NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA) and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) to host a symposium titled In America’s Interest: Welcoming International Students—The Role of Higher Education. The symposium provided participating institutions with a valuable opportunity to discuss the implications of a similarly titled 2003 report issued by NAFSA’s Strategic Task Force on International Student Access, In America’s Interest: Welcoming International Students. The symposium was attended by more than seventy respected leaders in higher education and included executive administrators from numerous offices that play a key role in attracting and welcoming international students to their campuses.