Public Policy
Next President Should Make Int'l Education Central to Meeting National Needs
On November 7, 2007, NAFSA: Association of International Educators Executive Director and CEO Marlene Johnson sent a letter to the 2008 presidential candidates, urging them to consider how they, if elected, would marshal the vital resource of international education to serve the nation’s needs.
In that letter, she wrote:
How will the next president seek to engage a world that admires America but is concerned about its intentions, craves American leadership but is wary of its implications, wants to help us understand it but is doubtful of our willingness to listen? America's engagement in the world must be committed to strengthening relationships with our friends, deepening our understanding of global challenges and our ability to deal with them effectively, and restoring a legitimate international leadership role for the United States. NAFSA: Association of International Educators - the world's leading international education association - has long advanced our belief that international educational exchanges are a primary means of achieving a stronger foundation for communication, collaboration, and friendship with the rest of the world.
Materials Sent to the 2008 Presidential Candidates
- Policy Brief: Next President Should Make International Education Central to Meeting National Needs
- Americans Call for Leadership: A Public Opinion Poll on Preparing for a Global Society (672kb
) - Preparing Globally Educated Americans: Global Challenges Require More Americans to Study Abroad (129kb )
- Foreign Students and Their Dependents Contribute $14.5 Billion to U.S. Economy
- Restoring U.S. Competitiveness for International Students and Scholars (576kb )
