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Higher Education’s Stake in the Immigration Reform DebateHigher education is at its best and most essential when individuals – wherever they may be from – can come together to share knowledge and explore ideas. This is why learning and scholarship

New Pew Data on Mexican Migration Moving Toward Common Ground on Immigration Reform A reliable study has now confirmed what we have known for some time (see “Mission Accomplished A Way Forward on Immigration Reform”). According to a report released on

NAFSA Advocates Take International Education Issues to Capitol HillI had the great pleasure of welcoming international education advocates representing 31 states and the District of Columbia, to Washington, DC, as part of NAFSA’s Advocacy Day last week. There were many

Get Away for the Day Day Trips Outside of Houston By Mark Powell Whether you come early or stay after the conference, there’s plenty to do just a short way from Houston. With two main interstates connecting in the city,

President Obama’s "Race to the Top" in Higher Education Can’t Be Won Without International EducationA generation ago, educators worried about a looming “digital divide” that students with access to computers and online education would be primed for success in the

Congressman Don Payne, who represented Newark, New Jersey, in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 20 years, died March 6 of colon cancer. His death represents the passing of yet another member of a unique generation of members of Congress who respected the institution and sought election

The "Ides of March" Are Approaching...By Elena Anderson De Lay March 15 did not turn out well for Julius Caesar, but for you, it could open the door to a unique professional development opportunity. I know you are sitting there

Measuring the Impact of the International Experience As the director of NAFSA’s Center for Capacity Building in Study Abroad, my priority is to develop and share materials and ideas that senior administrators on campuses need as they develop study abroad

New ICE Public Advocate an Important and Welcome Resource It’s startling—and a little scary—how little some members of Congress seem to know about the laws they write. The hysterical reaction of some to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Napolitano’s

Comprehensive Immigration Reform What Is It? Why Are We For It?In 2004, NAFSA’s Board of Directors authorized the association to engage in the emerging debate over comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). We entered this debate because we believed three things. First,