NAFSA Resources
Landscape Shift: What the Trump Administration Means for International Education. By Meredith Bell. Interview, NAFSA International Educator Magazine. February 6, 2025. NAFSA's deputy executive director of public policy discusses the new administration's early moves, the association's policy priorities, and the potential impact on the field.
IE30 with Dr. Fanta Aw: Charting a Course in the New Political Environment. View the January, 2025 #IE30 discussion on LinkedIn where NAFSA CEO Dr. Fanta Aw and policy experts examined the path forward for international education. Dr. Aw was joined by NAFSA board member Ahmad Ezzeddine and Jill Allen Murray and Rachel Banks of NAFSA's Public Policy team to explore priorities, resources, and collaborative opportunities for strengthening the field in this political environment.
Regulatory Perspectives: Regulatory Practice and the New Presidential Administration. Join NAFSA staff members David Fosnocht and Steve Springer on February 13 at 2:00 p.m Eastern for a discussion of student and scholar advising and the new presidential administration. We’ll discuss vehicles an administration can use to effect change, review interests of the prior Trump administration that may be revived, and describe steps you may take to avoid problems. We’ll also note sources you may use to keep up with developments and explain how you can get involved in NAFSA’s advocacy efforts. We also want to hear from you. What are your concerns? What can NAFSA do to support your work during this administration? Register today.
NAFSA Memorandum to the Trump-Vance Administration. January 17, 2025. NAFSA communicates that it is "ready to work with the Trump-Vance administration to advance the following policy priorities: Ensure the Global Competency of U.S. College Graduates; Attract and Retain the Best and Brightest International Talent."
NAFSA Current U.S. Administration Page. Explore our dedicated hub for timely updates, objective analysis, and association advocacy and resources as we navigate policy changes under the new presidential administration.
NAFSA Policy Resources. Find NAFSA policy recommendations on the latest, most relevant trends, data and reports from NAFSA members and other scholars, officials, and partners in the field of international education.
External Resources
FAQs on Executive Order: Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism. FAQ. February 6, 2025. Developed by the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.
Immigration enforcement on campus. FAQ. February 6, 2025. Developed by the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration in collaboration with Cornell Law School Immigration Law and Advocacy Program and Penn State Dickinson Law Center Clinic for Immigrant Rights.
Immigration-Related Campus Concerns. Issue Brief by the American Council on Education (ACE). January 17, 2025. The American Council on Education (ACE) "has prepared a new issue brief offering information and insights to help campuses navigate what may be a rapidly shifting landscape."
Immigration Priorities of the Incoming Trump Administration and Implications for Higher Education. By The President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. December 10, 2024. "This document examines the policy priorities of the incoming Trump administration, focusing on their potential impact on immigration issues critical to U.S. higher education. It provides brief summaries of policy proposals affecting DACA recipients and undocumented students and graduates without DACA, international students and scholars, and refugee and displaced students and scholars within higher education institutions."
Tips for Advising Campuses in a Time of Immigration Uncertainty. President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and Cornell Law School Migration and Human Rights Program. By Dan Berger, Emily Cohen, Jonathan Grode, and Stephen Yale-Loehr. December 18, 2024.
Guttentag, Immigration Policy Tracking Project: "The Immigration Policy Tracking Project (IPTP) compiles and indexes all identifiable Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies with key source documents and the current status of each policy."