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Student and Scholar Advising

Regulatory Perspectives: Regulatory Practice and the New Presidential Administration

NAFSA staff members David Fosnocht and Steve Springer discussed student and scholar advising and the new presidential administration with attendees. They discussed vehicles an administration can use to effect change, review interests of the prior Trump administration that may be revived, and

Executive Order: Implementing The President’s DOGE Workforce Optimization Initiative

February 17, 2025

Executive Order of February 11, 2025: Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative. On February 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Workforce

Executive Order: Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship

March 14, 2025

Executive Order 14160 of January 20, 2025, Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship. Read: Executive Order 14160 on whitehouse.gov Executive Order 14160 as published in the Federal Register at 90 FR 8449 (January 29, 2025) Status: Subject to nationwide preliminary injunctions

Executive Order: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid

February 18, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14169, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid. Read: EO 14169 on whitehouse.gov EO 14169 published in the Federal Register at: 90 FR 8619 (January 30, 2025) DOS Press Statement: Implementing the President’s Executive Order on

Executive Actions Under the Trump-Vance Administration Touching on DEI and Gender

March 14, 2025

This NAFSA page collects links and information on executive and agency actions under the Trump-Vance Administration touching on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender. These directives represent a significant shift in federal policies related to DEI and gender issues, and roll back

Executive Order: Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism

On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14188 titled Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism. "This order reaffirms Executive Order 13899 and directs additional measures to advance the policy thereof in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, against the

OMB Memorandum on Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

January 31, 2025

A January 27, 2025 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required "Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements," and to suspend distribution of this funding

From Admission to Arrival: ISSS Strategies for Supporting International Student Yield

January 21, 2025

Resource by 2024 KC Leaders George F. Kacenga (William Paterson University of New Jersey), IEM KC Julie Wilbers (Vanderbilt University), KC ISSS International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) professionals are increasingly recognized as valuable partners in supporting international student yield

The Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

January 28, 2025

Access the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (January 20, 2025): On whitehouse.gov | Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8249 (January 28, 2025) Among other things, this memorandum instructs all agencies: "(1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by

Executive Order: Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats

March 10, 2025

Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025: Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats: Access the executive order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8451 (January 30, 2025) Sometimes referred to as the " extreme vetting"