NAFSA Press Releases

NAFSA is pleased to announce that the organization was named a Centennial Medalist from the Institute of International Education (IIE) as part of their 100-year anniversary celebration.

Washington, February 26, 2019 – Shankar Vedantam, acclaimed journalist, author, social science correspondent and host of NPR’s “Hidden Brain,” will speak at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. The focus of Vedantam’s program is on human behavior and the social sciences and

Washington, February 19, 2019 - NAFSA: Association of International Educators is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) to create the NAFSA Tamara H. Bryant Memorial Scholarship. Funded by an endowment established by Tamara H. Bryant, this scholarship will

Washington, February 12, 2019 - Doris Kearns Goodwin, world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will speak at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo in Washington D.C. She will address the conference on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Marie Royce, recently communicated to NAFSA that “promoting U.S. higher education overseas is a top priority for the U.S Department of State” and reflected on trends in international education. NAFSA is delighted that the State

José Andrés, internationally acclaimed chef, New York Times best-selling author, educator and humanitarian, will speak at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. He will address the conference on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

Washington, January 15, 2019 – NAFSA: Association of International Educators is proud to announce that former Secretaries of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright and General Colin L. Powell (retired) will appear together at the NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Albright and Gen

Washington, November 13, 2018–NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced results from its latest economic analysis of international students studying in the United States.

A speech from Esther Brimmer, former Executive Director and CEO, delivered at the China Annual Conference for International Education & Expo in 2018.

Washington, October 17, 2018–The Trump administration will issue a regulation that would limit how international students are admitted into the United States, according to a regulatory roadmap published today. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to place a maximum period of stay