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No Reason for Delay in Opening Educational Exchanges with CubaThe Obama administration entered office 18 months ago promising change in U.S. Cuba relations. Let me say up front I admit that significant change is underway I admit that the Cuban

NAFSA Member Prepares the University of Iowa to Welcome Iraqi StudentsBy Scott E. King There’s been a lot of buzz about the new Iraqi Educational Initiative, as well there should be. The sheer number of expected students—50,000 over a five

Call to Action – Secretary Napolitano Needs to Hear your VoiceUndocumented students are running out of time and hope. As President Obama said in his recent speech on immigration reform, ...we should stop punishing innocent young people for the actions

Institutions Face New Mine Fields in Global Education and TechnologyWe’ve heard it before – technology and globalization are changing the way we live and the field of higher education needs to adapt. These conversations are plentiful and necessary, but often

U.S. Department of Justice Sues Arizona over its Anti Immigrant LawYesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that Arizona’s recently enacted immigration law violates the U.S. constitution. The lawsuit asks the court to stop the

There Is Something President Obama Can Do NOW on Immigration ReformThis morning at American University in Washington, President Obama recommitted his administration to comprehensive immigration reform. Disappointingly, he stopped short of announcing any specific commitments or a specific timeframe

NAFSA Board Member Blogging on Global Issues for Chronicle of Higher EducationNAFSA board member Francisco Marmolejo is one of three featured bloggers on WorldWise, the Chronicle of Higher Education's new international blog dedicated to featuring "commentary from globetrotting higher education

Undocumented Students Need Relief While DREAM Act Is PendingThere seems to be a never ending stream of heart breaking stories these days about the plight of undocumented students. In Texas, the big story has been about Saad Nabeel, who was

Deporting America’s Future Harvard Student Pushes for DREAM ActUPDATE 6 21 10 The Boston Globe is now reporting that Harvard student Eric Balderas will not be deported "ICE spokesman Brian P. Hale confirmed in a statement that Balderas had been

The First Lady Plugs Study Abroad AgainLast Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered an inspiring commencement speech at the Anacostia Senior High School in Washington, DC. In her speech, she noted that almost ninety percent of the graduating class had