NAFSA in the News

2025

May

ABC News: Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students
ICEF Monitor: Global survey underscores demand shift from “Big Four” to “Big Ten”
Texas Tribune: After immigration crackdown, international students in Texas self-censor to protect their education
Diverse Magazine: Shifting Policies Reshape Global Student Mobility, New Survey Reveals
ICEF Monitor: Immigration authorities set out the legal basis for revoking student visa status
Marketplace: International student enrollment may be declining under Trump
Latitudes: As summer approaches, international students ask, should we stay or should we go?
University World News: HE for refugees means an opportunity for shared prosperity
University World News: Three of ‘Big Four’ see steep drop in postgrad enrolment
Times Higher Education: Who will fill the void when the US turns away from global science?
University World News: International students who stay in US land top jobs – Study
Washington Post: As Trump attacks higher education, some students avoid U.S. colleges
Bloomberg: Foreign Students’ Status Still in Danger After New ICE Policy
Inside Higher Ed: ICE Expands Student Deportation Powers
Hechinger Report: International students are rethinking coming to the U.S. That’s a problem for colleges
Boston Globe: The US runs a trade surplus on services, the core of the Mass. economy. Tariffs could change that.
Washington Post: The U.S. welcomed Indian students. Under Trump, they fear for their future.
Inc.: Trump Has Done Real Damage to America’s Innovation Engine
Iowa Capital Dispatch: A ‘time of fear’ for international students amid chaotic federal actions
USA Today: How many international students had their legal status changed? Maps show Trump's impact.
 

April

San Antonio Current: Feds have restored visas for all 7 University of Texas at San Antonio students caught in Trump crackdown
YouTube: Visit Dr. Fanta AW, CEO of NAFSA at DUNIS Africa
The PIE News: Trump administration reverses termination of student visas
Latitudes: The Trump administration did a mass cancellation of student-visa records. But why?
ABC News: Trump administration restores status of international students after abrupt terminations
Texas Tribune: Texas universities say Trump administration restored immigration status of some international students
Arizona Daily Star: Trump's DOJ reverses course after judges reject 'baffling' argument on foreign students
USA Today: Trump administration reverses controversial termination of student visas
Financial Times: White House reverses course on foreign student visa terminations
Eugene Register-Guard: University of Oregon student visas reinstated after Trump administration reverses course
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Worcester's international students still on edge despite Trump admin reversal on visas
NBC News: U.S. colleges warn international students not to travel overseas this summer
Inside Higher Ed: Higher Ed Wins a SEVIS Battle, Not the Visa War
EduTrends podcast: The Power of International Education in a Globalized World with Fanta Aw
The Hill: Campus communities rally around international students threatened by ICE
CNBC: International students are rethinking U.S. study plans amid visa policy shifts, experts say
ICEF Monitor: US administration reverses course; moves to restore cancelled student visas
The PIE News: NAFSA 2025 to draw 8k attendees despite boycotts
South China Morning Post: Trump immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US
Study Travel Network: USA to restore international students' revoked SEVIS records
India Today: US restores SEVIS records for certain international students in the face of legal pressure
NorthJersey.com: Trump officials restore visas they revoked without warning for 14 Rutgers students
Bipartisan Policy Center podcast: What Do the Latest Administration Actions Mean for Foreign Students in the U.S.?
Washington Observer-Reporter: Tariffs produce chaos, uncertainty
The PIE News: Exchange programs survive State Department overhaul
Politico: International students fight for their status in court
Worcester Business Journal: International loss: The crackdown on student visas will have long-term ramifications for the Central Mass. higher ed industry
CNN: International students are being told by email that their visas are revoked and that they must ‘self-deport.’ 
CNHI News: Indiana's international students on edge as DHS revokes study visas, threatens deportation
USA Today: Once revered by Trump, MIT is pushing back
New York Times: Losing International Students Could Devastate Many Colleges
Wall Street Journal Podcast: Trump Threatens Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students
AP: Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation
Boston Globe: Why are so many students in Mass. losing their visas? The answer lies in a little-known database.
Washington Post: Some foreign students fear speaking out as visa cancellations rise
 

March

Washington Post: Funding freeze leaves Fulbright and study-abroad scholars stranded
Ghana News Agency: Internationalization of universities key to Africa’s development -  Dr. Fanta Aw
Latitudes: A 'trickle' of funding resumes for international education and exchange programs
Asahi Shinbun: Brief halting of Fulbright funds shocks Japanese students in U.S.
Associated Press: Scholars stranded in America and abroad amid funding freeze of State Department programs
WOUB: Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding
ICEF Monitor: US funding freeze affecting both American and international exchange students and major US scholarship funders
Latitudes: Survival of study-abroad and exchange programs is threatened, advocates say
English Language Gazette: What on earth is going on in the US?
Politico Pro: Funding still frozen for foreign exchange programs, education groups say
The PIE News: US funding freeze “threatens survival of study abroad”
Study Travel Network: US associations urge government to restore study abroad and exchange funding
 

February

YouTube: A catch up with NAFSA's CEO Fanta Aw at The PIE Live India 2025
The PIE News: US State Department pauses study abroad grant funding
AL-Fanar Media: Trump’s Executive Orders Threaten Arab Students’ Access to U.S. Universities
Study Travel Network: USA universities recognized for excellence in campus internationalization
The PIE News: NAFSA awards recognize internationalization “excellence”
The PIE News: US Congress urged to crack down on student overstays
ICEF Monitor: US: International education sector braces as a second Trump presidency takes shape

January

ZEE News: Lesser Known Reasons To Study In The US: A Data-Driven Perspective
Reuters: What Trump’s migration crackdown could mean for foreign students
The PIE News: US colleges face uncertainty over Trump’s funding freeze
Latitudes: Executive orders and a federal-funding freeze spark concern
The PIE News: What do Trump’s executive orders mean for international higher ed?
Study Travel Network: US executive orders open door to travel ban and stricter visa vetting
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Undocumented and international students worry about their fate in second Trump term
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Immigrants in Oregon could be significantly impacted by Trump’s second term. Here’s how
The PIE News: Open Doors Report: the data point no one’s talking about
The PIE News: US sector urged not to “panic” over Laken Riley Act
The PIE News: US stakeholders support international students amid H-1B row
The PIE News: Is OPT safe under Trump’s presidency? 
Washington Post: As Trump inauguration approaches, uncertainty for foreign college students
Site Selection: Economic impact of international students breaks record
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: International students' contributions to northeast Indiana campuses go beyond $44 million impact: officials