International Enrollment Management

Admission and Placement of International Students and Scholars

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

English as a Second Language Program Administration

Preparing International Student and Scholars for Study in the United States

Recruiting International Students and Scholars

Recruitment Trends in India

According to the PIE News, over 1.3 million Indian students studied abroad in 2004. In the U.S. alone, Open Doors reported a remarkable 23% increase in Indian students enrolling in U.S. institutions. India is now one of the fastest-growing international student markets, with top destinations

Series: Data Driven Decision Making

In this 4-part series, you will learn how to strategically advocate for funding, resources, and future programming within your institution by leveraging data. Series Content Title Focus Building a Data Strategy to Advocate for IE Programs Introduces methodologies for collecting quantitative data and

Rachel Gordon

Rachel joined ISEP in the winter of 2019, as Director of Enrollment Management and Program Operations, after 8 years of working in enrollment management and student advising. Originally from Upstate New York, Rachel completed her bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell

House Committee Sends Letters to Several Universities Requesting Detailed Information on Chinese Students

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), as chair of the House "Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party" (CCP), sent letters to six U.S. University presidents asking for written responses to numerouse questions regarding demographics, funding sources, research activities, security protocols, and post

Tony Marotta

Tony is a Chicago based professional with over a decade of experience in International Education and nearly two decades in higher education. Tony is currently the Director of Global Engagement at Elmhurst University, a role that encompasses International Student Services, Study Abroad/Away, and

A Primer on U.S. Immigration Concepts

This program is a valuable starting point for anyone new to international education. Designed for advisers, faculty, and administrators who interact with international students and scholars, this self-paced course introduces you to the foundational processes of how nonimmigrants establish and

Suguru Fujiwara

Executive Order: Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

March 24, 2025

Executive Order 14242 of March 20, 2025: Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities Read the executive order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register cite: scheduled for publication on March 25, 2025 Read a White House Fact Sheet on the executive order Stated purpose This

U.S. Visa Interview Wait Times

Visa Interview Wait Time Info Available on DOS Web Page Nonimmigrant visa interview wait time information is once again available on the Department of State's (DOS) Global Visa Wait Times page on travel.state.gov. The page was finally updated with new data on April 25, 2025 after having been dormant

Travel Bans and Restrictions

December 5, 2025

Shortlink to this page: www.nafsa.org/travelbans Statutory Bases for Travel Bans and Restrictions A number of long-standing statutory provisions in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) give wide discretion to the President, and sometimes the Secretary of a Federal agency, to suspend or