International Student and Scholar Services

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

FY2026 Funding for International Education and Exchange Programs

Fiscal Year 2026 International Education Appropriations Request

The Global is Personal: ISSS Advocacy

During this collegial conversation, we welcome three international educators and NAFSA members from across the United States to discuss their approaches to supporting the promotion of international education, how they navigate being an employee and a private citizen, and what you can do in your

GSLR 2024: Community

April 15, 2024

On behalf of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS KC), we are pleased to present Issue No. 13 of the Global Studies Literature Review ( GSLR). The theme of this issue, “Recentering, Reprioritizing, and Reengaging a Sense of Community within International Education,”

The State of Play in Washington: What’s New and What’s Next

NAFSA members are invited to a special NAFSA Town Hall on the latest legislative and regulatory policy updates affecting international education: where we’ve had success, where we’re facing obstacles, and what’s next. NAFSA’s panel of experts will highlight recent changes benefiting study abroad and

Regulatory Perspectives: Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

NAFSA members joined NAFSA staffers David Fosnocht and Steve Springer for a discussion of F-1 Curricular Practical Training (CPT), the CPT regulation and agency guidance on CPT, and an overview of NAFSA’s agency liaison on CPT. What are common institutional approaches to CPT? What are the

Courtney Jacobson

Courtney Jacobson is currently the Director of International Student and Scholar Services at Northern Arizona University, where she works with international students, scholars and employees. She has worked in international student and scholar offices at small, medium and large universities, both

SSA Guidance Incorporating DHS and DOS Policy on Electronic Signing and Transmission of Forms I-20 and DS-2019

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has updated its Program Operations Manual System (POMS) to recognize DHS and DOS policies that allow DSOs and ROs to digitally sign and electronically transmit Forms I-20 and DS-2019. However, SSA has not updated its policies requiring letters supporting F-1

The Department of Commerce Presents the Market Diversification Tool for International Education

The Department of Commerce presented a live virtual demonstration of a powerful new data dashboard, the Market Diversification Tool for International Education. This interactive dashboard brings together six sector-specific datasets to help international education professionals identify and compare

Brianne Faber

Brianne Faber is the Assistant Director at the University of Texas at Arlington. She received her Bachelor's in English Literature from the University of North Texas, and a Master's in Education with a concentration in Adult Development and Curriculum from Strayer University. Brianne is a member of

USCIS Policy Manual Guidance on F and M Students

November 26, 2024

On November 26, 2024, USCIS updated the USCIS Policy Manual section on F-1 Absences from the United States with a “technical correction” that removed a troublesome study abroad paragraph that appeared in the August 27, 2024 revision to the Policy Manual, replacing it with: “For information about