12 juillet 2017

By Elizabeth Redden. The new French president, Emmanuel Macron, launched a website to recruit American and other international climate scientists called Make Our Planet Great Again in a clear jab at President Trump, France 24 reported. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. Foreign faculty and researchers traveling to Canada to work on projects at public universities and affiliated research institutions will be allowed to stay for up to 120 days without a work permit as part of a new Global Skills Strategy announced Monday by Canada’s government. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. A second federal appeals court ruled Monday against President Trump’s travel ban, upholding an injunction imposed by a lower court. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to rule on the president’s executive order banning entry into the U.S. for nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, which Trump argues is necessary to prevent the entry of terrorists. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. A Scottish university has gained approval to offer degrees in the state of New York, the BBC reported. Glasgow Caledonian University opened a campus in New York City in September 2013 but has not been able to award degrees. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. The U.S. Department of State announced Tuesday it had secured the release of a former University of Virginia student, Otto Warmbier, who has been held in North Korea since early 2016. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. A Chinese student at the University of Maryland at College Park came under harsh criticism from some of her Chinese classmates and social media users back home after she gave a commencement speech in which she praised freedom and fresh air in the U.S., The New York Times reported. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. New commissioned research from NAFSA: Association of International Educators looks at perceptions of partnering with corporate providers to establish pathway programs for international students. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. A law professor at Peking University who has been a prominent critic of the Chinese government will no longer publish on social media after the government repeatedly shut down his blogs and accounts, the Associated Press reported. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. A diplomatic rift could have outsize impacts for international education, though university officials say it's still unclear what long-term impacts might be. More...

By Elizabeth Redden. International education professionals meeting this week for NAFSA’s annual conference confront a difficult political environment. More...