International Student and Scholar Services

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Crisis Management

Office Administration

Orientation, Retention, and Student Services Programming

Student and Scholar Advising

Executive Actions Under the Trump-Vance Administration Touching on DEI and Gender

May 12, 2025

This NAFSA page collects links and information on executive and agency actions under the Trump-Vance Administration touching on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender. These directives represent a significant shift in federal policies related to DEI and gender issues, and roll back

Executive Order: Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism

On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14188 titled Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism. "This order reaffirms Executive Order 13899 and directs additional measures to advance the policy thereof in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, against the

OMB Memorandum on Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

January 31, 2025

A January 27, 2025 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required "Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements," and to suspend distribution of this funding

From Admission to Arrival: ISSS Strategies for Supporting International Student Yield

January 21, 2025

Resource by 2024 KC Leaders George F. Kacenga (William Paterson University of New Jersey), IEM KC Julie Wilbers (Vanderbilt University), KC ISSS International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) professionals are increasingly recognized as valuable partners in supporting international student yield

The Trump Administration Regulatory Freeze Memorandum

January 28, 2025

Access the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (January 20, 2025): On whitehouse.gov | Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8249 (January 28, 2025) Among other things, this memorandum instructs all agencies: "(1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by

Executive Order: Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats

March 10, 2025

Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025: Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats: Access the executive order on whitehouse.gov Federal Register cite: 90 FR 8451 (January 30, 2025) Sometimes referred to as the " extreme vetting"

Immigration-Related Comments in President Trump's January 20, 2025 Inaugural Address

January 20, 2025

Immigration-related comments in President Trump's January 20, 2025 inaugural address Extracted by NAFSA from the transcript on whitehouse.gov "Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common

Resources on Initiatives Under the Second Trump Administration

May 15, 2025

NAFSA Resources Letters, statements, and memoranda NAFSA Urges Renewal of Government-Higher Education Partnership. May 15, 2025. NAFSA joined a statement led by the American Council on Education and endorsed by 52 other organizations affirming the longstanding partnership between the federal

A Brief History of F-1 Duration of Status

NAFSA compiled this brief timeline showing the history of F-1 “duration of status” (D/S) as background and context for discussions about duration of status. "INS" refers to the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service. Effective 01/01/1979 – 43 FR 54618 (11/22/1978); proposed at 43 FR 32306 (7

International Student & Scholar Offboarding Checklist

Resource by 2024 NAFSA KC ISSS Leaders Catherine Lee (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) Adria Buncal (Oregon State University) Ashley Simmons Coffey (Flagler College) Andrea Pietrzyk (Vanderbilt University) This resource was created to aid efforts to offboard international students and scholars