International Education Matters

A Forum for Issues Pertaining to
Intensive English Programs

Media Perspectives

Opinion pieces and recent news articles that discuss the value and the current status of international education in the United States, from a variety of print and online sources.

Op-ed essays

• Remarks by J.W. Marriott, Jr. regarding visas (September 28, 2006)
• "Education Group Calls for National Foreign-Student Recruitment Strategy" (Chronicle of Higher Education International -- June 23, 2006)
• "How America is earning respect abroad" (Christian Science Monitor -- May 9, 2006)
• "How to lose the brain race" (New York Times -- April 10, 2006)
• "No Foreign Exchange Devalues Our Universities" (Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2005)
• "The Brain Drain: US colleges losing foreign students" (The Boston Globe, May 8, 2005)
• "Diplomacy is key to winning the war on terrorism" (The Oregonian, August 16, 2004)
• "'Soft war' goes missing amid 9/11 follow-up" (Christian Science Monitor, August 11, 2004)
• "Keeping Foreign Scholars at Bay" (San Francisco Chronicle, July 4, 2004)
• ". . . Or More Openness" (Washington Post, June 30, 2004)
• "Visa obstacles causing brain drain in the U.S." (International Herald Tribune, May 29, 2004)
• "A Cold War Tool for the Terror Era" (Christian Science Monitor, May 5, 2004)
• "Sell it Softly" (Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2004)
• "Losing Our Edge?" (New York Times, April 23, 2004)
• "International Relations 101" (New York Times, March 31, 2004)
• "Land of the Free?" (New York Times, March 31, 2004)
• "Visa Hassles" (Washingon Post, November 17, 2003)
• Review of Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions (Charlotte Observer, October 13, 2003)
• "Let Their People Come" (Worth Magazine, January/February 2003)
• "International Students Welcome to Study in the U.S." (Newsday -- September 12, 2003)
• "Foreign Students Need Not Apply," (LA Times, August 27, 2003)
• "Europe and America: We must work to repair differences that threaten our important ties" (Charlotte Observer -- August 11, 2003)
• "The Russians Aren't Coming" (Washington Post -- August 17, 2003)
• Reader response to NY Times editorial "Education and National Security" (June 23, 2003)
• "Education and National Security" (New York Times -- June 23, 2003)
• "Foreign students do learn to love the U.S." (Philadelphia Metro -- October 22, 2002)
• US Visa policies threaten to destroy the American character." America Slams the Door (on its Foot)" (Foreign Affairs, May/June 2003)
• "Three snapshots of a war, one in memoriam" (Wilmington News Journal -- April 14, 2003)
• "Patriot Raid (Alternet-- April 28, 2003)
  

Recent News Stories

• "Congress Blocks Exemptions That Colleges Had Hoped Would Ease Visa Delays" (Chronicle of Higher Education, December 9, 2004)
• "Academic Groups Call on Federal Government to Ease the Path for Foreign Students and Scholars" (Chronicle of Higher Education, May 19, 2005)
• Arab and Muslim World Advisory Group Recommends Major Structural Changes in U.S. Public Diplomacy Efforts (Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange, October 3, 2003)
• House approves wide range of exchange programs (Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange, July 16, 2003)
• "Senate Panel Focuses on Public Diplomacy and Islam; Voices Support for Exchanges" (Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange, February, 27, 2003)
• "Immigrants Are Ever More Crucial After 9/11" (Immigration Daily)
• "In Visa Limbo" (The Chronicle, September 19, 2003)
• "U.S. Visa Rules Deter Students From Abroad" (Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2003)
• "Oregon State University programs help Oregon educators understand ESL students" (Oregon State University News & Communication Services, February 28, 2002)
• Summary of "Limits of American Power," (Political Science Quarterly, Winter 2002-2003)
• "Making A Difference in America: Immigrants Continue to Benefit Our Nation" (Immigration Daily)
• "Seeing Beyond the Numbers" (International Educator, Spring 2003)
• "Language Requirements: Problem or Opportunity?" (International Educator, Spring 2003)
• "Keeping the Door Open" (International Educator, Spring 2003)
• "U.S. Plans to Require Interviews For Almost All Visa Applicants" (Wall St. Journal -- May 16, 2003)

This file was updated on November 22, 2006