Open Doors 2009 reports that a record number of international students are enrolled in the U.S. as total foreign student enrollment increased by 8% in 2008/09

Open Doors 2009 reports that study abroad by U.S. students is up by 8.5%, to a record high in the 2007/08 academic year

Dr. Lester A. Gerhardt will spend the 2009-2010 academic year as Senior Advisor to the President of the Institute of International Education (IIE), focusing on internationalizing higher education programs in science and technology.

IIE Releases Higher Education on the Move. The report, published by IIE with support from the AIFS Foundation, explores student and scholar mobility. | More information >>

IIE New Leaders Group Benefit May 4th. The event, A Celebration of Fulbright, will honor Alberto Vitale and Fulbright Filmmaker Nathan Collett.

IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund Releases New Report at a Forum at the United Nations

New IIE White Paper on Promoting Study Abroad in Science and Technology

New IIE White Paper on Study Abroad to Arab World

Women Fulbrighters from Sub-Saharan African Convene in New Mexico

Foreign Fulbrighters Convene in Rhode Island

Foreign Fulbrighters Convene in Tennessee

HCT and IIE Host Education Without Borders Forum On October 21, the UAE's Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) and IIE will host the first North American Regional Forum of Education Without Borders.

New IIE/AIFS Foundation Report Released: U.S.-China Educational Exchange

New Study Abroad White Paper Released

Scholar Rescue Fund Director Interview on America.gov

4th Annual Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle East Awarded.

New IIE Briefing Paper Released

In the News: Fulbright Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education A special feature on the Fulbright Program highlights the program’s emphasis on diversity. It also includes the lists of "Top Producing" schools - those that had the highest number of students who received Fulbright grants for 2008-09.

View IIE's new Annual Report to see highlights of the Institute's work. We invite you to learn about the impact of IIE programs, and the students, scholars and professionals who participated in them over the past year.

IIE News

Op-ed by Allan E. Goodman featured in the Gulf Times read article >>

Open Doors 2009 featured in the New York Times read article >>

Open Doors 2009 featured in USA Today read article >>

Open Doors 2009 featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education read article >>

Scholar Rescue Fund featured in PARADE
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IIE 90th Anniversary Gala featured in Black Tie International Magazine read article >>

Article by IIE President Allan E. Goodman featured in the August issue of eJournal USA
Article by IIE President Allan E. Goodman featured in the August issue of eJournal USA IIE President Allan E. Goodman’s byline appears in this month's edition of eJournal USA, a publication of the U.S. Department of State, in an article about why international students should come to the U.S. for higher education.
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IIE/DC Hosts Roundtable Discussion of Global Student and Scholar Mobility
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IIE President Allan Goodman on "Smart Power in the Obama Administration: The Role of International Education and Exchange"
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IIE President Allan Goodman Addresses Middlebury College Language School, Receives Honorary Degree
To read Dr. Goodman's commencement address,
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IIE President Allan Goodman Speaks at MIT
On April 4 Dr. Goodman delivered a speech entitled "If the World is Flat, What are We Still Doing in Cambridge?"
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IIE president Allan Goodman presents testimony on student visas to the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
IIE President and CEO Allan Goodman was invited to present testimony to the House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education hearing on February 7, 2008, regarding the visa process for foreign science and engineering students and scholars. read the full article >>

Open Doors Briefing Podcast Now Available for Download
View video clips from the Open Doors Briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, including presentations by IIE executive staff and researchers, and opening remarks by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs, Karen Hughes.
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Contact Information

Sharon Witherell
Director, Public Affairs
switherell@iie.org
(212) 984-5380

Experts

IIE experts on international education are available for interview or speaking engagements:

Allan E. Goodman
President and CEO

Peggy Blumenthal
Executive Vice President