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Investing in Women Throughout the Years
Celebrating Women’s History Month With a Retrospective IIE joins the world in its celebrations of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in the United States. The global community has made significant strides in gender equity, especially in higher education and employment. Yet many challenges endure; the pay gap, on average, persists and gender-based violence […]
Buildings Can Be Destroyed; Knowledge—and the Human Spirit—Cannot
IIE Continues to Support Ukrainian Students, Scholars, and Artists Two Years After Russia’s Invasion Access to education enables all of us to build a life of our own choosing—a life aligned with our personal values that is safe and secure and empowers each of us to explore and live out our potential. Pursuing knowledge is […]
Celebrating Black History Month 2024
IIE is proud to celebrate Black History Month and pay tribute to the contributions and leadership of Black and people of African descent to IIE, the field of international education, and the world. What began in 1926 as a week-long effort to expose school children to Black history has blossomed into month-long celebrations around the […]
IIE Celebrates International Day of Education
IIE is honored to join in the annual commemoration of International Day of Education. It was created by the United Nations in 2018 to reinforce education as a key factor in building sustainable and resilient societies, and contributing to the achievement of all other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our vision is a more peaceful and equitable […]
Offering a World of Good Wishes
As we approach the end of the year, we want to send our heartfelt good wishes to all of you. Amid rising and ongoing crises, it is understandable to feel disheartened. Let’s pause to acknowledge something truly remarkable—the tireless work that people like you do daily to make our world a better place. We see […]
We Need a National Strategy
With the winter holiday season upon us, many of us will find ourselves at gatherings with friends and family. What will you talk about? If I may, here is a suggestion: ask your friends and relatives to name the top exports from the United States of America. You may hear answers such as airplanes, financial […]
The Time is Now: India’s Rapidly Rising Role in International Education
In February, IIE Will Lead a Delegation to India for U.S. Higher Education Leaders The data is in — Indian students and scholars are on the move globally. Last year, nearly 300,000 Indian college and graduate students came to the United States to pursue higher education, an all-time high for the world’s fifth-largest economy and now […]
International Education Week 2023
International Education Week, November 13-17, begins in one week! IIE is thrilled to share more about our participation in and celebration of this important event. This year, we are proclaiming that International Education is For All! to emphasize the need to recommit to and accelerate our collective efforts to advance international education. To achieve bold […]