Monday, January 15, 2018

Travel bans and deportations threats: How a hostile political climate is impacting international faculty hiring, collaboration - Pat Donachie, Education Dive

And it isn't just students who are affected; as is the case with DACA and other programs which grant residency status on the basis of an individual's ability to work and learn in this country, faculty and other university staff are also concerned about how the administration will impact not only their livelihoods, but their families. Experts have warned of the disruptive effect these policies could have on hiring and collaborating with international faculty and researchers, with the rhetoric ingrained in the public discussion around them potentially leading esteemed international professors to forego work in the United States altogether, according to Brad Farnsworth, Vice President of the Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement at the American Council on Education (ACE). https://www.educationdive.com/news/travel-bans-and-deportations-threats-how-a-hostile-political-climate-is-im/512135/