by Alliance Staff | Jul 19, 2016 | Federal Register
Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 7/19/2016.
If you would like more information on any items on the list, please email opina@alliance-exchange.org and provide the item number located next to the announcement. Requests are processed on a daily basis. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 18, 2016 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Policy Monitor Weekly Digest, Study Abroad
Dozens of officials from colleges and universities in the United States have traveled to Cuba in order to strengthen and restore cultural ties, a goal that the U.S. has been trying to achieve for many years now due largely to new partnerships forming between higher education institutions in both nations, according to Education Dive.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 18, 2016 | Congressional News, Federal Register, Funding, John Kerry, Policy Monitor Weekly Digest
The House of Representative’s Committee on Appropriations released the 2017 fiscal year report for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The Committee recommended a total of $602.79 million for Educational and Cultural Exchange programs. In total, the Committee recommendations for Academic programs totaled $311,441 million, while Professional and Cultural Exchanges totaled $208,240 million.
Please see below for more details on the Committee Report:
by Alliance Staff | Jul 12, 2016 | Federal Register
Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 7/12/2016.
If you would like more information on any items on the list, please email opina@alliance-exchange.org and provide the item number located next to the announcement. Requests are processed on a daily basis. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 5, 2016 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Policy Monitor Weekly Digest, Study Abroad
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is calling on the next President and Congress to adopt policies that will advance international education and study abroad, and help create a more “welcoming and globally engaged United States,” the PIE News reported recently.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 5, 2016 | Congressional News, Department of State News, Federal Register, Funding
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its FY17 State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) spending bill, including State Department exchanges. The House SFOPS subcommittee also released a draft bill text in advance of the mark-up of its FY17 SFOPS spending bill tomorrow.