Detailed Budget Estimates by Agency - Department of State and Other International Programs for FY19

President Trump's administration has proposed a 75% cut to the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs budget.

(Ctrl-F "exchange" for your reading pleasure) at 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-cont…/…/2018/02/sta-fy2019.pdf

More at https://www.state.gov/s/d/rm/c6112.htm

Yesterday at the "Educational Policy in the Trump Presiency, One Year In" #cepsforum at Loyola University Chicago

Presentation went fairly well but final question to me at the end of the panel did stump me.  My confusion was mostly how I was defining "transnational education" and what the audience member was asking.  Good question not a great answer...

Why are fewer international students coming to the U.S.? @DavidComp #CEPSFORUM pic.twitter.com/rSMwlUI1VB

— Cultural & Educational Policy Studies (@LoyolaCEPS) January 26, 2018

Speaking at Forum on "Education Policy in the Trump Presidency, One Year In" at Loyola University Chicago on January 26, 2018 – 3-5pm

I was a last minute invite (yesterday) to fill in to present and sit on a panel for the "Education Policy in the Trump Presidency, One Year In" forum presented by the Cultural and Educational Policy Studies program at Loyola University of Chicago this Friday, January 26th from 3:00-5:00pm in the Galvin Auditorium at Loyola’s Lakeshore campus (Sullivan Center, 6339 N Sheridan Rd).

• Mirana Johnson from Loyola's School of Law will discuss civil rights and K-12 students
• Amy Shuffelton from Loyola's School of Education will discuss sexual harassment and Title IX
• Demetri Morgan from Loyola's School of Education will discuss higher education financing and student loans
• I'll be speaking on Internationalizaition and International Student Mobility.

The previous speaker had to pull out so my Ph.D. director Noah Sobe, who is coordinating the event, invited me to fill in.

You can read more about the event via the Cultural & Educational Policy Studies Program News and Events page.

I received my Ph.D. from Loyola's Cultural & Educational Policy Studies program in 2013 and my area of concentration was Comparative and International Education.

12 students from Gaza who are participating in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program visited and bowled at The White House

On Wednesday, August 16, 2017, 12 students from Gaza who are participating in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program visited and bowled at The White House.  A key figure who appears to have worked with the Government of Israel to bring these students to the United States and then welcomed them to The White House was Jason Greenblatt.  Greenblatt is Assistant to President Donald Trump and Special Representative for International Negotiation.  I have embedded four of Greenblatt's tweets pertaining to the visit by these students below:

Thanks to the Government of Israel for working with my office to get travel permits for these students. pic.twitter.com/zjkwLoZf0B

— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) August 17, 2017

After, the students and some of our staff went bowling at the @WhiteHouse Truman Bowling Alley. pic.twitter.com/eQque20SCg

— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) August 17, 2017

These students will spend the next year in the US at high schools. I know they and their hosts will learn much from their experiences. pic.twitter.com/DIVXcuqaJU

— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) August 17, 2017

Today, I helped welcome 12 students from Gaza who are participating in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program to @WhiteHouse. pic.twitter.com/AZPvXq1vj6

— Jason D. Greenblatt (@jdgreenblatt45) August 17, 2017

Airing LIVE Monday, May 15 (Today) at 12:30pm EDT on C-SPAN

State of Hawaii, et al. v. Trump The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reviews the decision of Hawaii U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson regarding the enforcement of President Trump’s travel ban.

More information available here.

The U.S. Bans Certain Electronic Devices Including Laptops, Tablets, Video Game Consoles and Cameras on Foreign Airlines from Eight Predominately Muslim Countries

How will this new policy impact students, scholars and faculty who are currently abroad for academic purposes who no doubt have such electronic devices with them and are scheduled to return to the U.S. on foreign carriers departing from the eight countries?

While this ban permits all banned electronic devices to be packed and transported in checked luggage on foreign flagged flights to the U.S. from these eight countries most people will not do so due to the risk of theft or damage.  A friend of mine who travels the globe extensively for work [non-international educator] just landed in Nairobi (with RT stopovers in Dubai) and just posted to Facebook wondering what to do with his laptop and iPad as he will return to the U.S. (O'Hare) on Emirates Airlines via Dubai.  His initial thought is to donate his laptop somewhere in Kenya...

Via the BBC, the nine airlines impacted are:  Royal Jordanian, Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways.

Map and list of affected airports is via the BBC at http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39333424

What are your thoughts?


Additional articles related to this new ban:

U.S. Restricts Electronic Devices On Flights From 8 Muslim Countries [NPR]

U.S. Limits Devices for Passengers on Foreign Airlines From Eight Countries [New York Times]

Airline electronics ban: What you need to know [CNN Money]

Electronics ban on flights to US is indefinite, applies to 8 Muslim-majority nations [Fox News]

Experts criticize US electronic devices ban on some flights from Middle East [The Guardian]

US bans laptops, iPads in carry-on bags from airports in 8 Islamic countries due to bomb fears [CNBC]

"America First-A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again" and Proposed Cuts to the State Department

Proposed budget cuts to State Department and USAID are outlined on pages 33-34
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf

Go Overseas Petition Asking Congress to Oppose Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration

Go Overseas is collecting signatures through February 17, 2017 and on February 20 they will hand deliver them to a member of Congress in Washington, DC.  You can learn more via the Go Overseas website here.

Go Overseas is also donating $5,000 to the ACLU to help them fight against these new policies.

If you oppose President Trump's executive order on immigration and wish to sign their petition you can do so here.