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Global Nation Education dives into immigrant student life — inside and outside the classroom — and meets everyone from newcomers to the kids of immigrants, along with their teachers and families, to hear what it means to learn and strive in America.
DACA recipient Nohemi Salas is enrolled in the dental hygienist program at Community College of Denver and received Colorado state financial aid to help pay for college. 
On Course
Colorado joins handful of states that give financial aid to undocumented college students
Attendees wave Chinese flags during a ceremony at Tiananmen Square to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing
Top of The World
Chinese Communist Party 100 years: Xi warns China won’t be bullied
A students sits on the steps of Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 21, 2009.
Education
Universities scramble to help international students stay in US after new visa restrictions
Two students walk through a college campus
Immigration
Visa restrictions on Chinese students will disadvantage US, says Queens College president
Madai Zamora, a former DACA recipient, now lives with her husband in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.
Immigration
These DACA recipients hit a ceiling in the US. So they left.
A young woman on a laptop screen
Education
Colleges brace for steep drop in international enrollment this fall
DACA supporters hold up banner in front of Supreme Court
Immigration
SCOTUS ruled in favor of DACA. A permanent solution is still needed, advocates say.
Friends and family of Juliette Herrera, a DACA holder and recent graduate of Florida International University, organized a parade in her honor after her graduation ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic.
Immigration
The pandemic canceled her graduation. But this DACA holder still got her moment to shine.
A graduating Masters student from the Columbia University stands on campus the day before his graduation ceremony, which is to be held online due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, on May 19, 2020.
Education
Foreign students face uncertainty as Trump administration mulls suspending training program
A student carries her bags in front of a sign for the University of Dayton
Global Nation Education
COVID-19 shakes up international student life — and university budgets
A screenshot of a livestream
Indians stranded in the US due to coronavirus face poverty, eviction
A close-up portrait of Jessica Esparza, 27, a DACA recipient and intensive care unit nurse at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington.
COVID-19
DACA health workers risk their lives to fight COVID-19 while they await SCOTUS ruling
An overseas Chinese student wearing a face mask
COVID-19
International students displaced by COVID-19 also face headaches with online classes
Graduates of The City College of New York sit in their seats at their commencement ceremony in Manhattan on May 31, 2019.
Education
Biden, Sanders have free college plans. They might learn from other countries.
A student carries a box to her dorm at Harvard University
COVID-19
Coronavirus closures leave international students in limbo
Man walks as cameras follow him.
Global Nation Education
US researchers on edge as foreign funding comes under increased scrutiny
Flowers are seen on the star of late singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on November 3, 2017.
Music
What Selena’s life and legacy tell us about Latinx identity today
A security sign at Logan International Airport
Against judge’s order, Iranian student removed from US
A young woman sits in front of a laptop typing.
Global Nation Education
One Latina’s journey to college amid admissions scandals and inequities
A woman stands in a classroom
Immigration
Early childhood education is critical, but limited. In Oregon, immigrant teachers could be the solution.
A woman stands on a mountain overlook.
Global Nation Education
These sisters both had DACA. One took matters into her own hands.
A portrait of Norma Ramirez.
Global Nation Education
Trump ended DACA. This woman is suing to keep the program alive.
Workers wash and dry chopped lettuce at a Taylor Farms processing plant in Salinas, California on September 10, 2019. In recent years, the company has started incorporating automation in its facility.
Global Nation Education
How immigrant workers are preparing for automation in agriculture
Global Nation Education
Harvard affirmative action case far from over as plans for appeal begin
portable shower
Displacement
USC students work with refugees to engineer solutions for better camp life
A woman in a hijab smiles and poses with three boys ranging in age
Global Nation Education
Campus housing takes on new meaning as US considers more caps on refugee resettlement
Students walk on the Temple University Campus
Global Nation Education
Iranian students in US scramble as sanctions ratchet up tuition costs
A man stands next to a white board.
Global Nation Education
Growth of Oakland’s Guatemalan community sparks interest in Mam
Tennessee State University campus
Global Nation Education
HBCUs throw open the doors for international students
Employment authorization forms
Global Nation Education
International students hoping for work training visas face long delays, denials
A man stands under a tent talking to people sitting down
Global Nation Education
This Brooklyn pop-up school taps immigrants’ expertise — by making them teachers
A college campus
Global Nation Education
Visa rules are restricting the future of international students in the US
A high school graduation in Northern California
Immigration
A new generation of ‘un-DACAmented’ high school graduates fights hurdles to higher ed
A young man shows his college shirt
Global Nation Education
This immigrant student’s detention serves as a cautionary tale for DACA recipients
A young woman writing on a notepad
Global Nation Education
I am from Hong Kong, not China
Two students taking a picture with the Washington State governor
Global Nation Education
New Washington law on religious accommodations could serve as model for other states
Two students walk on a college campus
Global Nation Education
With all eyes on elite university admissions, community college stories go unheard
A painter works on a mural of a school building
Education
No Spanish allowed: Texas school museum revisits history of segregation
A young woman standing on campus.
Global Nation Education
A public college in California makes strides in recruiting, graduating Latino students
Students walking on the UCLA campus.
Global Nation Education
As decision nears in Harvard affirmative action case, another legal fight brews in California
A woman looks to the side.
Caste in America
Caste discrimination exists on college campuses. Some schools are trying to change that.
A school campus with small blue buildings
Global Nation Education
Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.
A teacher speaks in front of the classroom.
In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance
A group of Chinese students walking.
Global Nation Education
The US may face obstacles in the global race for Chinese students
A young man sits at a table and talks with his mother.
Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family
A group of young people walk in front of the Arizona state Capitol.
Immigration
As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition
Some people sit on top of a border barrier while a crowd gathers on the ground.
Immigration
Law students head to southern US border to help asylum-seekers
Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) hold signs during the Women's March rally in Las Vegas, Jan. 21, 2018.
How higher ed will be a battleground for immigration debates in 2019
A young man is standing in front of a studio microphone
Education
First DACA student pushed the boundaries of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Woman against white wall holding up certificate that shows nursing credentials
Brain Gain
For this nurse trained abroad, working at a US hospital is years away
A man in welder's coveralls stands in a metal workshop.
Many immigrants have years of work experience. ‘Upskilling’ programs are helping them use that knowledge.
Young woman sits at bench, flipping through year book, while another young woman stands next to her, leaning over to look
Brain Gain
When war keeps students from starting high school on time, should they be allowed an extra year?
man in front of Harvard University sign looks at phone
Education
A trial alleging racial discrimination weighs on Asian American college applicants
Woman leans over desks handing out paper, with two other women sitting around and white board in elemenatary school classroom behind them
Brain Gain
In a California elementary school, parents have a classroom of their own
Woman standing in doorway
Global Nation Education
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
Man inside van sits next to coffin with Pakistan flag draped over, others standing nearby in close quarters
Education
Her cousin was killed in a school shooting, but this exchange student decided to stay in the US
Williams College
Global Nation Education
Colleges and universities are pushing to expand Asian American studies
A young woman stands in front of a gray building.
Puerto Rico’s public university system is in disarray. But it’s not just because of Hurricane Maria.
Portrait of woman in graduation cap and gown with man whose are is around her shoulder
Education
A medical student lives out the dreams of her undocumented father — even if he is deported
Camila Duarte rallies her fellow students at Pompano Beach High School
Justice
For immigrant students, joining the ‘March for Our Lives’ is a fight for their own