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The article highlights some of the findings reported in "Open Doors," an annual report on international students and scholars in the U.S., published by the Institute of International Education and supported by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The report indicates that the number of foreign students in the U.S. remained steady in the 2005 academic year, ending two years of declines. At the same time, the number of new international students increased by 8 percent, suggesting that total foreign enrollments may soon rise. Responses from various higher education officials and further details of the report are provided, along with information about issues that arise for international students when trying to obtain visas.

Focuses on the report "Securing America's Future: Global Education for a Global Age," released by the Nafsa: Association of International Educators. Information on the Lincoln Fellowship program cited in the report; Factors considered as barriers to foreign study; Recommendation to the federal government.

The article discusses a study abroad opportunity that is provided to undergraduate students at Hofstra University who are interested in European public policy. Students visit 11 countries in 10 weeks and fill their time by interviewing policy makers, journalists, or citizens, taking classes on the road, and doing required reading. Student Katlyn Maze said that the visit to the Terezin concentration camp in the Czech Republic was the most powerful thing that she experienced. Dr. Linda A. Longmire is the director of the program and says that it provides many opportunities for learning.

The article discusses the one percent increase in foreign students at U.S. graduate schools, reversing a three year trend of declining representation, according to a Council of Graduate Schools survey. Student visas were restricted following the 2001 terrorist attacks; those restrictions have been revised to help students seeking admittance to American schools. The majority of foreign graduate students in the U.S. are from China or India and are found mostly in science and engineering programs.