About the Coalition for International Education

The Coalition for International Education is an ad hoc group of 28 national higher education organizations with policy and advocacy interests in the U.S. Department of Education's international education programs and initiatives.

Central focus of the Coalition is on the foreign language and international education programs of the Higher Education Act, Title VI and Fulbright-Hays 102(b)(6), which support the education of Americans about the cultures and languages of other nations. Focus also is placed on other international education programs and initiatives of the U.S. Department of Education (such as those in the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and others).

The Coalition strives for higher education community consensus on policies affecting these international education programs and initiatives. It is concerned with Congressional authorization and appropriations legislation, the Administration's annual budget requests, federal regulations, and other actions having impact on the policies and programs of Title VI/Fulbright-Hays and other U.S. Department of Education programs that support international and foreign language education. The Coalition, its member organizations, and constituents take a proactive role in educating Members of Congress and federal and private sector officials about national needs in international education.

Miriam A. Kazanjian (makazanjian@earthlink.net), Consultant on International Education and Government Relations, provides coordination of the Coalition.

Members

American Association of Community Colleges
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council on Education
American Council of Teachers of Russian
Association of American Universities
Association for International Business Education and Research
Association of International Education Administrators
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Council of Directors of National Foreign Language Resource Centers
Council of Directors of National Resource Centers
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages

Associate Members

The Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange
American Council on International Intercultural Education
American University of Beirut
American Library Association
Association for Asian Studies
Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs
Association of Research Libraries
The College Fund/UNCF
Consortium of Social Science Associations
Joint National Committee for Languages
Middle East Studies Association
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
National Committee of International Studies and Program Administrators
National Humanities Alliance
Social Science Research Council