Criticisms of foreign student and international programs at U.S. colleges and universities are reviewed, along with the efforts by higher education institutions to examine their foreign student programs. Bills before the U.S. Congress that would affect these programs are also briefly described. Some criticisms reflect the view that efforts to…

Lessons that show how international students--foreign students and returned American exchange students--can be used as resources in the secondary social studies classroom are presented. Lessons explore national images and heroes, the house and home in various cultures, the global importance of television, and U.S. history from a global…