Here's an encouraging video on generations of Japanese students making decisions to follow Jesus in the Northwest US: drive.google.com/file/d/15dzVI2…

International students who are stuck in the US and facing economic hardship can now apply for off-campus work authorization. ndtv.com/world-news/cor…

This article shares what several international students have gone through since the coronavirus pandemic hit. nytimes.com/2020/04/25/us/…

You're invited to our 2nd International GATHERING! next Friday, May 15 at 8 pm ET on Zoom! It will include multiethnic worship, community, discussions, prayer ministry, and Lisa Espineli Chinn speaking. More info and the link to register are here: ism.intervarsity.org/gathering

Here are pandemic-related prayers from the Church of England churchofengland.org/more/media-cen…

Get 50% off IVP ebooks and 40% off printed books with FREE US shipping through June 30 ivpress.com/acmi Get 20% off ISM resources from the InterVarsity Store with coupon code acmi2020 through June 30 tiny.cc/ism-store

66% of colleges are planning in-person classes this fall, 7% online, 7% a hybrid model, and 20% are still deciding. The article lists the current plan for 800 schools (updated May 27). tiny.cc/fallclasses

How do you explain the protests and the events that sparked them to international students? This 4-minute animated video provides some history and an introduction to systemic racism in the US: youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQI…

Enough is enough. We need to educate ourselves. To help, we've made 50+ books on race and justice free on eBook, plus a number of general titles by authors of color. Start reading now: ivpr.es/FaithfulJustice

President Trump signed an order limiting visas for some foreign workers, but the huge expected cuts to Optional Practical Training #OPT didn't happen. OPT was not changed, so international students can continue getting US work experience. chronicle.com/article/Trump-…

Here are new options that allow international students to pay their tuition in their home currency. This is the first that we've heard of these, and haven't tested them ourselves, so don't consider this an endorsement. cr80news.com/news-item/neln…

InterVarsity has joined with several other international student ministries in opposing the ICE rule that requires #internationalstudents to leave the US if they are only taking online classes this fall. intervarsity.org/news/intervars…

Even if the ICE rule is overturned, the number of new international student enrollments in the US this fall is expected to drop 63% to 98%, the latter would be the lowest since World War II. Many prayers are still needed! forbes.com/sites/stuartan…

GOOD NEWS: international students only taking online classes can now stay in the US this fall! ICE's policy was overturned! cnn.com/2020/07/14/pol…

Harvard will have ZERO new international students. harvardmagazine.com/2020/07/first-… Other universities expect a 63% to 98% decline compared to last year. forbes.com/sites/stuartan…

Join our online GATHERING! tonight at 7pm Central to celebrate the new school year with other internationals, learn about InterVarsity, and connect with your local group. internationals.net/gathering.html

Japanese Christian students and alumni who are returning home (and those ministering to them) are invited to the online Equipper Conference Dec. 27-30. See the promo video, get more details, and register by Dec. 7 at: equipper.org/ec20/index.php…

See the new Peace Feast video we premiered at Urbana 2025 with InterVarsity USA and 2100 Productions: vimeo.com/765842302. Find everything you need to start hosting a meal with #Christians and #Muslims at peacefeast.net

We'll reimburse up to $500 costs for each Peace Feast peacefeast.net you have this year in the US with #Christian and #Muslim college students (details: tiny.cc/pf-subsidy). This is also open to Cru, The Navigators, International Students Inc, Chi Alpha USA, & similar orgs.

Our new Exploring Mark, Finding Jesus book has 29 Bible studies for internationals, which include background info, color photos, a timeline of events, maps, and extensive leader’s notes: tiny.cc/emfj It was jointly written and published with BridgesInternational & Cru