Join us for a presentation on the 2025 Open Doors Report, one of the most comprehensive resources on international education trends in the United States.
Published each year by the Institute for International Education (IIE), the Report provides detailed information on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States. It also documents the economic impact of international education across the country. In addition, the Report tracks studies trends related to US students studying abroad.
Open Doors is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by IIE. This year’s report will be the 75th edition of Open Doors.
Dr. Allan E Goodman (CEO) and Julie Baer (Research and Learning Lead) from IIE will provide an overview of this year’s report, and then participate in a Q/A session moderated by Marie Royce, former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
IIE promotes the exchange of scholars and students, rescues scholars, students, and artists from persecution, displacement, and crises, conducts research on international academic mobility, and administers the Fulbright program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Julie Baer is a Research and Learning Lead on IIE’s Research, Evaluation, and Learning (REL) Team, where she serves as an expert on trends in international education mobility. Ms. Baer’s nearly ten years of experience includes working with diverse stakeholders to coordinate research, providing programmatic insights, and engaging with external clients, such as the U.S. Department of State. She leads the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, a comprehensive resource on international students and scholars in the United States and American students studying abroad for academic credit. She also manages IIE’s signature Snapshot Survey Series, which provides critical insights about the current landscape of international educational exchange designed to provide insights to higher education institutions, the press, and other stakeholders.
Ms. Baer’s research focuses on historical analyses of international student data and examining underrepresented populations engaging in international exchange, such as educational mobility at community colleges and minority-serving institutions. Ms. Baer led the Open Doors Special Report – Promoting Access to U.S. Higher Education: International Students with Disabilities, supported by the U.S. Department of State. Other recent publications on these topics include book chapters on Characteristics and Patterns of International Students at Community Colleges: Lessons from the Open Doors Data and International Students and Study Abroad at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Ms. Baer is a member of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) and NAFSA: AssociationofInternational Educators. She has presented and served on panels widely, including the AIEA Annual Conference, the NAFSA Annual Conference, and the Forum on Education Abroad Annual Conference. Ms. Baer was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia in 2012. She holds a Master of Education in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics from Centre College.
Dr. Allan E. Goodman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of International Education, which marked its Centennial in 2019. IIE promotes the exchange of scholars and students, rescues scholars, students, and artists from persecution, displacement, and crises, conducts research on international academic mobility, and administers the Fulbright program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. IIE collaborates with a wide range of corporate, government and foundation partners across the globe. 108 of its directors, grantees, and alumni of programs administered by IIE are recipients of Nobel Prizes.
Dr. Goodman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the selection committees for Rhodes and Schwarzman Scholars and has previously served on the Yidan Prize. He also serves on the Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group Advisory Council and the Board of Trustees of the Education Above All Foundation. Dr. Goodman has a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard, an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a B.S. from Northwestern University, and is the recipient of honorary degrees from Canadian, European, Japanese, UK, and US universities. He received decorations for his work in promoting educational exchange and scholar rescue from the governments of France, Germany, and Norway; he received the first Gilbert Medal from the Universitas 21 Organisation.
Before joining IIE, Dr Goodman was Executive Dean of the School of Foreign Service and Professor at Georgetown University. His books on international relations are published by Princeton, Harvard, and Yale University presses. He has served at the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency.
The Honorable Marie Royce is a businesswoman, diplomat, and educator who serves as an advisor, and on non-profit and for-profit boards.
She recently served as Assistant Secretary of State, Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). While Assistant Secretary, she managed a wide range of global programs to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through educational, professional, cultural and sports exchanges. She oversaw the Presidentially-appointed Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the Presidentially-appointed Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC)..
Ms. Royce has 25+ years of global experience in the Fortune 500. She also served as a full-time visiting professor and is a small business owner.
