LI colleges drawing more tuition dollars from international students as foreign enrollment rises

CANDICE FERRETTE, newsday.com

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The Institute of International Education, a Manhattan-based organization, publishes an annual report called "Open Doors" in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. ...

"It's a public diplomacy program," said Meghann Curtis, deputy assistant secretary of state for academic programs in the Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs, part of the U.S. State Department, which partners with the creators of the "Open Doors" report.

In her role, Curtis oversees the department's EducationUSA program, a network of more than 400 advising centers in 170 countries where some 7.7 million international students find information on how to apply to accredited U.S. colleges and universities.

The advising centers are located in U.S. embassies and consulates, or in a variety of partner institutions, cultural centers, U.S. and foreign nongovernmental organizations, universities and libraries. ...