Collection

2019 ERC

Authors

Patrick Shiflette

technology, and insightfulscholarship. However, this open environment also puts ac-ademia at risk for exploitation by foreign actors who do notfollow our rules or share our values.The vast majority of the 1.4 million international scholars on U.S. campuses pose no threat to their host institutions, fellowclassmates, or research fields. On the contrary, these international visitors represent valuable contributors to their cam-puses’ achievements, providing financial benefits, diversity of ideas, sought expertise, and opportunities for cross-culturalexchange. Any research institution hoping to be—and to remain—among the best in the world must attract and retain thebest people in the world, wherever they are from. The FBI recognizes, and values, this