Miriam Feldblum Appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC)

Miriam Feldblum Appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2022
CONTACT: Jason Koh, Jason@presidentsalliance.org

Washington D.C.— Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the appointment of the inaugural members of the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC). The Presidents’ Alliance’s Executive Director, Miriam Feldblum, was appointed by Secretary Mayorkas to join the council, which includes representatives of the U.S. education community, law enforcement, and other groups, to provide recommendations to the DHS on key issues relating to education and academia. 

“I am honored to have been selected to serve as a member of the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council.” said Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. “I look forward to working alongside fellow council members and the Department of Homeland Security to advance the humane, fair, and equitable implementation of our immigration laws for immigrant, international, and refugee students.”

Formerly the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC), the HSAPC was reestablished by DHS. This important venue will allow for members of the higher education community to share best practices, recommendations, and other policy change suggestions at the intersections of post-secondary education, immigration, and safety and security.

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The nonpartisan, nonprofit Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration brings college and university presidents and chancellors together on the immigration issues that impact higher education, our students, campuses, communities, and nation. They work to advance just, forward-looking immigration policies and practices at the federal, state, and campus levels that are consistent with our heritage as a nation of immigrants and the academic values of equity and openness. The Alliance is composed of over 550 presidents and chancellors of public and private colleges and universities, enrolling over five million students in 43 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico