NAFSA Blog

Weekend Getaways In and Around Vancouver If you haven't already booked your flight or if you are looking for ways to spend some free time outside of Vancouver, I have a number of recommendations for you to consider. Vancouver is filled with great activities that I'll be sharing with you in the next

8 Enduring Lessons of Our Peace Corps Years Nearly 43 years ago, my husband and I went to live in a small town in Côte d’Ivoire as Peace Corps English teachers. We had never been in Africa before; we had never taught before; we had barely studied about Africa in college. Miraculously, we moved into

I was excited when NAFSA Region III offered me a scholarship to attend the 2010 NAFSA Advocacy Day event in Washington, DC. I wanted NAFSA to know that I will put the money to good use. But what use?

More Work to be Done on the DREAM Act This may be the last chance for the DREAM Act to pass this year as the intense debate continues in Congress this week. Many of you have helped a lot along the way, and we need you again now to help dispel myths about the DREAM Act, and to keep up the pressure on

The DREAM Act Needs Our Voices Today The DREAM Act has galvanized both supporters and opponents, and today the momentum – and the noise – is deafening. That’s because of anticipation that the Senate may move as early as this week to vote on the bill. While the DREAM Act has enjoyed widespread

Foreign Students Bring $18.8 Billion to U.S. Communities – and Much More In these tough economic times, foreign students and their dependents continue to make an important economic contribution to communities and campuses across the United States. NAFSA’s new report of economic impact shows that

A Night with Greg Mortenson: How U.S. Higher Education Can Help Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan Last night at the National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, DC, I had the privilege of listening to Greg Mortenson speak passionately about his life’s work of building schools in

U.S. Educational Exchange Programs Continue to Produce World Leaders In remarks delivered at her swearing-in ceremony earlier this month, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock highlighted the positive impact that educational exchanges can have on participants

House Ag Committee to Vote on Cuba Travel Bill Today UPDATE: We congratulate Chairman Collin Peterson and the House Agricultural Committee for passing legislation to open travel to Cuba. At 4:42pm on June 30, 2010, the House Agriculture Committee passed H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and

NAFSA Resolution Urges Arizona to Repeal Anti-Immigrant Law I’m delighted that NAFSA’s members voted for and the Board of Directors approved a resolution I submitted for consideration at today’s business meeting here at the annual conference in Kansas City. The resolution calls for the immediate