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In response to the Supreme Court’s June ruling on race-conscious admissions and the proliferation of state legislation prohibiting diversity initiatives, NAFSA hosted a Town Hall on international education, affirmative action, and diversity bans. Panelists included: Fanta Aw, NAFSA’s CEO and

NAFSA’s Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that are making strategic, significant, and well-documented progress toward comprehensive internationalization—especially those using innovative and creative approaches. There are two

Your voice is vital in the work to shape the future of the association, and one of the best ways to participate is to vote in NAFSA's annual leadership election. You may have questions about what positions are included in the election and how it all works. We’ve got you covered! Keep reading to

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the admissions programs of two major universities violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, due to their consideration of race as a factor in some admissions decisions. NAFSA staff are reviewing the ruling and assessing its

Fostering diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEI) is—and has long been—a through line in all of NAFSA’s work. The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down race-based admissions practices in higher education underscores the paramount importance of our work in building bridges between

Prepare to reimagine your leadership profile to skillfully navigate challenges, manage disruptions, and envision sustainable internationalization initiatives with the NAFSA Executive Internationalization Leadership e-Institute (e-Institute). Applications to become a member of the 2023–24 cohort are

If you've looked at the schedule for the NAFSA 2023 Annual Conference & Expo, you know it's easy to get overwhelmed by all of the offerings. Among the hundreds of sessions, workshops, networking events, speakers, exhibitors, special events, it can be hard to know where to start. We asked NAFSA staff

With just a few weeks to go until #NAFSA2023, we’re getting excited about hosting NAFSAns in this year’s conference city, Washington, D.C., NAFSA’s “hometown.” To get some intel on the city and the spots no NAFSAn should miss, we asked four members of the 2023 Local Arrangements Team—all Washington