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PHASE II: Staying Involved If you are like me, you have spent your professional life discovering how truly broad the field of international education is. You have developed a fount of knowledge and impressive skills, and likely you do not want to retreat into a shell. (Maybe you want to disengage

We Have a Listening Problem If We Aren’t Learning Foreign Languages I wanted to join the conversation about Larry Summers’s remarkable statement in a recent New York Times opinion piece about why we don’t need to learn foreign languages anymore. Mr. Summers advances two reasons why, 25 years from

Resolve to Educate and Advocate in 2012 Like many of you, I tuned in to watch the State of the Union address last week. One thing that struck me was when President Obama said that “no matter what party they belong to, I bet most Americans are thinking the same thing right now: Nothing will get done

Global Dialogue on the Future of Higher Education Internationalization: A Call for Action The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) in January hosted a historic global dialogue on the challenges related to internationalization of higher education and the responsibility of

Tired of the Cold Weather? Join Us in San Diego Warm greetings from sunny San Diego! Whether NAFSA's 2014 Annual Conference & Expo is your inaugural trip to San Diego or you are a return visitor, I am confident that you will quickly discover why it is no secret that San Diego has been given the

With State of the Union Address, President Takes Key Step Toward a National Conversation on Immigration Reform In November, NAFSA released a statement calling on President Obama to lead a national conversation on immigration reform . The president took an important step in that direction in last

Opportunity and Action are the Focus of the State of the Union In his State of the Union address, President Obama declared 2014 as a “year of action,” and reminded Congress that “…what most Americans want [is] for all of us in this chamber to focus on their lives, their hopes, their aspirations.” He

Wednesday Postcard from the NAFSA 2008 Annual Conference NAFSA's 60th Anniversary Plenary Panel focused on Examining Public Diplomacy and its Effects. The panel discussion was moderated by Judy Woodruff of "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and featured Keith Reinhard of Business for Diplomatic Action

Building and Sustaining a Professional Network in the International Education Field Is there something unique about a career in our field? What are the qualities that attract a young professional to the kind of jobs that international educators hold on a campus, in a nonprofit or private

Students Connecting Our World Gains Momentum "Students Connecting Our World" is wrapping up its first semester, and we're really excited about the response so far. In case you haven't heard, " Students Connecting Our World " is the student side of NAFSA's grassroots advocacy community "Connecting