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Record Attendance and Innovative Features at Region IV With nearly 375 attendees, Region IV’s conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, November 12-15, bested its previous attendance record of 250 by nearly 100 participants. Cedar Rapids’ central location in the Midwest region drew not only a large drive-in

Study Abroad and Global Education in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill NAFSA – Goucher College Event “ A Global Education: No Longer Optional ” Draws U.S. Senators, Higher Education Leaders to Discuss Legislation, Challenges, and Innovative Solutions Senator Barbara Mikulski minced no words in her

The Year is Coming to an End, But Our Fight for Immigration Reform is Not While members of Congress have left the halls of the Capitol to venture home for the holidays, the unfinished work they leave behind – commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform – will not disappear with the start of the

Riding Into the Wind - The NAFSA Leadership Cycle During several of the meetings at the Region VII conference in Mobile, Alabama, but particularly at the first-timers meeting (which drew an impressive 110 attendees), regional team leaders, especially Jeff Hutcheson, current chair, Heather Housley

Tuesday Postcard from the NAFSA 2008 Annual Conference The opening day of conference kicked off with the opening of the International Education Expo Hall at 9:00 a.m., featuring more than 600 exhibitor booths. NAFSA’s Conference Symposium on Leadership, “Excavating the Layers of Institutional

America’s Got Global Talent! Every fall, winners are announced for prestigious awards like the MacArthur Foundation Fellowships (colloquially referred to as “Genius Grants”) and the Nobel Prizes. The lists of recipients each year highlight a well-spring of talent based in the United States. They

When it comes to advocating for comprehensive immigration reform, we often see only the difficult politics and the slow pace of progress. But sometimes we get a glimpse of hope, some concrete evidence that our efforts are making a difference, that we are being heard, and that others are taking up

Can Jeh Johnson Enlist DHS in the Quest for Peace? President Obama’s nomination of Jeh Johnson to be the next secretary of homeland security gives hope to international educators who practice the profession out of a belief that international education helps foster greater understanding among peoples

How to Deliver an Effective Personal Pitch Edited by Ellen H. Badger This month’s Advice From The Field column is authored by Sheena Maria Connell, a NAFSA volunteer leader and assistant director of international student and scholar services at the University of the Incarnate Word. Sheena shares

Plenary Connections – Abigail DisneyBy Diana Carlin As I write this, the New Year is only a couple of days old and the hope for a 2017 that is filled with less violence, war, and human suffering than in 2016