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Plenary Connections – Isabel Wilkerson By Meredith McQuaidThe 2016 presidential election is upon us as I write this. It has been a time of division and rancor in the country strong words have been uttered and published – the pain from

We Cannot be Bystanders We Must Vote By Fanta Aw On October 31 at 3 56 p.m., I reported to the designated voting center to cast my early vote. Given what is at stake during this election for both my

How to Advocate and Get Resources for Your Team’s Professional DevelopmentEdited by Ellen H Badger This month’s Advice From The Field column is authored by Patti Jones, NAFSA volunteer leader and a retired international educator from Western Illinois University. Patti

Networking on the Go with NAFSABy Samantha Potempa and Jodi Simek Networking is one of the most impactful ways you can build your professional expertise and effectiveness. But networking can sometimes take a backseat to some of the more immediate

Post Conference Glow 16 Follow Up Tips and TricksBy Lesley Robinson I have nine NAFSA Annual Conferences under my belt, and only now do I feel like I have my post conference routine down. For me, the NAFSA Annual Conference

How Teaching Adults Overseas is an Inspirational Educational JourneyBy Adam DiFrisco Who inspires you? Is it a parent, a partner, a friend? Maybe even a celebrity? As people, it’s natural for us to look for role models and people who

How to Dialogue with the “Other”Civil discourse and constructive dialogue seem to have vanished from our collective experience. As the political debates get uglier and become increasingly excruciating to even pay attention to, I thought it would be helpful to share

Two Career Challenges That Don’t Have to be RoadblocksBy Ellen H. Badger and Shawna Szabo Throughout your career, you will be faced with unavoidable realities that may disrupt your journey. Rather than having these realities affect you in a negative

Conflict at Work? Use Pre departure Wisdom to Guide Your Next MoveBy Samantha Martin Are you in conflict at your office? We’ve all been there. Something got unexpectedly pushed onto our plate, something was said, someone clammed up, someone lashed

Unpacking Trump’s Immigration Speech Let’s Report the FactsThe United States must foster policies and practices that welcome international students to our institutions of higher education. Misstating the facts about immigrants in this country not only distorts the policy debate, but