NAFSA Blog

NAFSA's EA Visa Helpers Take to DCBy María José Angel Mex As an early Christmas present last year, I was appointed by NAFSA as a consular affairs liaison to the Italian consulate in Houston, Texas. At the time, I had

Food Glorious Food Part One – Restaurants Close to the Convention CenterBy Clare O'Brien My role for the next two weeks is to whet your appetite as you start to plan your time in Boston for the NAFSA 2015 Annual

War, Education, and International Justice Ishmael Beah’s Journey from Child Soldier to Activist StorytellerBy Simon Adams It’s not every former child soldier who has a memoir on the New York Times bestseller list. Or has the Washington Post’s reviewer declare

2015 Student Mobility ForecastWith new tools providing greater understanding of the motives for student mobility and what drives students to seek out educational experiences abroad, international education professionals now have the unique opportunity to better anticipate where the next educational

An Amazing, Career Changing Professional Development ExperienceBy Jodi Simek In October 2014, I participated in the prestigious Baden Württemberg (BW) seminar in Germany, which has proven to be one of the most beneficial professional development experiences in my career. For

Breaking Down Barriers to U.S. China Study and Travel A Student PerspectiveBy Qianlei Li President Barack Obama recently announced that the United States and China will increase the validity of student and exchange visitor visas from 1 to 5 years,

Why Giving to NAFSA is ImportantBy Fanta Aw As I complete my first term as President and Chair of the Board of Directors, I wish to express my deep gratitude to all for your commitment to the association and the

Plenary Connections Malcolm GladwellBy William R. Holmes It is with great pleasure that I write about Malcolm Gladwell who will be our Opening Plenary speaker at the 2015 NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo in Boston. A renowned journalist, author, speaker,

Plenary Connections Tawakkol KarmanBy Elaine Meyer Lee I am delighted that NAFSA will feature Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman as the Closing Plenary speaker at the 2015 Annual Conference and Expo in Boston, Massachusetts, this May. Like many of

Simon Award Winners Discuss What Sets Their Institutions ApartInternationalization is increasingly becoming a central tenet of university missions and successful institutions innovate unique solutions worthy of recognition. The NAFSA Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization is