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Easy Ways to Incorporate Google Apps to Make Your Workday More EfficientBy Elizabeth Mills Ahhhh, technology. It has the power to make the hardest job tasks disappear with the click of a button. But for those who aren't tech savvy,

NAFSA at Summit of the Americas in PanamaObama and Castro make history the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund gains momentum I was invited to represent NAFSA at last week's CEO Summit of the Americas in Panama, which brought

The Neighborhoods of BostonPhoto by Funky Tee, under Creative Commons public licenseBy Clare O'Brien When you arrive in Boston, you will be amazed at the variety of neighborhoods that exist within a relatively small area. While these neighborhoods flow from

Food Glorious Food Part Two – Restaurants In and Around BostonBy Clare O'Brien As I mentioned in my last blog post, there are an abundance of wonderful restaurants in Boston. Several of these restaurants have well known chefs and are

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,