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Developing Global Strategic Relationships"It is physically impossible to go faster or do better than your strategic relationships." That's the one key concept Michael Webb, founder and CEO of Michael Moto, LLC, an international organization with headquarters in Denver and Tokyo,

Is the Footprint of International Education Too Big?Is the footprint of international education too big? This was one of the main questions tackled Wednesday afternoon during a special seminar at NAFSA's annual conference titled "Be Part of the Solution The

Rick Steves Travel as a Political ActRick Steves wants Americans to get over themselves. In a lively discussion Wednesday evening at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, Steves discussed his belief that travel expands our world view and shapes how we

Exploring India Democracy, Diversity, DivinityIndia conjures up many images but she is so much more than the land of the untouchables, snake charmers, or the Taj Mahal. On Wednesday morning, guest speaker Sunaina Singh, distinguished professor of English at Osmania

Cuba Has Never Been More InterestingDeclaring that “Cuba has never been more interesting,” Dean John Coatsworth of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University opened a seminar on academic and scholarly relations with Cuba yesterday at NAFSA’s

Al Mutawa Shares Inspiration for THE 99Opening plenary speaker Naif Al Mutawa on Tuesday shared with thousands of NAFSA 2011 Annual Conference & Expo participants the life experiences and convictions that led him to develop THE 99, the comic book series

Driven to InspireBy Hammad Hammad In the third installment in our series featuring our 2011 plenary speakers, Hammad Hammad talks about the important role of international educators in fostering agents of change. When I was named a Student Diplomat by

Stories from Cuba Inspiration for a New Era of ExchangesBeginning today on Connecting Our World, we are shining the spotlight on new opportunities for academic engagement in Cuba. As many of you know, President Obama announced changes to some types

Where to Eat in VancouverBy Carol Zachs Where to start? Anyone who's visited Vancouver will tell you that it is a city populated by self professed foodies and blessed with a cornucopia of restaurants to satisfy their appetite. As I'm

A Reason to DreamBy Jessica Lax Continuing our series featuring our 2011 plenary speakers, Jessica Lax discusses how her study abroad experience in Kenya inspired her to build a movement at home. Few people, least of all me, would have