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NAFSA's New Policy Report Reflects Needs of Brain Circulation EraDeDe Long is NAFSA's vice president for public policy and practice and chair of the Public Policy Committee of NAFSA's Board of Directors. She is the director of study abroad and

Deadline for 2009 Student Diplomat Video Contest Quickly Approaching Do you have a great study abroad story? Or, maybe you know someone who does. Either way, the deadline for the 2009 Student Diplomat Video Contest is upon us. NAFSA Association

Salman Rushdie to Keynote Kansas City ConferenceWe are pleased to announce that renowned novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie will be the keynote speaker at the opening plenary of NAFSA’s 2010 conference in Kansas City. Widely considered one of the most

Foreign Students Boost Local, State Economies The Picture in the MidwestContinuing our series this week examining the impact of foreign students on local economies and highlighting real life stories about their presence on campuses and communities around the country, we

Foreign Students Boost Local, State Economies The Picture in the Southern StatesAll this week, the NAFSA blog will take a closer look at the impact of foreign students on state economies and feature real life stories about the positive impact

Guest Post Building a Better Business – and Changing Lives – Through Educational ExchangeBy Danny O'Neill Danny O'Neill is Bean Baron – and president owner – of The Roasterie in Kansas City, MO. Last month he participated in a roundtable

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The Best Education the World Can Offer Is the Three Year Degree the Way of the Future?Lamar Alexander gets real with U.S. higher education in last week's Newsweek cover article, "The Three Year Solution," calling for a more nimble and

NAFSA and Women's Foreign Policy Group Host Author Dr. Allison StangerOn Tuesday, NAFSA was pleased to host Dr. Allison Stanger for the latest installment of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group author series. Stanger, who is Director of the Rohatyn Center

Moving Forward Toward a Common FutureUN Ambassador Susan Rice, in remarks to the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem yesterday, urged the international community to embrace a common responsibility to rise to today’s challenges and opportunities. Most of the coverage of