Through its Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization, NAFSA: Association of International Educators recognizes institutions for overall excellence in internationalization efforts as evidenced in practices, structures, philosophies, and policies. NAFSA's Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award is presented to institutions with specific innovative international programs or initiatives.
2013
| Comprehensive Award |
Spotlight Award |
- Colorado State University
- Green River Community College
- Lone Star College System
- St. Cloud State University
- University of South Florida
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- Fairfield University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Northwestern University
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2012
| Comprehensive Award |
Spotlight Award |
- College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University
- Juniata College
- Northern Arizona University
- San Francisco State University
- University of Michigan
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- Providence College
- University of Arizona
- Washington and Jefferson College
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2012 |
2011
| Comprehensive Awards |
Spotlight Awards
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- Beloit College in Wisconsin
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
- Kennesaw State University in Georgia
- Macalester College in Minnesota
- New York University
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- Barnard College in New York
- University of Rhode Island
- University of San Diego in California
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2011 |
2010
| Comprehensive Awards
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Spotlight Awards
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- Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania
- Hobart & William Smith Colleges in New York
- Loyola University Maryland
- Northeastern University in Massachusetts
- University of San Francisco in California
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- Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York
- La Roche College in Pennsylvania
- College of the Atlantic in Maine
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2010 |
2009
| Comprehensive Awards
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2009 Spotlight Awards
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- Boston University
- Connecticut College
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Portland State University
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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- Berklee College of Music
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- University of California Davis
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2009 |
2008
| Profiled Schools
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Spotlighted Schools
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- Goucher College
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Pittsburg State University
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Valparaiso University
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- Colorado State University
- Miami Dade College
- Webster University
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2008 |
2007
The Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State generously provided support for the initial four reports (2003-2006).
2006
| Profiled Schools
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Spotlighted Schools
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- Arcadia University in Pennsylvania
- Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
- Earlham College in Indiana
- Michigan State University
- Purdue University in Indiana
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- Babson College in Massachusetts
- Old Dominion University in Virginia
- University of Richmond in Virginia
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2006 |
2005
| Profiled Schools
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Spotlighted Schools
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- Colby College in Maine
- Colgate University in New York
- Howard Community College in Maryland
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Kansas
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- Columbus State Community College
- El Camino College
- University of Denver
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2005 |
View a special report (316kb 
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2004
| Profiled Schools
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Spotlighted Schools
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- Bellevue Community College in Washington
- Binghamton University in New York
- Duke University in North Carolina
- St. Norbert College in Wisconsin
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Juniata College in Pennsylvania
- Lynn University in Florida
- Missouri Southern State University
- Suffolk University in Massachusetts
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Notre Dame in Indiana
- University of Oregon
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2004 |
2003
| Profiled Schools
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Spotlighted Schools
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- Community College of Philadelphia
- Dickinson College
- Eastern Mennonite University
- Indiana University
- San Diego State University
- Yale University
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- Duke University
- Kalamazoo College
- Kapi'olani Community College/University of Hawaii
- Middlebury College
- Montclair State University
- Randolph Macon Woman's College
- St. Olaf College
- Tufts University
- University of Pittsburgh
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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| Read the full Internationalizing the Campus Report 2003 |
The 2003 and 2004 reports also received support from Educational Testing Service (ETS).