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Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced it has extended its partnership with the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA), committing $150,000 over the next three years to fund scholarships that enable African American undergraduate students to study abroad. Founded in 2019, and

Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced that seven U.S. universities and colleges, including several minority-serving institutions, have been selected to receive a 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Named after the late Senator Paul Simon of

Luis von Ahn, a successful entrepreneur and computer scientist who is considered one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing, will speak at the NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo in New Orleans. Currently the cofounder and CEO of Duolingo, a popular language-learning platform, von Ahn will sit for a

Phoebe Ferguson and Keith Plessy, descendants of the opposing parties in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court case, will speak at the NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo in New Orleans. In 2009, they cofounded the Plessy & Ferguson Initiative to advance civil rights, history

Washington, November 13, 2023 – NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced new data today that show that the over one million international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed more than $40 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2022-2023 academic year—up by nearly $6

On behalf of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, we condemn the senseless and heinous acts by Hamas against innocent Israeli civilians. The horrific and cowardly violence is unconscionable. We also mourn the tragic loss of Palestinian civilian lives in Gaza. Our shared humanity during

Today the U.S. Supreme Court indicated that it will not hear the WashTech case (22-1071 WA ALLIANCE OF TECH. WKRS. V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL.) that challenged the legality of the Department of Homeland Security’s authority to create and maintain its Optional Practical Training (OPT) program

Today Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate and Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-P.A.) introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House. Designed to remove

Washington, D.C. – Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators kicked off its 75th annual conference in Washington, D.C. The flagship event of the international education field, the NAFSA 2023 Annual Conference & Expo will connect international educators, exhibitors, business partners

On April 11, the Department of Education posted an update to its February 15 Dear Colleague Letter regarding its expanded interpretation of third-party servicer. The following is a statement by the executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators in response. Aw delivered