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Washington - Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the plenary speakers that will headline its industry-leading annual conference and expo as the event returns to NAFSA’s hometown for the first time since 2019. NAFSA 2023 invites international educators, exhibitors, and the

Washington, (February 14, 2023) - Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced that seven U.S. universities and colleges, including a Historically Black College and University and a Hispanic Serving Institution, have been selected to receive a 2023 Senator Paul Simon Award for

NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced today that Fanta Aw, PhD, a current vice president at American University and a career-long champion of campus internationalization, will serve as its next executive director and CEO, effective March 13, 2023. Among her many achievements and

Today NAFSA: Association of International Educators issued the following statement addressing the announcement by Afghanistan's Taliban-run higher education ministry to ban access to universities by female students: NAFSA strongly condemns the Taliban's ban on Afghan women attending universities

Washington - Today Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2022 in the U.S. Senate. Designed to remove institutional, cultural, and curricular barriers that prevent students from studying abroad, the legislation shifts

Washington - NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced new data today that show that the nearly one million international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed $33.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2021-2022 academic year—up more than $5.5 billion (or 19%)

Washington - On October 5, a U.S. Appeals Court upheld a 2021 District Court decision that found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to be in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and remanded the case to the District Court to consider. The Department of Homeland

Washington – Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced a new partnership with Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) that will provide several scholarships for community college professionals to participate in NAFSA’s Academy for International Education program, its

Washington – Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. "Campus internationalization holds great promise for exposing students of all backgrounds to the mind-expanding

Washington – Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced that executive director and CEO, Dr. Esther D. Brimmer will be stepping down at the end of her second term on December 31, 2022. She has served in this role since January 2017. The Board of Directors has retained the