NAFSA Names Fanta Aw as its Next Chief Executive
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
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NAFSA Condemns Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Attending Universities
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
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Legislation Introduced to Expand U.S. Students’ Access to Study Abroad in Honor of the Late Senator Paul Simon
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
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New NAFSA Data Reveal International Student Economic Contributions to the U.S. Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
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%)
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NAFSA Disappointed by DACA Court Decision; Reaffirms Urgency of Passing the Dream Act
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
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NAFSA and NOVA Partner to Build International Education Capacity at Community Colleges Nationwide
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
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NAFSA Seeks Nominations for 2023 Excellence in Campus Internationalization
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
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Esther D. Brimmer to Step Down as Executive Director and CEO of NAFSA at the End of 2022
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
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World’s Largest International Education Conference & Expo to Convene in Denver
Washington – Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced that its industry-leading annual conference and expo, which for the last two years had been online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place in Denver with a reimagined and redesigned format. NAFSA 2022, the largest
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Acting on our Principles: NAFSA’s Decision to Bar the Russian Government’s Participation in NAFSA 2022
Washington (March 8, 2022) – Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators shared its decision to bar the Russian Government’s participation in its 2022 Annual Conference & Expo. The following is a statement from Dr. Esther D. Brimmer, executive director and CEO. “Russia’s aggressive
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