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Getting Ready for Denver – Local Transportation and AttractionsBy Michele Friedmann Adventure awaits you every single day in Denver From historical landmarks to pedestrian friendly malls and gravity defying rides, downtown has something for everyone At the heart of the

Welcome to DenverBy Michele Friedmann Welcome to the Mile High City and home of the Super Bowl champions There is a lot to love about Colorado, from purple mountain majesties to 300 days of sunshine a year. There are very

International for What?Last week, NAFSA published a Trends & Insights essay, Welcome to the Era of “Global Competition 2.0,” which described how rankings drive intense competition between research universities pursuing a global institutional model. The authors described several common features

The Meaning of One Person, One VoteYesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that questioned whether everyone in a state’s congressional district has a right to representation, or if only eligible voters in that district do. Following the

Why I’m Excited About the NAFSA 2016 Annual ConferenceAs chair of the NAFSA 2016 Annual Conference & Expo Annual Conference Committee (ACC), I have had the distinct honor of working with ACC content chair Sara Thurston and an outstanding ACC

Disciplining Study AbroadThe January issue of the journal Teaching Theology & Religion aligns the topic of study abroad with the discipline of religious studies. There are many interesting essays in the collection, including one by Elijah Siegler which explores the

End of Year CampaignBy Fanta Aw Last week, we blogged about the importance of NAFSA’s Diversity Impact Program. Today, I want to reinforce that message. We know that tribal colleges and universities historically black colleges and universities Hispanic serving institutions

#GivingTuesday 2015By Fanta Aw NAFSA remains an inclusive and diverse association committed to hearing and acting on the many dialogues that are part of our association. Being committed to inclusion and openness requires that we are vigilant about engaging with

Plenary Connections Gayle Tzemach LemmonBy Diana Carlin NAFSA 2016 offers a full slate of outstanding plenary speakers. But one in particular is of special interest to me for both personal and professional reasons. When I read the introduction to Gayle

What Kind of America Do We Want to Be?While campuses were celebrating the best of what international education has to offer during International Education Week, troubling events (and many troubling responses to those events) were dominating the media. Just over