NAFSA Blog

With April drawing to a close and the virtual kick off for #NAFSA2022 on May 4, we’re getting excited about traveling to this year’s conference city, Denver, Colorado. To get some intel on the city and the spots no NAFSAn should miss, we asked four members of the 2022 Local Arrangements Team—all

It’s National Volunteer Week! This week, April 17–23, we’re celebrating and honoring our vibrant volunteer community. Any visitor to the NAFSA office (our physical Washington, D.C. office or the virtual one) wouldn’t have to wait long to hear a staff member singing the praises of the leaders and

After more than 2 years of unprecedented challenges and paradigm shifts, NAFSA is thrilled to bring the global education community together, in person, for the first time since 2019. This year’s event packs so much value into the cost of registration, but we know that 2022 isn’t 2019. Budgets are

On March 9, more than 80 international education professionals met with their members of Congress as part of NAFSA’s virtual Day of Action. And what a day it was! After session on briefings, training, and networking the week before, advocates from 23 states connected with the nearly 50 congressional

This year’s program includes 17 informative, in-depth workshops designed to foster and sharpen the critical skills you need to flourish and excel in your career. Read on for a preview of some of the exciting workshops NAFSA has planned for the virtual and in-person components of NAFSA 2022.

This International Women’s Day, we’re not only celebrating the women we count as colleagues, peers, and friends, but we’re also celebrating the fifth anniversary of NAFSA’s member interest group Women and Leadership in International Education (WLIE). In the 5 short years since it was founded by

We share the world’s outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and feel deeply for all who are caught in the crossfire and those with ties to the region. This is a shameful act of aggression, and our thoughts are with all who will be forced to bear the cost of this war with their lives and

Since we last gathered as an international community in Washington, D.C., in 2019, the field—and the world—has been turned on its head. Through two virtual conference events and countless other interactions, we’ve remained connected, but we couldn’t be more excited to gather in person this May for

Earlier this month, senior international officers and chief diversity officers from several U.S. institutions convened at the NAFSA Diversity and Internationalization Summit to explore how international educators can advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their work and on their campuses

A round up of NAFSA resources on social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion in international education.