NAFSA Blog

NAFSA Hosts Annual Advocacy DayAs manager of NAFSA's Grassroots Outreach, I was pleased to welcome nearly 100 international education advocates representing 33 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who participated in NAFSA's 2010 Advocacy Day March 16

International Education Is Key to Making Immigration Reform Work for AmericaThere is near universal agreement that the U.S. immigration system is broken, but what we don’t agree on is how to fix it. NAFSA believes that Congress must understand the

2010 Advocate of the Year Award Presented to Sal Longarino On March 16, during NAFSA’s annual Advocacy Day, DeDe Long, NAFSA’s Vice President of Public Policy and Practice, presented Sal Longarino of Fordham University with the 2010 Advocate of the

Kansas City Highlights Jazz and BluesThis post is the second in a series exploring all that Kansas City, Missouri (the location of NAFSA’s 2010 Annual Conference & Expo) has to offer. Thanks to Michael Hernandez of Park University and the

Campus Fraud Case Tests Understanding of Security ThreatsRecent press reports on the California visa fraud case disclosed by authorities this week do a good deal to inform the public about the scope and nature of the case. The schools affected

Cuba Is No ExceptionNAFSA’s Senior Advisor for Public Policy, Vic Johnson, spoke yesterday at a press conference hosted by the Emergency Coalition to Defend Educational Travel (ECDET). The press conference, which brought together experts on the topic of academic travel

Joseph S. Nye Testifies to Congress About Soft Power and Educational Exchanges Joseph S. Nye of Harvard University testified about the vital role soft power should play in restoring American’s reputation in the world before the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Kansas City Highlights A Taste for BarbecueThis post is the first in a series exploring all that Kansas City, Missouri (the location of NAFSA's 2010 Annual Conference & Expo) has to offer. Thanks to Michael Hernandez of Park University and

Nominee for ECA Assistant Secretary Testifies Before Senate CommitteeOn Tuesday, February 2nd, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for Ann Stock, who was nominated by President Obama to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and

Global Talent Flow is Critical for U.S. Scientific InnovationLast month, the Department of Energy announced that 69 scientists from across the country will receive up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and ReInvestment Act over the next