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Voting Begins for the 2009 Student Diplomat Video Contest Choose Your Favorite Today The Student Diplomat Video Contest – the first ever such contest hosted by NAFSA and Abroad View magazine – has been a resounding success so far. Now

NAFSA's New Policy Report Reflects Needs of Brain Circulation EraDeDe Long is NAFSA's vice president for public policy and practice and chair of the Public Policy Committee of NAFSA's Board of Directors. She is the director of study abroad and

Deadline for 2009 Student Diplomat Video Contest Quickly Approaching Do you have a great study abroad story? Or, maybe you know someone who does. Either way, the deadline for the 2009 Student Diplomat Video Contest is upon us. NAFSA Association

Salman Rushdie to Keynote Kansas City ConferenceWe are pleased to announce that renowned novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie will be the keynote speaker at the opening plenary of NAFSA’s 2010 conference in Kansas City. Widely considered one of the most

Foreign Students Boost Local, State Economies The Picture in the MidwestContinuing our series this week examining the impact of foreign students on local economies and highlighting real life stories about their presence on campuses and communities around the country, we

Foreign Students Boost Local, State Economies The Picture in the Southern StatesAll this week, the NAFSA blog will take a closer look at the impact of foreign students on state economies and feature real life stories about the positive impact

Guest Post Building a Better Business – and Changing Lives – Through Educational ExchangeBy Danny O'Neill Danny O'Neill is Bean Baron – and president owner – of The Roasterie in Kansas City, MO. Last month he participated in a roundtable

American Global Leadership and the Nobel Peace PrizeNAFSA released this statement today NAFSA congratulates President Obama on the occasion of his being named this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. As the President has said, this honor is not

Déjà Vu Recent Reporting And Then Corrections on Student VisasIt’s good to see the news media set the record straight on the details of the case of Hosam Smadi, the Jordanian national accused of attempting to blow up a Dallas

IE Seeks Photo and Essay Submissions for In FocusDo you have compelling photograph that captures a transcendent moment of an international education experience? Each issue of International Educator (IE) includes a gripping photo accompanied by a short essay describing the