NAFSA Blog

The Future Depends On What The Meaning of “Was” Was The first in our series featuring our 2011 plenary speakers, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa shares his thoughts on the challenge of language and Arab cultural development. We've heard it from our leaders before. The Arab world was the bastion of arts and

Looking for a Unique Way to Serve NAFSA? Interested in helping NAFSA continue to be the leading association for international education? It takes nearly 600 member volunteers each year to serve the association in various capacities in order to maintain such a strong organization. Help cultivate new

Advice for 2011 First-Time Conference Attendees In 2010, we asked conference veterans to share advice with NAFSA first-time attendees. We've all been there. Attending a NAFSA annual conference can be both overwhelming and exhilarating at the same time, so here are some of the great tips we received

Weekend Getaways In and Around Vancouver If you haven't already booked your flight or if you are looking for ways to spend some free time outside of Vancouver, I have a number of recommendations for you to consider. Vancouver is filled with great activities that I'll be sharing with you in the next

8 Enduring Lessons of Our Peace Corps Years Nearly 43 years ago, my husband and I went to live in a small town in Côte d’Ivoire as Peace Corps English teachers. We had never been in Africa before; we had never taught before; we had barely studied about Africa in college. Miraculously, we moved into

I was excited when NAFSA Region III offered me a scholarship to attend the 2010 NAFSA Advocacy Day event in Washington, DC. I wanted NAFSA to know that I will put the money to good use. But what use?

More Work to be Done on the DREAM Act This may be the last chance for the DREAM Act to pass this year as the intense debate continues in Congress this week. Many of you have helped a lot along the way, and we need you again now to help dispel myths about the DREAM Act, and to keep up the pressure on

The DREAM Act Needs Our Voices Today The DREAM Act has galvanized both supporters and opponents, and today the momentum – and the noise – is deafening. That’s because of anticipation that the Senate may move as early as this week to vote on the bill. While the DREAM Act has enjoyed widespread

Foreign Students Bring $18.8 Billion to U.S. Communities – and Much More In these tough economic times, foreign students and their dependents continue to make an important economic contribution to communities and campuses across the United States. NAFSA’s new report of economic impact shows that

A Night with Greg Mortenson: How U.S. Higher Education Can Help Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan Last night at the National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, DC, I had the privilege of listening to Greg Mortenson speak passionately about his life’s work of building schools in