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Emberá and EcotourismThe following appeared in the In Focus column from the 2012 September October issue of International Educator. By Kerry O'Brien As my classmates and I were guided through the Upper Chagres River in Panamá by a leader of

Student Diplomat Encourages Study Abroad Alumni to Enter Video ContestThis week marks the launch of the 2012 Student Diplomat Video Contest. Find more details at www.connectingourworld.org studentdiplomat. By Benjamin Hershey, 2011 Student Diplomat Studying and traveling abroad can be a

The ACC Does St. LouisBy Stephen Ferst It's that time of year again – the time has come for the Annual Conference Committee (ACC) to select content for NAFSA's 2013 Annual Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. This weekend, the ACC

NAFSA Launches New WebsiteNAFSA's redesigned website is now live Please visit www.nafsa.org to explore the new site and find the best resources and latest news in the field of international education. With compelling visuals and content, an improved search function,

Change is in the AirThe following appeared in the September October issue of International Educator magazine. The United Kingdom has long been well known for its excellence in higher education. The universities of Cambridge and Oxford are world class institutions

Today's Chinese Student What Really Matters"They are not asking new questions. They are not posing new problems," says Megan Wang of Chinese students coming to the United States for undergraduate study. "It's a question of scale. There are more of

Don’t Recreate the Wheel Advocacy as a One Person Study Abroad OfficeWe continue our blog series documenting the reflections of the inaugural cohort of the Connecting Our World Grassroots Leadership Program (GLP) today with a post from Ashley Sinclair, who runs a

Learning and Fun The Ongoing Path to Advocacy SuccessThis week we go to Cincinnati to continue our blog series documenting the reflections of the inaugural cohort of the Connecting Our World Grassroots Leadership Program (GLP). Over the past year, Frank Merendino

A Vision for Athletes to Help Social Causes RealizedThe following appeared in the July August issue of International Educator magazine. Tyler Spencer hadn't traveled much outside of his small Virginia hometown until he turned 18. He first visited South Africa

The Power of One The following appeared in the July August issue of International Educator magazine. I just returned from attending my seventh NAFSA annual conference—the largest international education conference in the world. It is always fascinating to me to