NAFSA Blog

R.I. Gov. Chafee Has it Right A Welcoming Immigration Policy Contributes Much to U.S. Competitiveness and ProsperityAccording to the Associated Press, newly elected Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee rescinded an executive order of his predecessor on January 5 under which

Take the Time to Nominate a Colleague Today By Suzanne Marlay Receiving Life Membership at the annual conference in Kansas City last June was certainly a highlight of my career as an international educator. It was humbling, yet thrilling, to

Inside the Numbers How Foreign Students Contribute $18.8 Billion to U.S. EconomyBy Jason Baumgartner NAFSA’s latest annual economic impact statements estimate that international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed $18.8 billion to this country’s economy during the 2009 2010

Inspired Study Abroad Alumna Becomes Student Mentor“I’ll never have the chance to travel and learn like this again” said Gabrielle Langmann, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh, when explaining why she was determined to study abroad. Even with her

Why We Shouldn't Stop Funding Educational ExchangesIf we are able to observe in the afterlife the accuracy of the statements that we made while on Earth, there must be no one more blessed with eternal happiness than the Spanish philosopher

Secretary Ann Stock Congratulates Bill and Melinda Gates While Touting the Fulbright VisionAt a ceremony at the Library of Congress last Friday, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock congratulated this year’s recipients of the J.

50 Years Later Personal and National Lessons from the Peace CorpsFifty years ago today, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, in now famous remarks, challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country by volunteering a year or two

A Roundtable of Obama Administration Heavy Hitters Talk Development and Education An impressive assemblage of Obama Administration higher ups gathered for a roundtable discussion last week at the annual U.S. Global Leadership Coalition conference, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,

Ireland Launches Five Year International Education Strategy By Kevin Dillon Last week, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen launched an ambitious new plan to establish Ireland as a hub of international education. With the aim of expanding international students in higher

International Education Spotlight West VirginiaBy Clark Egnor Internationalizing a college campus is not easy work, but in a state like West Virginia where we have so many financial, cultural, and demographic challenges, it’s especially challenging. For example, study abroad is