NAFSA Blog

Peace, Journalism and Education in the “Real” KampalaBy Steven Youngblood KAMPALA, UGANDA One of my goals as a professor and international educator is to make my students uncomfortable. Using that criterion, I'd say my students' first day in Uganda was

Hollman Morris Visa Case A Victory for Academic Freedom We received good news this week when we learned that the U.S. State Department reversed its decision in the Hollman Morris visa denial case. Mr. Morris, a prominent Colombian journalist, was

Is Your Campus Study Abroad Friendly?If you haven’t already read Wendy Williamson’s article in the Chronicle, “7 Signs of Successful Study Abroad Programs,” you should. Today’s students grew up surfing the world and most go to college expecting to have the

At Child Marriage Hearing, Education was the Constant Refrain Last Thursday, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing titled “Targeting Girls in the Name of Tradition Child Marriage.” The hearing was chaired by Congressman Jim McGovern, who co

No Reason for Delay in Opening Educational Exchanges with CubaThe Obama administration entered office 18 months ago promising change in U.S. Cuba relations. Let me say up front I admit that significant change is underway I admit that the Cuban

NAFSA Member Prepares the University of Iowa to Welcome Iraqi StudentsBy Scott E. King There’s been a lot of buzz about the new Iraqi Educational Initiative, as well there should be. The sheer number of expected students—50,000 over a five

Call to Action – Secretary Napolitano Needs to Hear your VoiceUndocumented students are running out of time and hope. As President Obama said in his recent speech on immigration reform, ...we should stop punishing innocent young people for the actions

Institutions Face New Mine Fields in Global Education and TechnologyWe’ve heard it before – technology and globalization are changing the way we live and the field of higher education needs to adapt. These conversations are plentiful and necessary, but often

U.S. Department of Justice Sues Arizona over its Anti Immigrant LawYesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that Arizona’s recently enacted immigration law violates the U.S. constitution. The lawsuit asks the court to stop the

There Is Something President Obama Can Do NOW on Immigration ReformThis morning at American University in Washington, President Obama recommitted his administration to comprehensive immigration reform. Disappointingly, he stopped short of announcing any specific commitments or a specific timeframe