Leadership

Chair, Member Engagement Committee

The chair of the MEC manages a committee that is responsible for engagement of members, supporting the Member Interest Groups (MIGs), recognition of members via national awards, and partnerships to foster the collaboration and promotion of NAFSA membership.

Welcome to the Era of "Global Competition 2.0"

The AAUP's Role in a Globalized, Competitive Higher Education Landscape By Laura M. Portnoi and Sylvia S. Bagley Note: A slightly different version of this article first appeared in Academe, November-December 2015, Volume 101, Number 6. NAFSA thanks the

Pride and Regret: Reflections on Global Education from a Former Provost

At the NAFSA 2015 Annual Conference in Boston, I was flattered to be asked to offer a keynote to an inaugural gathering of chief academic officers. The focus of the keynote was threefold: what global achievements was I most proud of? What were my main regrets—where do I wish I/we had done more? And

Coordinator, Content Team, 2025 and 2026 Annual Conference Committees (ACC)

This position is a member of the IEL KC leadership team and concurrently represents the IEL KC on the Annual Conference Committee (ACC) Content Team. This position oversees the development of educational, professional development, and networking content for the IEL KC audience at the NAFSA Annual

In Service to the Globe? Universities' Changing Sense of Community

Universities’ and scholars’ increasing engagements with the “global”—through increasing study abroad and mobility, overseas partnerships, and more—have been carefully detailed by a variety of scholars (for a recent discussion, see Streitwieser 2014), and have also been thoughtfully and articulately

Europe: The Great Divide

With the introduction of the Erasmus Program in 1987, student mobility in Europe has been a tremendous success. Of all the European programs, Erasmus stands out for its positive effects despite the fact that one of its goals of having 10 percent of all European students studying in another country

Rising Star Young Leader Award

The Rising Star Young Leader Award is given annually in recognition of a professional who has impacted the field of international education during the first five years of the recipient's area of work.

Winter Leadership Meeting

The Best in the World? Not in Internationalization

NAFSA Senior Fellow Madeleine F. Green examines the data to determine whether or not U.S. institutions lead in internationalization efforts.

How to Develop a Volunteer Program: Three Model Practices

In this NAFSA Campus and Community Programming (CCP) Resource, you will find three institutions who offer their models for successful volunteer management and share their best practices and sample materials to help you put together a volunteer program from start to finish.