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Ken Reade of Dartmouth College Presented with NAFSA’s 2013 Advocate of the Year Award

Ken Reade of Dartmouth College Presented with NAFSA’s 2013 Advocate of the Year Award
March 26, 2013 Comments Off

Share Award recognizes excellence in organizing and advocacy for international education Ken Reade, associate director of the Office of Visa and Immigration Services at Dartmouth College, was presented with NAFSA’s 2013 Advocate of the Year Award for his accomplishments in ... Read More »

World’s Largest International Education Conference Coming to St. Louis

World’s Largest International Education Conference Coming to St. Louis
March 8, 2013 Comments Off

Share Registration now opens; Speaker line-up includes prominent peace and justice advocates  Looking for leads and sources for cutting-edge stories on international education? The NAFSA annual conference is the world’s largest gathering of professionals in international education. More than 8,000 ... Read More »

Eight colleges and universities named 2013 “Simon Award“ winners by NAFSA

Eight colleges and universities named 2013 “Simon Award“ winners by NAFSA
February 27, 2013 Comments Off

Share Colorado State University, Green River Community College, Lone Star College System, St. Cloud State University, and the University of South Florida are winners of NAFSA’s 2013 “Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization,” given for excellence in integrating international education across ... Read More »

Kofi Annan to Open NAFSA’s 2013 Annual Conference

Kofi Annan to Open NAFSA’s 2013 Annual Conference
December 19, 2012 Comments Off

Share Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel laureate, will address thousands of international educators from 120 countries during the Opening Plenary at NAFSA’s 2013 Annual Conference & Expo in St. Louis, Missouri. During his two terms as secretary-general of ... Read More »

Opening NAFSA Meeting, Ex-Pentagon Chief Hails Value of Global Programs

Opening NAFSA Meeting, Ex-Pentagon Chief Hails Value of Global Programs
May 31, 2012 Comments Off

Share By Beth McMurtrie Robert M. Gates, the former secretary of defense and president of Texas A&M University at College Station, told an audience of international educators here on Tuesday that education is a cornerstone of U.S. diplomacy. Through his ... Read More »

NAFSA: Travel guide and TV host Rick Steves to address tomorrow

NAFSA: Travel guide and TV host Rick Steves to address tomorrow
May 30, 2012 Comments Off

Share Travel guide and television host Rick Steves will be the featured speaker tomorrow at the 64th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, taking place this week in Houston. This event will begin at 4:00 PM on Thursday, ... Read More »

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee To Address International Educators Conference Tomorrow

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee To Address International Educators Conference Tomorrow
May 29, 2012 Comments Off

Share Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee will address attendees at the 64th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, taking place in Houston this week. This event begins at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, May ... Read More »

International Educators Conference Kicks Off Tuesday at Houston Convention Center

International Educators Conference Kicks Off Tuesday at Houston Convention Center
May 29, 2012 Comments Off

Share More than 8,000 international educators from 100 countries expected to attend The 64th Annual Conference and Expo of NAFSA: Association of International Educators begins tomorrow at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston. The conference is the ... Read More »

NAFSA protests denial of visas to Cuban scholars who planned to attend the NAFSA

NAFSA protests denial of visas to Cuban scholars who planned to attend the NAFSA
May 24, 2012 Comments Off

Share NAFSA strongly protests the denial of visas to two Cuban scholars who had been expected to attend the NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo in Houston next week. Milagros Martinez and Carmen Castillo, both of the University of Havana, were ... Read More »

More Than 8,000 International Educators Headed to Houston Next Week

More Than 8,000 International Educators Headed to Houston Next Week
May 23, 2012 Comments Off

Share At NAFSA Annual Conference, Latin America, immigration, and global education in Texas will be in the spotlight The 64th annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators kicks off in Houston next week. Join more than 8,000 international education ... Read More »