Declaring that “Cuba has never been more interesting,” Dean John Coatsworth of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University opened a seminar on academic and scholarly relations with Cuba yesterday at NAFSA’s annual conference in Vancouver. Dr. Coatsworth spoke extensively on the current political, economic, and social climate in Cuba, laying the [...]
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Cuba Has Never Been More Interesting
Posted in Annual Conference, Education Travel, tagged Cuba on June 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Stories from Cuba: Inspiration for a New Era of Exchanges
Posted in Advocacy, Education Travel, Study Abroad, tagged Cuba on May 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Beginning today on Connecting Our World, we are shining the spotlight on new opportunities for academic engagement in Cuba. As many of you know, President Obama announced changes to some types of non-tourist travel to Cuba earlier this year, including travel for academic purposes and people-to-people engagement. The new regulations make it possible for all [...]
Stories from the Peace Corps: Family, Acceptance, and a Cow’s Head
Posted in Education Travel, Guest Post, NAFSA Leaders, tagged Judy K. Olsen, Peace Corps, Tunisia on May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Jody K. Olsen When do Peace Corps Volunteers know that they really belong? When does that moment come that we look back and say: “Wow, I was just one of the kids.” Over the years, I have asked Volunteers this question, and I’ve heard in their answers that surprise and wonderment of suddenly seeing [...]
“Please stop. I speak English.”
Posted in Education Travel, Foreign Language Learning, Guest Post, tagged Arabic, cultural exchange, Lebanon, Syria on March 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
By Matt Sugrue With great confidence, I strode purposefully to the counter of the patisserie and said, “Ithnaan al-qahwa min fa…” The young man working behind the counter raised his hands in front of him in a gesture that was both pleading and placating and, with very little trace of accent, said, “Please. Please stop. [...]
8 Enduring Lessons of Our Peace Corps Years
Posted in Education Travel, Global Engagement, tagged John F. Kennedy, Peace Corps on March 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Nearly 43 years ago, my husband and I went to live in a small town in Côte d’Ivoire as Peace Corps English teachers. We had never been in Africa before; we had never taught before; we had barely studied about Africa in college. Miraculously, we moved into a new life and a new profession in [...]
Personal Stories from Connecting Our World: Part 3
Posted in Advocacy, Education Travel, Study Abroad, tagged East Asian Studies, Japan, Lock Haven University, Youth for Understanding on September 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last month, we issued a call for your stories about international education and said we would share the best on the NAFSA blog. We’ve featured stories from Christine and Bonnie this week, and today marks our final story. You can read all of the stories on the Share Your Story page on www.ConnectingOurWorld.org. I hope [...]
Mitch’s Story – Why Not Share Yours?
Posted in Advocacy, Education Travel, Study Abroad, tagged Congo, Mitch Smith, Nick Kristof, University of Nebraska-Lincoln on August 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I caught up with Mitch Smith (a native of Overland Park, Kansas and currently a journalism student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) at NAFSA’s 2010 Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. As this year’s winner of New York Times columnist Nick Kristof’s Win-A-Trip contest, Mitch traveled with Kristof to Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic [...]
Travel is Not a Favor to the Cuban Regime
Posted in Education Travel, Foreign Policy, Study Abroad, tagged Cuba, Obama Administration, The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) on August 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Washington is awash in rumors that the administration is about to make another move on Cuba in response to Cuba’s announcement that it will release all remaining political prisoners who were detained in 2003. If these rumors prove to be true, it would be welcome news indeed. It is particularly important that the administration exercise [...]
No Reason for Delay in Opening Educational Exchanges with Cuba
Posted in Education Travel, Foreign Policy, Study Abroad, tagged Cuba, Obama Administration, political prisoners on July 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The 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 government hasn’t made it easy; I admit that the president has a lot on his plate; and I admit that the current political environment is [...]
House Ag Committee to Vote on Cuba Travel Bill Today
Posted in Advocacy, Education Travel, Foreign Policy, Study Abroad, tagged Cuba, House Agriculture Committee on June 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
UPDATE: We congratulate Chairman Collin Peterson and the House Agricultural Committee for passing legislation to open travel to Cuba. At 4:42pm on June 30, 2010, the House Agriculture Committee passed H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act, to restore the right of all Americans to travel to Cuba and expand agricultural exports [...]
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