By: David J. Smith, February 17, 2017 Formerly called the Ron Moffatt Seminar in honor of a former NAFSA president, this year’s NAFSA Seminar on Peace and the Global Civil Society will be May 28-29 prior to NAFSA’s main conference in Los Angeles. The theme will be “The Power of Women to Effect Social Change:ContinueContinue reading “NAFSA Seminar on Peace and the Global Civil Society, Los Angeles, 5/28-29”
Category Archives: Youth Education
Feature Story on Yemeni Students in U.S., Washington Post, 2/15/17
By: David J. Smith, February 16, 2017 A few weeks ago I wrote about my experiences at Northern Virginia Community College working with a group of Yemeni students in the Community College Initiative program (“Supporting Peacebuilders from Conflict Zones,” 1/30/17). The students were featured in an article in today’s print and yesterday’s online edition ofContinueContinue reading “Feature Story on Yemeni Students in U.S., Washington Post, 2/15/17”
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad: Application deadline, 3/7
By: David J. Smith, February 13, 2017 The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advancedContinueContinue reading “Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad: Application deadline, 3/7”