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An interview with retired Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and Commander General James L. Jones is presented. He discusses on topics including role of international education and exchange in global peace and diplomacy, impact on U.S. diplomacy and national security with international students in the country and role of international education in helping the nation to compete economically in the global world.

An interview with Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Educational and Cultural Affairs, is presented. When asked why the government see international education as important, she cites the department's mission of building a peaceful relations between the U.S. and other other countries through exchanges. Royce discusses the effort of the State Department to address the decline in new students arriving in campuses. Resources provided by the government to students are described.

The article recounts how volunteering at a NAFSA conference profoundly influenced an educator's career in international education, emphasizing a sense of belonging and purpose through service. Topics include career advancement via volunteerism, the impact of NAFSA programs on professional growth, and the fostering of global connections within the organization.

The article recounts a life-changing high school experience in Japan that altered the author's life trajectory significantly. Topics include a transformative international journey, embracing discomfort for growth, fostering cultural understanding, and the importance of prompt expressions of gratitude in international education.

The article highlights the transformative power of intercultural connections, emphasizing the significance of personal friendships in shaping one's career and perspective in international education. Topics include the author's meaningful encounter with a Spanish intercambio, the profound influence of intercultural friendships on professional growth, and the essence of human connections in international education.

The article offers information related to the importance of campus internationalization among colleges focusing on various universities in the U.S. that promotes international education. Topics include the North Carolina State University, the University of Tampa in Florida, and the Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Also mentioned are various practices to promote campus internationalization.

The article discusses the authors' participation in a Fulbright-Nehru program to enhance technical partnership and relationship-building skills crucial for successful institutional partnerships between India and the U.S.. It discusses that the program facilitated advancements in partnership strategies, understanding of cultural norms, and emphasized the significance of Fulbright programs in cultivating relationships and partnerships.

The article discusses the post-Covid-19 reevaluation of education abroad programs, focusing on strategies for evaluating partnerships. It covers leveraging virtual experiences, changes in study abroad trends, and key considerations for assessing partnerships including health protocols, mental health support, program diversity, sustainability, affordability, and alignment with institutional values.

The article discusses considerations for U.S. institutions when developing study abroad programs in Cuba. Topics covered include restrictions on the types of activities that U.S. citizens are allowed to engage in Cuba, the challenge of developing a community engagement program in Cuba, and the importance of U.S. study abroad programs in Cuba for cultural exchange and enrichment.

The article discusses the need for the reinvention of international education. The challenge facing international educators is to prepare students, for the complexity they face currently as well as for problems they cannot yet foresee, with knowledge which has not yet developed, using tools which have not yet invented. Another point of thought is how global learning might help in the creation of a better world.

The article discusses the move of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which has created a campus-wide strategy to help educational abroad students prepare for their time overseas. It states that a working group called GO! Global Orientation on Culture and Ethics was formed to meet the needs of students engaging with global communities. It discusses GO!'s services which include interactive workshops, cross-cultural discussions, and welcome back gatherings.

The article reports that the Association of International Educators is the world largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange. Topics include considered that NAFSA serves the needs of several members and international educators worldwide at various institutions, in over 150 countries.

The article offers tips on how education abroad offices can advocate for more budgetary or staff resources. They include preparing the budget request, managing the stress of making the pitch for additional resources, and ways to leverage data to quantify the needs and successes of study abroad programs.

An excerpt from the chapter "Education Aboard Budgets" in the fifth edition of NAFSA: Association of International Educator's "Guide to Education Board."

The article focuses on Virtual Exchange and its usage as a tool for online international education. Topics include the importance of collaboration and partnerships for working together; importance of consistent communication along with faculty and student training; and consideration of options such as virtual internships and tours.

The article discusses the highlights of 68th Annual Conference & Expo of National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA), the Association of International Educators held in Denver, Colorado on May 29-June 3, 2016, that focused on issues related to "Building Capacity for Global Learning." Highlights discussed include announcement of 2017 Marlene M. Johnson Innovation Challenge grant, and presentation of Cassandra Pyle Award for Leasdership and Collaboration in International Exchange.

The article focuses on the report commissioned by Universities New Zealand concerning return on investment in several international education collaborations such as work placements, international research collaboration, student exchanges and academic staff exchanges.

The article offers information NAFSA Cuba Engagement Initiative of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Topics covered include the commitment of NAFSA to internationalization partnerships, academic exchanges, and joint higher education research in Cuba, the signing by NAFSA and Cuba of a memorandum of understanding to higher education partnerships between the two nations, and how NAFSA is developing sustainable partnerships with Cuban higher education.

The article offers information on several articles on internalization featured at the May 2015 issue of the "Journal of Studies in International Education" (JSIE). Topics discussed include the "International Universities: Misunderstandings and Emerging Models?" "A Model for Stakeholders' Influence on Internationalization: A Contribution From the Portuguese, Brazilian, and Dutch Cases," and "A Virtual Educational Exchange: A North-South Virtually Shared Class on Sustainable Development."

The article offers information on the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research (FOBESII), an initiative of two countries designed to expand opportunities for educational exchanges, scientific research partnerships, and cross-border innovation.

The article reports on the signing of an agreement that extends the two exchange programs of the U.S. and South Korea, that allows students of the two countries to study and work, in the next five years.