NAFSA's All-virtual 2021 Annual Conference and Expo, Designing Our
Shared Future, is the most diverse and comprehensive global event
attended by professionals from across the field. The conference features
plenary speakers who will bring global expertise to a particular
subject vital to building a more globally engaged citizenry and a more
peaceful world. To get more
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NAFSA's Latin America and the Caribbean Forum, held Wednesday, June 2
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., will explore issues related to international
education in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as effective
strategies to engage in the region.
The Transformation Toward Digital Collaboration and the Future of
Learning session, on Wednesday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. will
explore how technology and partnerships strengthen higher education as
well as the interconnectedness of technology and internationalization
with online delivery on the virtual campus.
Environmental Changes, Sustainability and Global Issues will be
discussed during a session on Tuesday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The
NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2020–2021 Senior Fellows
represent thought leader voices from around the world on trends in
international higher education, climate change, and sustainability. This
session provides each Senior Fellow an opportunity to discuss this
topic from their respective area of expertise and world region.
The session Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP): Current Issues
session on Tuesday, June 2 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. addresses issues
practitioners face regarding current regulatory, policy, and practice
inconsistencies that affect the advising of students in F and M
immigration status from the perspective of experienced NAFSA leaders
At the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs: Current
Issues session, held Thursday, June 3 from 9 a.m.to 10 a.m., learn more
about the policies and procedures employed by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection in admitting international students and scholars into the
United States, including current trends and anticipated developments for
the year ahead. Officials from CBP have been invited to participate.
The presentation Policymaking in International Education: The View from
Washington deconstructs the federal policy climate for international
education and exchange and the impact of recent political activity on
programs of concern to international educators, including election
results, funding in a tight budget climate, immigration reform, and
congressional and administration actions affecting study abroad and
cultural exchange.
Saul Flores will present The Walk of the Immigrants on Thursday, June 3
at 6 p.m. Saul spent three months walking, hitchhiking, and sleeping on
the ground and in hiding places, from Ecuador to North Carolina. He
walked 5,328 miles through ten countries and nine border crossings to
document how grueling and dangerous the journey of immigrants to the
United States can be and to raise money for an elementary school in
Mexico. In this presentation he will discuss the hardships and hope
associated with the immigrant experience.
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