Author: John Kusovski
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Helping Australia Recover from the Bushfires
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February 10, 2020 While much of the U.S. battles blizzards and ice storms in the winter months, Australia is experiencing summer and its hottest months. Along with that comes an annual fire season, typically from December to March, when areas of the Australian outback are most susceptible to wildfires, or bushfires. This season’s bushfires in…
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An Interview with Diana Arízaga, Director of IFSA Mexico Programs
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September 18, 2019 How long have you lived in Mexico? Tell us more about your story. I have lived in Mexico for 16 years. I moved to Mérida from Lansing, MI, where I was working at MSU’s international programs office. I started in International Education at 21 in Madrid, working for the CSU-system. There is…
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Remembering IFSA Founder Tom Roberts
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July 19, 2019 Always the jokester, Tom shows off his NAFSA name badge along with “First Timer” and “Student” ribbons at the 2018 NAFSA Annual Conference in Philadelphia. We are saddened to report that Tom Roberts, one of IFSA’s founders and a well-known figure in the field of international education, passed away on Friday, July…
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The Importance of Swim Fins
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June 19, 2019 Heather Barclay Hamir Labels have power. We know this when it comes to titles, gendered language, or derogatory terms. Some become positive or negative over time, others remain constant, and still others become inadequate and fall out of use. In education abroad, like any other profession, we have labels. As we work…
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Vanderbilt Launches Immersion Program
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November 13, 2018 Vanderbilt University just launched a program that is the first of its kind. Incoming first years are required to complete an Immersion Vanderbilt project. Students can begin planning their experience via one of four pathways: International, Civic & Professional, Creative Expression, or Research. We spoke with Carolyn Floyd, the Associate Director of…
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Butler University Holds Inaugural Study Abroad Fair
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October 16, 2018 Butler University held its first study abroad fair in recent memory this fall. A faculty member promoting his program in London reported that there had not been a study abroad fair in his 30-year time at Butler. According to Calie Florek, a Study Abroad Advisor at Butler’s Center for Global Education, 40 percent of students study abroad during their…
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An Interview with Jana Žalská Director of IFSA Prague Programs
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October 10, 2018 Jana Žalská, IFSA’s Resident Director in Prague recently completing her Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from Charles University. She holds a Professional Masters in Mathematics Education from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a M.Sc. in Mathematics and Economics from Masaryk University in Brno. We spoke with her about education, Prague, culture, and identity.…
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IFSA President and CEO Elected to NAFSA Board
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September 28, 2018 IFSA’s President and CEO, Dr. Heather Barclay Hamir, was elected to sit on the NAFSA: Association of International Educators board of directors. “I am honored to be elected to NAFSA’s Board of Directors,” says Barclay Hamir. “NAFSA plays a crucial role within international education, and has been an important part of my…
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IFSA Celebrates a Day of Service
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January 19, 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” In honor of this sentiment, IFSA employees dedicated January 15, 2018, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, to service across the Indianapolis area. The multi-location event was organized by IFSA employees Rachel Vaughn and…
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