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One year later: Local Projects from AFS-USA’s LIFT Workshop
Blog, Volunteer Articles

One year later: Local Projects from AFS-USA’s LIFT Workshop

How does AFS-USA, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization with more than 70 years of experience, continue to improve the ways that it engages with local communities? At one level, the organization…

AFS-USA Exchange Students featured in the Baltimore Sun
Blog, Host Family Articles

AFS-USA Exchange Students featured in the Baltimore Sun

December 23, 2019 – ​On Monday, the Baltimore Sun published an article about AFS Exchange Students living with host families in the Baltimore area. The story highlights the students’ holiday…

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Blog, Educators, Educators Articles

What we learned at ACTFL’s 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo

December 20, 2019—Our staff had a blast mingling with world language educators and representatives from study abroad and global learning organizations at ACTFL’s 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo…

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Blog, Alumni Articles

NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel’s “AFS Effect”

Did you know that Richard Engel, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent, is an AFSer? As a teenager in the early 1990s, Richard studied abroad in Palermo, Sicily, where he lived…

NAASP’s “Principal Leadership” magazine publishes article by AFS-USA President Tara Hofmann
Educators, Leadership

NAASP’s “Principal Leadership” magazine publishes article by AFS-USA President Tara Hofmann

December 3, 2019—AFS-USA President & CEO Tara Hofmann’s article, “Student Exchange as a Path to Global Citizenship”  is featured in the December 2019 issue of Principal Leadership, a magazine published…

Congratulations to AFS-USA’s 2019 Volunteer Recognition Awardees!
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Congratulations to AFS-USA’s 2019 Volunteer Recognition Awardees!

November 21, 2019—A half dozen volunteers received awards and honors during a Friday evening ceremony at the AFS-USA Volunteer Summit in Minneapolis, MN. The awards, given annually, are meant to…

Panelists at AFS event
Leadership, Alumni Articles

In photos: “The Competitive Edge: Global Experience for a Diverse Workplace” event at IIE

NEW YORK, N.Y., November 7, 2019—Key findings of a AFS Global Alumni Survey were shared at an event Tuesday evening co-organized by AFS with the Institute of International Education, the…

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Study Abroad Articles, Volunteer Articles, Educators Articles, Impact Articles, Alumni Articles

New Research Report, “Creating Global Citizens: The AFS Effect”

NEW YORK, N.Y., November 6, 2019—AFS released a large-scale research report on Tuesday, focused on the impact that AFS exchanges have on the lives and careers of participants. The full-scale,…

Tara Hofmann and Keri Dooley at the 2019 Alliance Conference
Blog, Impact Articles

Advocates for international education attend summit in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 29, 2019—Key voices for international exchange convened in Washington D.C. for a two-day conference led by the Alliance for International Exchanges (“Alliance”) on October 24-25. Held annually,…

AFS-USA Announces Update to Company Name on LinkedIn Page
Alumni Articles

AFS-USA Announces Update to Company Name on LinkedIn Page

October 16, 2019 | New York, NY — AFS-USA, Inc. has announced its plan to revise the name of its LinkedIn School Page from “AFS” to “AFS Intercultural Programs USA.”…

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AFS-USA leaders are featured panelists at AFS Global Conference 2019

Pictured above: Carolyn Rehn (left) and Tara Hofmann (right) speak during a session on the Innovation Stage at the AFS Global Conference 2019 in Montreal, QC. October 14, 2019—AFS-USA President…

Jill Woerner
Educators Articles

Jill Woerner Appointed to Head New Educational Outreach Department at AFS-USA

New York, NY – October 3, 2019—In order to help increase intercultural awareness and global competency among all US-based high school students, not just those who choose to study abroad,…

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