by gcascio@alliance-exchange.org | Feb 1, 2023 | Opinion Articles
On January 25, 2023, the Alliance held a Lunch and Learn on Capitol Hill for congressional staff to discuss the power of international educational and cultural exchange programs. Special thanks to Joel Colony at World Learning, Alliance Board member Christine Shiau at...
by abodine@alliance-exchange.org | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured Post, Opinion Articles
By: Andrea Bodine After weeks of counting, the majority of races in the 2022 midterms have been decided, allowing for a clearer picture of what the 118th Congress will look like come January. What follows are our thoughts on the election results and their implications...
by Caroline Fox | Nov 18, 2022 | Opinion Articles
By: Caroline Fox As part of International Education Week, the Stevens Initiative at the Aspen Institute released a comprehensive report on their survey of the virtual exchange field. More than 150 respondents participated in this year’s survey, representing findings...
by gcascio@alliance-exchange.org | Nov 14, 2022 | Opinion Articles
By: Andrea Bodine, Gabrielle Cascio, and Caroline Fox Every year at the beginning of International Education Week, the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange is released by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and...
by gcascio@alliance-exchange.org | Nov 3, 2022 | Opinion Articles
By Mark Overmann Speaking at the Alliance Annual Conference in October, Scott Weinhold, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), gave us a strong clue as to where ECA’s focus will be in the...
by Ilir Zherka | Mar 11, 2021 | Opinion Articles
The Biden Administration correctly ties the United States’ national security to our country’s economic health in their new Interim National Security Strategic Guidance. These goals, however, are being inadvertently undermined by unnecessary restrictions on...