AFS Alumna Helps Create Intercultural Guide for Americans Abroad This is a notable example of how an AFS Alumna has leveraged her intercultural skills to further her career. Pamela Berland Ex, an AFS Returnee who studied abroad in Bosnia from 1975 to 1976, currently works for the Career Services team at the U.S. Department of […]
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This month AFS-USA is pleased to spotlight Cynthia Cornelius of St. Louis, MO, who has been a volunteer with the Missouri Gateway Area Team since at least 2000.
Did you know that Make a Difference Day is this Saturday, October 28? Since the AFS family is already committed to making the world a more just and peaceful place, this is an excellent opportunity to come together for the common purpose of improving the lives of others. The following blog suggests 11 ways high […]
Attend this webinar to learn where to find AFS Marketing print materials, templates and more! In addition, hear about International Education Week and how you can get involved.
YES alumna hosted in One World AT works to combat prejudice on her university campus
America the Bilingual Podcast Interviews AFS-USA AFS-USA President Jorge Castro participated in a podcast episode about the benefits of immersive, long-term study abroad programs. The episode is part of the America the Bilingual podcast hosted by Steve Leveen and supported by the Lead with Languages campaign of ACTFL. With the help of several guest speakers, […]
Eric Liu wrote a thoughtful article in the August 14, 2012 edition of The Atlantic entitled “Why There’s No Such Thing as Global Citizenship.” He identifies three areas that are commonly described as global citizenship, arguing that they are not such, and that when it comes to global citizenship, “there is no there there.” In other […]
AFS/YES Student From India Receives Full Scholarship to Wellesley College In 2014, Manvi Chaudhury was a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) scholarship recipient from India who was hosted with AFS-USA in Minneapolis, MN. “After that year I started dreaming of doing more,” she said. Now Manvi, who comes from a rural village in India, […]
At AFS, the spirit of volunteerism is in our DNA. Now in its fourth year, the Project: Change contest asks U.S. students to carry on that tradition by proposing an idea for a volunteer project that could make an impact in one of seven countries. One Grand Prize winner and several additional winners will receive […]
This month AFS-USA is pleased to spotlight Maryanne Marr of DeRuyter, NY, who has been a volunteer with the DeRuyter Area Team since 1984. How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My students asked me if we could have an exchange student at DeRuyter High School. I thought it was a great idea […]