- WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives invited American Councils’ Acting President David Patton to offer testimony yesterday on the impact of citizen exchange programs. Speaking at the Public Witness Hearing for the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Dr. Patton recommended increased funding for fiscal year 2020, and encouraged continued support of exchange programs, particularly in Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the former Soviet… Read More
- WASHINGTON — American Councils for International Education President Lorne Craner stepped down on Wednesday. “The board is grateful to Lorne for his service to American Councils,” said Board of Trustees Chair Robert Rhea. “As we look forward to the months ahead, we have full confidence in the strategic direction of American Councils, its leadership, and its remarkable staff. Its vital programs in cultural exchange, language immersion, and professional development in almost 90 countries… Read More
- Filling the stately Kennedy Caucus room in the Russell Senate Office Building today, 230 exuberant high school exchange students from the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program capped off their 2016-17 academic year with some well-earned fanfare. Speakers at-the-ready to congratulate the group of scholarship students included former US Senator Richard Lugar (YES program co-founder) and Mark Taplin, Acting Assistant Secretary for the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational… Read More
- The 2016-17 academic year marked a decade of the Teachers of Critical Languages Program. Since 2006, the program has sent 236 exchange teachers to 155 US host schools in 38 states and the District of Columbia. For 2016-17, American Councils placed 24 exchange teachers from Egypt and China across the United States. Throughout the academic year, TCLP celebrated with special events such as lesson plan contests, a video campaign with reflections from alumni, and a #TCLP10 photo campaign on Twitter… Read More
- America's Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century, released today, is the final report of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences' Commission on Language Learning in response to a bipartisan Congressional request to investigate how language learning influences US economic growth, international security and diplomacy, and education and culture. The Commission on Language Learning, formed by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (the Academy) in 2015 to evaluate… Read More
- The Commission on Language Learning, formed by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (the Academy) in 2015 to evaluate the state of foreign language learning as a response to a bipartisan request from the US Congress, released the first comprehensive report on US language education in decades. To unveil its findings, the Academy hosted a public discussion and panel at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. as well as a series of meetings with members of Congress and representatives… Read More
- On January 25, the Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) inaugurated the first Italy-US University Partnership Forum to promote research, education, and technology transfer to over 100 representatives from 44 US and 22 Italian universities. The forum's attendees were convened by American Councils for International Education, along with the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), the National Council of University Research… Read More
- The Board of Trustees of American Councils has expressed its deep appreciation and respect for the service of our founder and President Dr. Dan E. Davidson, who will, after more than 40 years at the helm, be stepping down as CEO this summer. Anyone who has had occasion to listen to his insightful commentary on international education, research or teaching, or has had the opportunity to benefit from his professional expertise in language learning, understands the impact he has had on the field… Read More
- US undergraduate and graduate students in business, innovation, and STEM fields are now eligible to apply for The Business, Technology, and Innovation Scholarship for internships in Russia across two programs: Overseas Professional and Intercultural Training (OPIT) offers a six-week summer internship and coursework in intercultural communication and requires no prior Russian language skills or study. Business Russian Language and Internship (BRLI) combines intensive language study with… Read More
- The Boren Awards fund US undergraduate and graduate language study and research abroad in world regions critical to US national interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Awards promote longer-term linguistic and cultural immersion overseas, and are available to applicants in most fields of study. The application for the 2017 Boren Awards is now open. Boren Awards will give preference to applicants planning to study in… Read More
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