- Two alumni from the Florida Atlantic University College of Business (FAU) discovered a way to prevent students from finding test answers online during exams. Elena Soboleva was pursuing her MBA at FAU on an international student visa when she noticed a large number of American students receiving high marks without studying; she discovered that many of these students find their test answers online. A local news station in Orlando, Florida had also investigated cheating methods at a local station… Read More
- The National K-16 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey collects and analyzes K-12 foreign language enrollment data as it currently stands in the United States, where more than 21 percent of households speak a language other than English at home. This report maps and documents enrollments at the K-12 level; showing that approximately 20 percent of K-12 student population is enrolled in foreign language courses. The Foreign Language Enrollment Study also includes reporting on language courses… Read More
- This article was originally published in the Bradley Herald the hub for FLEX alumni and their stories. In the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan lies the city of Mary, built on an oasis next to one of the country's major rivers. And, in Mary a different kind of oasis exists for exceptional students: it's tucked away in an American cultural center, where local high school students discover international programs, participate in educational projects, and learn about opportunities to… Read More
- Two alumni from the US-Kosovo American Educational Fund (US-KAEF) were recently recognized internationally for their work in diplomacy and the arts. The US-KAEF program supports long-term economic development in the country by providing fellowships to promising Kosovars to attend top-level graduate training at US universities.Returning to Kosova, program graduates assume leadership positions in business, nonprofit organizations, and the government, and use their technical knowledge to generate… 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 Thursday, February 16th, more than 150 language experts from across the US will descend on Capitol Hill to lobby for languages.Dr. William P. Rivers, the Executive Director of the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL-NCLIS), the organization that hosts Language Advocacy Day, shares why he and hundreds of others believe that foreign languages need advocacy and how any concerned citizen can advocate for languages in their community.What exactly is Language Advocacy Day and how long has… Read More
- This article was originally published by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs International Exchange Alumni blog. In the summer of 2015, Elise participated in the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program in Rabat, Morocco. Through this program, she had the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge about not only Morocco but also the Arab World and Islam. Inspired by this experience, Elise founded and serves as the president of the… 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
- Young graduates of the US Department of State-funded National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program (NSLI-Y) assembled in Washington, D.C. in early January to learn how to represent the NSLI-Y Alumni Association nationally and in their home communities throughout the US The 16 alumni from across the country who learned to speak a critical world language abroad during their program were selected to serve as NSLI-Y Alumni Representatives for 2017 and attended a training on their… Read More
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