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AnnouncementsFeatured ContentOlga Chyzhova, a 2005 FLEX alumna, is one of the exceptional people creating lasting change in her community despite the ongoing conflict as the founder of t
Alumni UpdatesFeatured ContentAs part of our celebration of virtual volunteerism and Giving Tuesday Now, we've rounded up a few of the alumni from AC-administered programs who are working to combat COVID-19.
Across the GlobeDushanbe, Tajikistan became her second home. Her experience on the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program inspired her to open a children's library in Tajikistan, which led to an invitation to present at an international conference. She is currently a high school senior with plans to study international relations in college.
Alumni UpdatesEditor's note: Nikola Jeremic traveled from Serbia to America in 2018 to spend an exchange year in Longview, Texas.
Across the GlobeWASHINGTON — More than 200 exchange students celebrated on Capitol Hill last week, marking their graduation from the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program.&
Alumni UpdatesEditor's note: Maria Karapetyan arrived in Wisconsin in 2003, an exchange student on the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) progr
Alumni UpdatesMikheil Benidze is from Tbilisi, Georgia, and an alumnus of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX). Through FLEX, he spent an academic year living with an American host family and attending high school in Adrian, Michigan in 2005-06). Since then, Mr. Benidze has earned a BA in business administration from Tbilisi State University and an MBA in business administration from the Porto Business School at the University of Porto. Today, he monitors the influence of social media on national elections as an executive director at the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) in Georgia. Mr. Benidze shared his story during a recent interview with Tatyana Movshevich.
Across the GlobeEditor’s Note: Every year, a select group of high school exchange students converge in Washington, DC for the Civic Education Workshop.
Alumni HighlightCaroline and Liza haven’t met yet, but the nearly two-year-olds have been destined for friendship since before they were born. Their moms, Laura Carll and Tatyana Movshevich, have helped them become pen pals, shipping care packages between London and Erie, Pennsylvania. (The toddlers are not yet ready to write their own letters, but they do enjoy remote playdates through video calls.) Nurturing their daughters' friendship was a natural next step for the moms, best friends who have known each other since Ms. Movshevich's high school exchange year in America. Liza's mom met Caroline’s mom on her first day of high school in 2004, in Blandon, Pennsylvania, shortly after the school assembly that introduced Ms. Movshevich as an exchange student visiting from Russia.
Across the GlobeEditor's note: Yulia Bychkovska spent the 2015-16 school year attending high school in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, as part of the Future Leaders E
Across the GlobeEditor's note: Norman has been volunteering at American Councils and reading application essays from hopeful exchange students fro