International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State is an opportunity to highlight the value of global and cultural competencies and promote programs that help U.S. students and teachers develop global skills for success in the 21st century.

The Department of Education’s International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office and International Affairs Office (IAO) are organizing several initiatives during IEW to celebrate the importance of international education. We encourage the participation of all individuals and institutions interested in international education. We hope you will join us!

IFLE is proud to debut the Go Global Ed Podcast during IEW 2021. The IFLE office administers eight Title VI (domestic) and three Fulbright-Hays (overseas) grant and fellowship programs that strengthen foreign language instruction; area/international studies teaching and research; professional development for educators; and curriculum development at the K-12, graduate, and postsecondary levels. By hearing directly from grantees and fellows, the Go Global Podcast will highlight the experiences of IFLE grant and fellowship recipients, provide unique insights into the application process, and explore the long-term value and impact of IFLE programs.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright-Hays Act (passed by Congress in 1961), the inaugural episodes of the podcast will feature interviews with program alumni as they reflect on their experiences participating in Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad (SA), Group Projects Abroad (GPA), and Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowships. We will explore the impact Fulbright-Hays programs have had on their careers and why they would encourage others to apply.

Episodes:

• Trailer - Go Global ED Podcast - The 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright-Hays Program
• Podcast Introduction - Setting the Stage for IEW with Cheryl Gibbs, Senior Director, IFLE
• Dr. Ida Rousseau Mukenge - Five-time Fulbright recipient, including two Fulbright-Hays GPA awards
• Amy Barsanti - 2021 Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad in Iceland
• Dr. Corey Holmes - 2017 and 2018 Fulbright-Hays GPA programs in South Africa
• Dr. Diana Chioma Famakinwa - 2018-2019 Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellow in Nigeria and 2015 Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellow
• Bill Phelan, Cornell University and Tanyelle Richardson, IFLE - Title VI Deep Dive: Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) program

We also invite you to view the Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education issued by the U.S. Departments of Education and State – with support from the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security – earlier this year. The statement affirms a renewed focus on international education, with an emphasis on international students on U.S. campuses, study abroad for Americans, and the internationalization of U.S. schools and campuses.

IFLE is on Twitter, with the latest from the world of international and foreign language education. Follow us @GoGlobalED and tell your friends. We’ll see you in the Twittersphere!

We’re on YouTube, with informative webinars and exciting grant program videos. Subscribe to IFLE’s YouTube channel to enjoy the latest content.

Have you received a FLAS fellowship or participated in a Fulbright-Hays grant program? Join our alumni groups on LinkedIn.

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We seek motivated students who are eager to learn and work as part of our team as an unpaid full- or part-time intern during the summer, fall, and/or spring. Visit our website for more information.

We want to hear from you! Do you have suggestions for webinar topics? Ideas for things to include in future newsletters? Send them to Carolyn Collins at carolyn.collins@ed.gov.