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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Communication
Antonia Lortis, MBA
Why communication is a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: People Development
Meredith Henderson, EdD
Why people development is a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Data Collection and Analysis
Melissa Whatley, PhD
Why data collection and analysis is a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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On the Shoulders of Giants 
Fanta Aw, PhD
The power of storytelling to help us realize our past and chart our future.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Teaching, Learning, and Facilitation
Linda Drake Gobbo
Why teaching, learning, and facilitation is a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Program Development and Delivery
Jason Sanderson, PhD
Why program development and delivery in education abroad—and in all areas of international education—is a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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Fanta Aw: Planting Seeds with NAFSA’s New CEO
Elizabeth Hendley
Though she is new to this leadership position, Fanta Aw is no stranger to NAFSA—and she has big ideas about the association’s next chapter.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Business Acumen 
Beth Laux, EdD
Why business acumen is a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Inclusion and Equity 
Ebony Majeed
Why inclusion and equity are a critical competency now and in NAFSA’s next chapter.
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Reflections on the NAFSA IE Competencies: Leadership
Dawn Wood
Why is leadership a core competency for international educators—and what does it look like in practice?