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December 8, 2020

Education
Higher Education Webinar: The Value of International Students

Esther Brimmer, executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, leads a discussion on international student contributions to academic communities and the U.S. economy, an…

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December 10, 2019

Education
Foreign Money in U.S. Universities: Implications for Academic Freedom and National Security

Speakers discuss the power yielded by foreign governments through large donations to U.S. universities, the proliferation of government-funded Confucius Institutes on campuses, and the potential thre…

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March 22, 2017

Arctic
Arctic Imperatives: Reinforcing U.S. Strategy on America's Fourth Coast

Experts discuss U.S. policy priorities for the Arctic.

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June 14, 2017

United States
The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Experts discuss foreign language learning in the U.S. education system as well as learning methods that go beyond the classroom walls, and the value of foreign language learning to U.S. national secu…

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January 20, 2016

Mexico
Are Soda Taxes an Answer in the Fight Against Obesity? A Progress Report From Mexico

In 2014, Mexico, which has a higher rate of adult obesity than the United States, became one of the first countries to implement a nationwide soda tax. Dr. Juan Rivera of the National Institutes of P…

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