1. Comedy and Disability Breaking Down Barriers #ADA25

   

   Comedians Josh Blue and Shannon DeVido opened the 25/40 event Celebrating the ADA 25th and VSA 40th Anniversaries with a stand-up comedy performance.

2. #ADA25 Virtual Comedy Club featuring Josh Blue

   

   Check out a bit from comedian Josh Blue's act and hear Seychellois disability rights advocate and IVLP participant Naddy Zialor's reaction to the performance.

3. Open Competition for the Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative

   On October 1, 2015, The Aspen Institute’s J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative opened the first in a series of competitions to fund virtual exchanges that equip young people in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa with the skills and aptitudes they need to gain a deeper understanding of diverse cultures and to succeed in the 21st century.

4. Study Abroad Can Open Doors in Your Career

   Studying abroad not only expands your view of the world—it has the potential to advance your career, too.

5. June 29, 2016: Uzbekistan #Dean525

   In Dean's first day in Uzbekistan, he met with the Uzbekistan Paralympic Association, inspiring and encouraging the young athletes.

6. Interagency Meeting on Design and Public Policy

   

   Design offers a way for our government to better and more effectively serve its citizens. In the inaugural Interagency Meeting on Design & Public Policy, designers & policy makers in government came together to discuss their human-centered design thinking process.

7. The Legacy of Benjamin A. Gilman

   In 2000, two years before he left Congress, Benjamin A. Gilman worked with his colleagues to establish the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. This program has since provided over 19,000 scholarships to U.S. undergraduate students who receive Federal Pell grants.

8. Exchange Students Meet Domesticated Dogs for the First Time

   

   During their Youth Exchange and Study (YES) exchange program orientation, these students participated in a dog meet-and-greet.

9. 2017-18 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

   The lists of more than 150 U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars abroad in academic year 2017-2018 are now available and highlight the Fulbright Program’s strong institutional diversity and impact on American communities.

10. Coping with Stress through Table Hockey

    

    Learn how table hockey is helping displaced children in Ukraine cope with stress and PTSD.

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