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Partnership to provide necessary tools for student success. CINCINNATI, OH (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Having the right tools is necessary for children to succeed in education. In preparation for Hobsons’ annual trip with PLAN, the company will make a donation of 100 backpacks at NAFSA’s 65th Annual Conference and Expo in St. Louis, Missouri, May 26-31. With Nepal’s secondary school participation rate averaging out to 42 percent, Hobsons saw an opportunity to support those children by...

65(th) Annual Conference to Feature Prominent Peace and Justice Advocates in St. Louis WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Renowned brain surgeon Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, who first came to the United States at the age of 19 as a migrant farm worker, will address the NAFSA: Association of International Educators' Annual Conference and Expo in May 2013. Before becoming one of America's top neurosurgeons, "Dr. Q" first worked as a cotton picker, painter, and...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Native American Tribes from across the United States have joined together to announce the formation of the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA). The new group has been formed to promote e-commerce in Indian Country, protect sovereign rights, and promote consumer protections. "In this time of unprecedented economic growth potential and increasing efforts to undermine tribal sovereign immunity, the formation of...