We're back! This episode of the International Educator podcast is the first in a mini series about innovation and technology. We spoke with Ben Nelson, founder and CEO of Minerva Project and a founder of Minerva University. In a time when many people and institutions claim to be innovators, Ben is a true disruptor and innovator in the higher education space, challenging the existing paradigm. In this interview, Ben talks about what the term “innovation” means to him; the inspiration behind cr...
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We're back! This episode of the International Educator podcast is the first in a mini series about innovation and technology. We spoke with Ben Nelson, founder and CEO of Minerva Project and a founder of Minerva University. In a time when many people and institutions claim to be innovators, Ben is a true disruptor and innovator in the higher education space, challenging the existing paradigm. In this interview, Ben talks about what the term “innovation” means to him; the inspiration behind cr...
"I Don't Know What Will Happen Next": An Afghan Scholar Studying in the United States Shares His Story
NAFSA's International Educator
31 minutes
4 years ago
"I Don't Know What Will Happen Next": An Afghan Scholar Studying in the United States Shares His Story
Like so many around the world, NAFSA has been watching events unfold in Afghanistan over recent months and weeks, as the United States has withdrawn from the country. This episode of the IE podcast features a conversation with a scholar from Afghanistan who is pursuing a master's degree at a university in the United States. He shares his experience of watching developments in the situation in Afghanistan while studying in the United States, his concerns for his family and the Afghan peo...
NAFSA's International Educator
We're back! This episode of the International Educator podcast is the first in a mini series about innovation and technology. We spoke with Ben Nelson, founder and CEO of Minerva Project and a founder of Minerva University. In a time when many people and institutions claim to be innovators, Ben is a true disruptor and innovator in the higher education space, challenging the existing paradigm. In this interview, Ben talks about what the term “innovation” means to him; the inspiration behind cr...
