Thank You for Your Support
By Allan E. Goodman

We at IIE are deeply grateful to the donors and volunteers who support the Institute's work with their time and talent as well as their financial contributions. The news items in this issue highlight some of these extraordinary individuals. I would also like to thank the event co-chairs and everyone who took a ticket or a table or made a gift to help make our 2011 Gala such a success.

In these turbulent times, no organization can take this kind of support for granted. At the same time, it is increasingly clear that the Institute's mission is more important than ever before.

We are constantly working:

• to make international a part of what it means to become educated;
• to keep America's academic doors open to the world; and
• to help students and scholars in emergencies.

Our sincere thanks to all those who have played a role in these efforts.

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EducationUSA – How to study in the U.S. >>

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Open Doors Spotlight

The new data from Open Doors 2011 will be released on November 14, 2011. IIE will hold a briefing in Washington together with the U.S. Department of State to celebrate International Education Week. >>

IIE Gala Celebrates the Impact of International Education

More than 400 business, education, government, foundation and policy leaders joined IIE's gala dinner on October 4th to celebrate the 2011 award winners' contributions to advancing the Institute's mission of Opening Minds to the World.® The event and live auction raised over $1 million to support our work.
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Dale Chihuly Talks About How Fulbright Helped Launch His Career

In 1968, the young artist went to Venice on a Fulbright to study at the Venini glass factory. Hear about how his experience helped shape his work, which is now featured at over 200 museums around the world.
Read Bloomberg News story
See video of Chihuly's remarks

Tom Johnson Receives IIE's Duggan Award

IIE's chairman has made international understanding a central priority in his life. "I am absolutely convinced that if more thought leaders and political leaders could have international experiences, there would be more tolerance and appreciation for different cultures and maybe less inclination to have wars," Mr. Johnson says.
See how he has helped to support rescued scholars

Angelica Berrie Advances Interfaith Understanding

IIE presented Angelica Berrie with the Woman's Leadership Award. The Berrie Fellowship provides the next generation of global religious leaders with a comprehensive understanding of and dedication to interfaith issues.
Learn how future religious leaders get to know other faiths

IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund Honors Alison von Klemperer

The 2011 Award for Extraordinary Service recognizes the work of this active volunteer to help threatened scholars who have come to the U.S. with support from SRF for short term academic fellowships to continue their academic work in safety.
Read about a featured SRF Scholar from Darfur

IIE Takes Part in U.S.-India Higher Education Summit

Allan Goodman chaired a panel at the October 13 summit in Washington, hosted by the governments of the United States and India and attended by 300 higher education leaders and government officials from both countries as well as private sector leaders.
Read about collaboration in higher education between the U.S. and India

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