The most-anticipated reception of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference is headed to Bourbon Street; Join us May 29th for an evening of community, fundraising, and drag! Arrive early for a free drink ticket, rainbow beads, and limited edition Rainbow SIG stickers while supplies last! Enamel pins featuring Rainbow SIG's updated logo will be …
Delve into the vibrant history of New Orleans' queer culture with Professor Frank Perez, renowned as "French Quarter Frank"! This lecture explores New Orleans' hidden LGBTQ+ history topics, including: how gay men a hundred years ago preserved the French Quarter, the city's climate of hostility toward the queer community in the mid-twentieth century, the evolution of …
Discuss with colleagues how to encourage diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) for education abroad in an increasingly anti-DEIA environment.
Join Rainbow SIG for our Annual Business Meeting, featuring membership, financial, and general updates, as well as elections. Location: Room 2, San Diego Convention Center
Join Rainbow SIG and COMPEAR - Global Education Network at GoAbroad's booth (#2119) for a low-key hour of networking and socializing, immediately following our Annual Business Meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn about Rainbow SIG and connect with the Co-Chairs and other leadership members. Location: GoAbroad.com Booth (#2119)
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act, a panel of early career international exchange professionals with diverse disabilities share their experiences with access and inclusion. They offer strategies and future aspirations to build more inclusive cultures for international education professionals and participants.
Body diversity is a vital (and often overlooked) topic in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts for international education. Antifatness and size discrimination create inequitable experiences for plus-size students. This session explores the impact of systemic antifatness on study abroad and offers strategies to make programs more inclusive and accessible to diverse body types.
Back by popular demand, Rainbow SIG is once again sponsoring a queer history walking tour of our NAFSA host city! This event will be limited to 25 registrants. We will be paying per person, so please only sign up if you are positive you will attend. Event Information: WHO? All current and future Rainbow SIG members are welcome! …
The most-anticipated reception of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference is headed to San Diego; Join us May 28th for an evening of community, fundraising, and drag! Arrive early for a free drink ticket and limited edition Rainbow SIG stickers while supplies last! Rainbow SIG swag will be available for purchase. A suggested donation of …
Posters highlight innovative diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, programs, support services, and resources to assist colleges and universities in expanding international education opportunities and participation among nontraditional populations.
This session outlines how education abroad professionals can allow for students to be their most authentic selves abroad and embrace queer joy. Panelists share personal narratives from students and colleagues, highlighting how their queer identities helped guide them through their study abroad experience and into the professional world.
This session equips participants with strategies to respond to identity-based incidents abroad and promote safety, resilience, and inclusivity. Through guided discussions, case studies, and practical demonstrations, attendees learn key response components, the importance of predeparture training, and techniques for field professionals.
In this session, audiences can learn about NAFSA’s Representation, Inclusion, Support and Empowerment (RISE) Fellowship Program. RISE fellows will share how the fellowship has helped their professional development. There will be an overview of the program, mini storytelling session among participants, and Q&A. Location: SDCC Room 7A
Explore with colleagues the importance of preparing students to engage with conversations about U.S. politics and social movements during their time abroad.
Join this interactive session to explore the topic of identity and better understand how to help students cultivate identities as global citizens. Together, reflect on how identity can be salient when traveling abroad and how identities may shift after return. Expand awareness of social and projected identities and build vocabulary in articulating how those identities …
Join Rainbow SIG for our Annual Business Meeting, featuring membership, financial, and general updates, as well as elections. Location: Room W109A, Orange County Convention Center
Join Rainbow SIG for a low-key hour of networking and socializing, immediately following our Annual Business Meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn about Rainbow SIG and connect with the Co-Chairs and other leadership members. Location: Celebration 10, Hyatt Regency
This session explores best practices for advising LGBTQ+ students in education abroad, informed by recent research on the diverse experiences of LGBTQ+ students and effective advising approaches. Participants will gain insight into how LGBTQ+ students navigate identity while abroad and how advisors can foster more inclusive, affirming, and equity-minded advising environments. Drawing on themes from …
$10 suggested donation · 8 PM–Late · 21+ 📍 Anthem Orlando · 100 N Orange Ave, Downtown Orlando 📅 Wednesday, May 27, 2026 The Rainbow Special Interest Group takes over Anthem Orlando for a Wednesday-night reception headlined by RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars alum Roxxxy Andrews, with cast Kitana Gemini, Axel Andrews, and Mala Mía. Drag, community, and cocktails in the heart of Downtown Orlando — …
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