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Announcing the 2026 Ambassador Marilyn McAfee Scholarship Recipients Left to Right: Logan Cake, Isabela Cosio, Marc-Anthony Nehme According to Dwight D. Eisenhower, “The exchange of students... should be vastly expanded. Information and education are powerful forces in support of peace.” When many students consider studying abroad, the cost is often detrimental, and many students miss out on opportunities to expand their worldview and engage in cross cultural dialogue. This is where the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville's Ambassador Marilyn McAfee Scholarship comes into play. The Ambassador Mairlyn McAfee Scholarship is awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate students from

Here’s a recap of China Town Hall. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event.

Academic WorldQuest 2026 Brings Global Competition to Northeast Florida  On February 12, the energy was electric at the University of North Florida as 47 teams representing 19 high schools from across Northeast Florida gathered for the 21st Annual Admiral Jonathan T. Howe Academic WorldQuest.  As the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville’s flagship education program, Academic WorldQuest challenges high school students to think critically about the world around them — from geopolitics to global culture. This year’s competition pushed students to demonstrate their knowledge across a wide-ranging and timely set of topics, including pop culture and soft power in international relations, migration and immigration, the U.S. Constitution and foreign policy, tariffs and

Watch Now: David Brooks; Society In Focus Here’s a recap of David Brooks's Global Issues Evening. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event, hosted as a part of the University of North Florida’s Distinguished Voices Lecture Series.

Here's a recap of Andrew Ross Sorkin's Global Issues Evening. Hooray! Please click HERE to read the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville member Paul Herman’s detailed recap of the event, which University of North Florida’s Distinguished Voices Lecture Series.