November 22nd, 2017 A big THANKS to all our subscribers, viewers, regular contributors and guest bloggers. Without you, our blog would not be the success that it is and grown to hundreds of thousands of viewers in a year! Though we have one day a year to pause and give thanks, I am filled with […]
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Spotlight on George Burke: Mentor and Advocate
July 6th, 2017 “For 40 years, I’ve been preaching international opportunities among the refugee community,” George Burke, a man of many interests and a strong advocate for international education said. Burke is an international educational consultant who is presently the International Admissions and Recruitment Specialist at the University at Albany in New York. His rich […]
Education For All – A UNESCO Challenge
September 16th, 2016 On September 13, 2016, ACEI’s President and CEO, Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert was interviewed by CCTV (China Central Television)-America on the current state of education and literacy around the world. The United Nations has admitted that It has been unable to meet its goal of getting all of the world’s children into school. […]
Sister Deborah and Ghana Jollof: Tasty Rice
This is a culinary tale–or rather competition–West African style. Last Sunday morning, I heard a story and song on NPR’s Weekend Edition about a rice rivalry in West Africa, particularly Ghana vs. Nigeria, surrounding a ubiquitous rice dish in the region (Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal) called Jollof. The tune’s nice grooves and rhymes caught my […]
AN EVALUATOR’S JOURNEY
August 19th, 2016 When I accepted my mother’s invitation to accompany her to a cocktail party, I did so reluctantly. It was July 1982 and as a freshly minted college grad with a BA in Political Science the last thing I wanted to do was attend a party with my mother. It turned out to […]
In Contribution to Peace: The Role of Multilingualism in Contributing to Process of world Peacemaking
July 21st, 2016 Growing up in a country which has lived long successive wars for more than three decades makes Peace and Peacemaking my very first priority. Civil wars, fighting, explosions, extremist groups, segregation and destructed social structures, displaced people, frightening number of widows, orphans, and immigrants, polluted environment, declined agricultural lands, poverty, hunger, collapsed […]
Happy 22nd Birthday ACEI!
April 1st, 2016 Today, we celebrate ACEI’s 22nd anniversary. And, this is not an April Fool’s joke! We are incredibly grateful for the trust and confidence placed on us by all our institutional and organizational clients as well as our international candidates who show their support through their referrals. For those who may not be […]
3 Facts on New Year’s Resolutions:
December 31st, 2015 A New Year’s resolution is a tradition most commonly practiced by Western countries but also practiced by some countries in the East. A New Year’s resolution is when a person makes a promise to do something that is an act of self-improvement. 1. Making New Year’s resolutions goes back to some 4,000 […]
Season’s Greatings
December 24th, 2015 A great deal, all positive, has been taking place at the Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI). 2015 was yet another productive year for ACEI. We celebrated our 21st birthday and introduced our 7 business standard processing time; the fastest in the country. We also rolled out a monthly webinar series on topics […]
Messages of Thanks on this Thanksgiving Holiday
11/26/15 Thanksgiving is a special time to be thankful for great families, fortunate events, caring friends, amazing communities, and all the gifts of life we’re all lucky to have. At ACEI, we’re especially thankful for all the wonderful friends, coworkers, customers, clients, and readers like you. We have invited members of the ACEI team to […]