Mandy Dixon, International Professional Education Manager of the University of Georgia School of Law’s Dean Rusk International Law Center, recently attended the NAFSA 2026 Annual Conference and Expo hosted in Orlando, Florida.

The NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo is the world’s largest gathering of international education professionals, dedicated to advancing global learning, student mobility, and cross-cultural exchange. Under this year’s theme, “Global by Design,” conference discussions covered topics such as admissions quality, agile leadership, student recruitment, and the growing impact of AI.

Dixon attended a number of panel discussions about international education, including one led by the International Student Resource Center (ISRC) featuring Robin Catmur-Smith, former Director of Immigration Services at the University of Georgia’s Office of Global Engagement. Catmur-Smith now serves as Director at ISRC.

Dixon joined Georgia Law in 2016. Her primary duties in this role involve overseeing the admissions process for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree for foreign-trained lawyers, including recruitment of prospective students, application review, and notification of admission and scholarship decisions. In addition, she organizes international trainings and coordinates the hosting of visiting researchers and scholars.