The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match #1 December 4, 2022 @ 1:00pm Via Zoom Academic WorldQuest teams join us for the first of two practice matches to prepare for the 2023 Tennessee Championship match. The December 4th match will be via Zoom and will give teams an opportunity to...Read More

TNWAC This Week February 15, 2022 Dear Members and Friends: What’s up this week? A question that doesn’t really need to be asked as the world is watching the start of war in Europe. A Russian invasion of Ukraine, which appears imminent, would upend decades of peace and stability on the continent that propelled two...Read More

Thank you for your continuing support. Help us celebrate 15 years of TNWAC’s global awareness programs this month. A Message from TNWAC Board Chair Jim Shepherd and Vice Chair Karl Dean Greetings, friends. As we look around the world we find a community of nations beset with a relentless pandemic that has taken 5.4 million...Read More

The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge To all High School teachers:  As you start a new semester in 2022 and are thinking of ways to challenge your students to increase their global literacy and knowledge of international affairs, IT’S NOT TOO LATE to participate in the Tennessee World Affairs Council global...Read More

A Message from TNWAC Board Chair Jim Shepherd and Vice Chair Karl Dean End of Year Support Greetings, friends. The holiday season is a time of hopefulness through the celebration of peace and joy and the prospects for a new year. It is also a time to reflect on the year now closing, what we...Read More

Updated: Dec 28, 2021 The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge The Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are...Read More

Pledge your school’s participation today! The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge The Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee...Read More

TNWAC This Week November 9, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: Thank you to everyone who made the visit of Ambassador of Japan Koji Tomita to Nashville a success. We were pleased to welcome guests to the Ambassador Circle Series reception and the Global Town Hall, held at beautiful Belmont University. Special thanks to Consul-General of...Read More

The 2022 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge It’s Academic WorldQuest Time in Tennessee! Here is an opportunity to expand your high school students’ horizons and global literacy. Global literacy among Americans—the understanding of how the world is organized and interconnected—is an area in need of attention. The Tennessee World Affairs Council can...Read More

TNWAC This Week October 26, 2021 Dear Members and Friends: It’s a very busy week at the World Affairs Council. We have three programs for you this week and we’re readying for a reception and Global Town Hall next week with the Ambassador of Japan to the United States.  In addition to tonight’s “Global Nashville...Read More