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Interview: Joan Dassin, International Student Fellowship Program Leader

The Hechinger Report spoke with Ford Foundation’s Joan Dassin to get her thoughts on the foundation’s International Fellowships Program and what others can learn from the program.

African-American

State Colleges Seeking More Out-of-State, International Students Amid Fiscal Crunch

For state institutions, the monetary incentive of affluent students paying higher tuition could squeeze out low-income minorities.

Barmak Nassirian

International Doctors Get Language Boost at IUPUI

A rising number of new doctors trained in other countries has meant a booming business for an international communications program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Ind. Center for Intercultural Communication

Aspiring Business Students with International Immersion Experience in High Demand

Large U.S. companies, such as General Electric Co., Caterpillar Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Wal-Mart, are all hiring for jobs abroad as markets such as Asia continue to grow briskly.

International Education Conference Aims to Help K-12 Teachers Rethink College Preparation in Global Age

Organizers say a distinct purpose of the Asia Society: Partnership for Global Learning conference was to get K-12 educators better prepared to produce students who can exhibit the kind of global thinking that is desirable in higher education.

Community Colleges

Crossing the Border for College

Seeking higher education in the U.S., young Mexican students manage to escape the warfare of Mexico.

Paso del Norte International Bridge between Juarez, Mexico and the U.S.

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Perspectives: Think ‘Glocal’

Today’s students must mimic ancient scholars who traveled to centers of learning in distant regions to exchange ideas and encourage innovation.

African-American

U.S., Foreign Higher Education Institutions Unite To Help Haiti

New consortium hopes to help Haitian universities recover and improve a year after earthquake.

Dr. Carole Berotte Joseph

Leadership & Policy

NCORE Conference: College Presidents Share Impact of International Programs

Remarks by Howard University president Sidney Ribeau and other college presidents came Thursday in a symposium examining the internationalization of their institutions during the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.

Faculty & Staff

Scholars Grapple With Globalization’s Dark Side – Human Trafficking

Whether lured in, kidnapped or sold by their families, modern slavery represents a big, old problem in a new, smaller world.

Human trafficking discussion

Community Colleges

Perspective: Cultivating Community College Creativity Within Financial Constraints

North Carolina and Texas success stories illustrate best practices of community college global education.

Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

A student at Miami University of Ohio says an American Indian headdress he wore to show school spirit got him thrown out of a home football game.

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