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Foreign Language Courses Growing on Campuses

A growing number of college students are studying foreign languages, a trend propelled by greater interest in Arabic, a broader palette of languages being taught and more crowded language classes at community colleges, a new study finds.

CIA Chief Leon Panetta, Federal Officials Urge Scholars To Help Improve Foreign Language Learning in U.S.

To make the United States more globally competitive and secure from foreign attacks, the U.S. must radically transform the way it teaches foreign languages, federal officials told a gathering of foreign language educators at a University of Maryland foreign language summit.

More Students Taking Advantage of Study-abroad Opportunities

Institute of International Education survey results include minorities in that growing number.

University of New Hampshire Aims to Boost Revenue, Diversity With Program

The University of New Hampshire is hoping to boost both revenue and the diversity of its student body by partnering with an outside company to recruit and support international students.

The University of New Hampshire campus

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APLU and Other Organizations Establish Partnership Between Afro-Columbian and Historically Black Land-grant Universities

The Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Asociación Columbiana de Universidades (ASCUN) and Phelps Stokes have established a collaborative partnership to promote educational and cultural exchange programs between Afro-Columbian serving universities and historically Black land-grant universities in the United States. The presidents of each organization signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday during a special ceremony at APLU headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Lorenzo Esters

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Black College Graduate Excels as UNCF Special Programs Leader

Aaron Andrews, the CEO of the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp., credits the mentoring he received at Morgan State University for transforming “an insecure, inner-city kid” into a first-generation college graduate now bringing education to a new generation of disadvantaged minorities.

Mexican Drug Conflict Threatens U.S. College Study Abroad Programs

U.S. State Department’s travel advisory compels some institutions to withdraw their students from the country for safety concerns.

NMSU student engineers

Middle Tennessee Universities Court Foreign Students

Universities in Middle Tennessee are working harder to attract first-year students from overseas setting enrollment goals, adding positions and hiring recruiting companies.

Students from Madagascar

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Association Creates Plan for ‘1890’ HBCUs To Meet Modern Challenges

Dr. Lorenzo Esters has spoken resolutely about the “bold, futuristic and intentional” plan launched last month for 18 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, but he could have easily been summing up his first year as the person tapped by the nation’s oldest higher education association to advance access and diversity among its member institutions.

Dr. Lorenzo Esters

Best & Brightest: ‘I Had to Succeed’

No one would fault Jemima Pierre-Jacques if she decided to put off her studies this past spring semester at Prince George’s Community College. The native Haitian was mourning the loss of her father, Jude Pierre-Jacques, and eight other relatives in Port-au-Prince, casualties along with thousands of the 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti in January.

Jemima Pierre-Jacques

University of Iowa Broadens Its Global Reach

The University of Iowa aggressively recruits out-of-state and international students despite criticism that the institution’s budget shortfalls have compelled it to adopt the strategy.

UC Campuses Report Record Low Admission Rates

Admission to the University of California was more competitive than ever this year as a record number of applicants competed for undergraduate slots, according to University of California officials.

UCLA’s Royce Hall

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