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Over there: exchange programs and colleges seek to send minority students abroad – US education programs

In some communities, foreign travel is viewed as a rite of passage to round out the college experience. But far too few African Americans are taking advantage of the opportunity to Broaden their horizons in the world classroom for reasons that include lack of access to information about opportunities, limited funds, language restrictions and concentration in fields that are not targeted for foreign exchange programs.

Shutdown blues: between budget debate and blizzard, colleges take a double-barreled blast

Washington — Higher education found itself trapped-recently between conflicting air masses — an icy blast from a howling winter and the hot air of a fractious Congress-White House debate.

Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers

Who were Alexander Lucius Twilight and Mary Jane Patterson? If you know, you are an excellent candidate for the “Jeopardy” category, “African-American firsts.”

Just the Stats: The Demographics of Universities

Twenty-seven percent of undergraduates at Title IV schools are racial minorities; foreign student enrollment in graduate school (12 percent) is significantly higher than in undergraduate (3 percent); and Blacks generally have the lowest six-year graduation rates of any racial group and have a disproportionately high enrollment in for-profit colleges.

International Graduate Applications Still Growing at Slow Rates, Says Study

WASHINGTON, D.C. Graduate school applications from international students increased by only 8 percent from 2006 to 2007, after a 12 percent jump last year, reports the Council of Graduate Schools (CSG).

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Say They’re Being Overlooked For Federal Funds

WASHINGTON, D.C. Delegates at the 12th Annual National Capitol Forum, organized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities, on Monday asked federal education officials why Hispanic-serving institutions were still being left out of National Science Foundation appropriations designated specifically for minority-serving institutions.

Degree Discrimination?

India’s three-year undergraduate degrees seem to provide a solid academic foundation – but there is no consensus among U.S. graduate schools as to whether these degrees are any more or less acceptable than Europe’s “Bologna process” degrees, which are also completed in three years.

Degree Discrimination?

Last fall, the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., hosted a workshop on the Bologna undergraduate degrees in Europe…

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For whatever reason — finances, fear, culture — the percentage of minorities who study abroad is relatively small…

Translating Disabilities in Foreign Countries

Students with disabilities have long felt that studying abroad was an impossible dream…

A Global Exchange

The wealth of educational opportunities in Africa has encouraged universities nationwide to establish partnerships with institutions on that continent…

Community Colleges

Visa Denials for African Students

Relatively speaking, African applicants seeking international student visas are denied visas…

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