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Higher Education Community Offers Policy-Makers Blueprint For Foreign Study

Higher Education Community Offers Policy-Makers Blueprint For Foreign StudyWASHINGTONThe American Council on Education (ACE) along with 33 other higher education organizations last month proposed a blueprint for the federal government and policy-makers to enhance U.S. policy on international education.The policy proposal, “Beyond September 11: A Comprehensive U.S. National Policy on International Education,” seeks to produce […]

Colleges Face New Visa Tracking Rules

Colleges Face New Visa Tracking RulesColleges and universities would have to adopt a new online tracking system for foreign students under a new U.S. Justice Department plan.By next January, the Justice Department wants all postsecondary institutions to use a new database — the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). The database will provide a […]

Off the Beaten Path

Off the Beaten PathStudying abroad in ‘nontraditional’ locations Centers of learning have been among the most enduring institutions common to people. Throughout the centuries, scholars have welcomed their colleagues from far-flung regions of the world. Ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks and North Africans all held libraries in high esteem and promoted the exchange of scholarly information. […]

Faculty & Staff

Adding International Flavor to your Résumé

Adding International Flavor to your RésuméBack in the 1980s, Anthony Pinder was trading futures for a living in Chicago. When the Chernobyl nuclear accident devastated the stock market, he decided the timing was right to do something he had thought about for years. He joined the Peace Corps. Pinder’s 2 ½ years in Ecuador changed […]

Going Global

Going Global: Traditionally, the percentage of African American students who studied abroad has been low; however, university officials are looking into ways to increase those numbers.By Linda Meggett BrownInternational study abroad programs aren’t new but they are beginning to take off at historically Black colleges and universities. The challenge for these institutions is to make such […]

SPECIAL REPORT: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

SPECIAL REPORT: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONPerhaps surprisingly, eight months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, college students nationally seem more interested than ever in overseas study. At colleges large and small, public and private, educators eagerly welcome the heightened interest. Many had feared collapse of study abroad programs as images of hijacked airplanes crashing into the World […]

Globalization and Africa

Globalization and AfricaScholars explore impact of language, colonization and supernational organizationsBy Kenyatta Albeny NEW YORKMore than 100 students, activists and scholars gathered recently at Columbia University’s Teachers College to explore the effects of globalization and decentralization on education, health care and land reform in Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. During the one-day conference “Africa in […]

Major Changes Ahead for Student Visa Programs

Major Changes Ahead for Student Visa ProgramsSenate bill requires government, higher education to work togetherBy Charles DervaricsThe U.S. Senate in mid-April approved a bill with major changes in store for the way the federal government and higher education will manage student visa programs.Under the bill with bipartisan support from Republicans and Democrats, colleges and universities […]

Breaking Down the Mental Barriers

Breaking Down the Mental BarriersLast August we dedicated an entire edition to international education. We received quite a bit of feedback from readers who were interested in study abroad programs and the idea of providing international experiences for students of color. Then came Sept. 11 a month later. The phones in the offices of study […]

African-American

A Snapshot of Black History Month Celebrations

A Snapshot of Black History Month CelebrationsTake a look at how a few colleges and universities across the country celebrated Black History Month.1. Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Fla.Black History Trivia Tournament; Gospel Concert; African American Composers Concert2. Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Panel discussion: “Rasta, Reggae and Christianity: Lessons of Tolerance Between Cultures”; Performance: “An […]

Community Colleges

Wrangling Continues Over Student Visa Reforms

Wrangling Continues Over Student Visa Reforms By Kristina LaneWASHINGTON Since Sept. 11, higher education officials and lawmakers have stepped up efforts to restructure the system that tracks foreign students — a system both groups have acknowledged is disorganized and outdated. But higher education officials say a persisting communication gap between the groups could hamper the […]

Education Portal Launches Sept. 11 Learning Site

Education Portal Launches Sept. 11 Learning SiteNEW YORKResponding to the need for analysis and insight into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Fathom, an online education portal established by a consortium of major universities, has launched a comprehensive learning center titled “September 11: Before And After,” at its Web site . The center uses the resources […]

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