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Remembering 2001: A Year of Tragedy and Triumph

Remembering 2001: A Year of Tragedy and TriumphWhat a year. Many people are already looking back on 2001 with a groan, saying it has been a “bad year.” The ongoing war in Afghanistan and the now-sporadic reports about anthrax-contaminated mail are daily reminders of Sept. 11. Most people remember that Tuesday morning — it was […]

Study Abroad Conference Addresses Security, Safety Issues

Study Abroad Conference Addresses Security, Safety IssuesBy Phaedra Brotherton WASHINGTONFor international educators and study abroad administrators, issues of security have always been important, but after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, that awareness has been heightened. Security, safety and health concerns were the subject of a panel discussion at the Study and Learning Abroad Conference […]

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Lawmakers Debate Restrictions on Student Visas

Lawmakers Debate Restrictions on Student VisasLegislation under discussion on Capitol Hill would make it harder for foreign students to enroll in U.S. colleges and universities. “The foreign student visa program is one of the most unregulated and exploited visa categories,” says Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., one of the program’s staunchest critics since the Sept. 11 […]

Two Steps Back, Two Steps Forward

Two Steps Back, Two Steps ForwardMy e-mail account experienced increased activity during Black Issues’ press time as subscribers, freelancers and friends gave me the heads up about members of two White fraternities at Auburn University that dressed up for Halloween as Ku Klux Klan members and others as members of the Black fraternity Omega Psi […]

Studying Abroad Takes on New Urgency Following Terrorist Attacks

Studying Abroad Takes on New Urgency Following Terrorist AttacksMost educators see a greater need for international, cultural exchangesBy Karen JenkinsEducational exchanges take many forms. For a number of years they have been an important mechanism for enhancing the image of the United States around the world as part of what is called “public diplomacy.” The […]

For Everything There is a Season

For Everything There is a SeasonEcclesiastes 3:1With the debate about reparations for African Americans heating up in the past few years, we decided a few months ago that it was time for Black Issues to examine this hot-button issue. It is a debate that is not just confined to the Black community. The reparations discussion […]

College Students Not Deterred from Studying Abroad Despite Turmoil

College Students Not Deterred from Studying Abroad Despite TurmoilCONCORD, N.H.Last month’s attacks on the East Coast haven’t dissuaded Melissa Palombo, a 21-year-old Spanish major, from her plans to a semester-long study abroad in Costa Rica. But Palombo, a senior at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, says her mother isn’t too thrilled about her going […]

International Education Week Set for November

International Education Week Set for NovemberWASHINGTONThe U.S. Departments of Education and State have joined NAFSA: Association of International Educators and a diverse group of organizations worldwide to declare the second annual International Education Week. This year’s national celebration of the importance of international education and exchange will take place Nov. 12-16.“International educators are encouraged by […]

G8 Passes International Digital Divide Plan

G8 Passes International Digital Divide PlanGENOA, ItalyThe world’s big eight powers approved an action plan to bridge the “digital divide” with the poorest countries. Leaders at the Group of Eight summit held in July endorsed a task force report on how to harness technology in the cause of development. In 2000, the G8 summit established […]

Discovering Heritage and More by Studying Abroad

Discovering Heritage and More by Studying AbroadThe argument frequently made to encourage students to study abroad is that it is a chance to learn about a different culture. Study abroad is a time for discovering something new about people with different values, a different language and a different lifestyle. But many students who study abroad […]

Groups Form International Foundation

Groups Form International FoundationTo Bridge Digital DivideWASHINGTONThe U.S.-based Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and Belgium-based Internews organizations last month announced the launch of the Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI). The GIPI is a foundation established to assist developing countries on enacting policies that narrow the digital divide. Jim Dempsey, CDT’s director of technology, told […]

Reconfigured Devices to Narrow International Digital Divide

Reconfigured Devices to Narrow International Digital DivideSALZBURG, AustriaIn a bold use of technology to narrow the digital divide, business leaders in the World Economic Forum (WEF) have begun working on a plan to distribute at least 100,000 high-capacity computer game consoles equipped with satellite links to schools and in homes in Third World nations. “With […]

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