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Claflin University Promoting Female Entrepreneurship in India

Claflin University will partner with the University of Calcutta to promote female entrepreneurship in West Bengal, India.

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More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees

LOS ANGELES ― Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The number of Chinese students in U.S. community colleges has increased from 2,500 in 2007 to more than […]

The Marshall Scholarship: An Investment in a Modern and Diverse Special Relationship

Earlier this month, the British Government announced the latest winners of the Marshall Scholarship, our flagship award that funds graduate study in the UK for university students across the United States.

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Tennessee State Grad Stays On to Promote ‘Brotherhood’

At 23 years old, Michael D. Johnson has already achieved more than some people twice his age. He’s a college graduate, social entrepreneur, federal government employee, mentor and role model.

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Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System

INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]

Concordia College Ending Football Program

SELMA, Ala. ― Another small college in Alabama is shutting down its football program. The Selma Times-Journal reports that board members at Concordia College announced their decision to end the sport on Tuesday. A spokeswoman says the price of travel, equipment and other expenses became too much of a financial stress on the small, historically […]

International Students’ Issue About Food at Oberlin College Boiling Over

CLEVELAND ― A ruckus over the cultural sensitivity of cafeteria food at Ohio’s Oberlin College has led to heaping servings of both derision and sympathy. The complaints of some international students were first published in the Oberlin Review, the college newspaper, in early November. The article discussed a Japanese student’s complaint that rice used in […]

University of Kansas Names Director of Multicultural Affairs

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A longtime member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Kansas has been named permanent director of the department, fulfilling one demand of a student group seeking increased attention to diversity issues at the school. Precious Porras, who was named interim director of OMA in May after the department’s […]

Students Work Toward Missouri School’s First Latina Sorority

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri students are working to establish the school’s first Latina sorority. Jessica Banuelos, who is studying psychology, has been working for the past two years to establish a chapter of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority at the school. The Columbia Missourian reports that it was started in 1975 at […]

Why Must International Students Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Higher Education?

The growth in student population does not fully account for the increasing rate of the profits generated by international students.

E. Tennessee State Identifies Certain Restrooms as Gender-neutral

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. ― East Tennessee State University has updated some restrooms in academic buildings and residence halls with signage that identifies them as gender-neutral restrooms. The university’s Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Bill Rasnick tells the Johnson City Press that the restrooms with the new signs had previously been restrooms that were not […]

U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba

American and Cuban higher education leaders are exploring the possibilities of establishing ongoing relationships of all kinds to help teachers and students in both countries.

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