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Students at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural Understanding

Dr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States.

Foreign Students Fear Indiana Immigration Law Impact

Indiana’s new immigration law is raising concerns among international students who worry they won’t be eligible for tuition waivers or fellowships that help pay for their U.S. educations.

Diverse in India: Chess Skills Elevate Student to Elite College

In the first story of a series on India and higher education, Diverse correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim profiles a young chessmaster whose talents have opened the door to enrollment at one of the nation’s most prestigious colleges.

University of Wyoming Draws More Out-of-State, International Students

Low tuition at the University of Wyoming, along with recent efforts to attract students from out of state, has boosted the number of students attending from other states and countries.

HBCUs Rally to Help State University of Haiti Recover From Earthquake

A dozen historically Black colleges and universities have formed a consortium to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged State University of Haiti, the Caribbean country’s largest institution of higher education.

Brazil to Send 100,000 Science Students Abroad

Brazil will grant 100,000 scholarships for university students to study abroad as the rapidly developing nation tries to boost the country’s competitiveness, officials said Tuesday.

Aloizio Mercadante

Legal Eagle Helps Florida International Law Grads Soar

Law school dean Alex Acosta has not hesitated to call upon some of the many attorneys he knew in his pre-FIU years to ask them to seriously consider his Florida International University students for opportunities.

Interview: Joan Dassin, International Student Fellowship Program Leader

The Hechinger Report spoke with Ford Foundation’s Joan Dassin to get her thoughts on the foundation’s International Fellowships Program and what others can learn from the program.

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State Colleges Seeking More Out-of-State, International Students Amid Fiscal Crunch

For state institutions, the monetary incentive of affluent students paying higher tuition could squeeze out low-income minorities.

Barmak Nassirian

International Doctors Get Language Boost at IUPUI

A rising number of new doctors trained in other countries has meant a booming business for an international communications program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Ind. Center for Intercultural Communication

Aspiring Business Students with International Immersion Experience in High Demand

Large U.S. companies, such as General Electric Co., Caterpillar Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Wal-Mart, are all hiring for jobs abroad as markets such as Asia continue to grow briskly.

International Education Conference Aims to Help K-12 Teachers Rethink College Preparation in Global Age

Organizers say a distinct purpose of the Asia Society: Partnership for Global Learning conference was to get K-12 educators better prepared to produce students who can exhibit the kind of global thinking that is desirable in higher education.

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