Northern Arizona U. Overhauls Curriculum to Focus on 'Global Competence'
An ambitious effort to include global learning across the curriculum puts the university in the vanguard of a new movement.
Live Chat: Engineering Students and Study Abroad
Wednesday, May 23, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
Engineering is one of the most global of professions, yet few students majoring in the field study abroad. For the University of Rhode Island, the solution proved to be a joint-degree program, in which students take both engineering and a foreign language before heading overseas for a year to study and work.
Innovators in International Education
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An Unusual Marriage of Engineering and Languages Draws Students to U. of Rhode Island
The university's international-engineering program enrolls students for five years, sends them overseas, and gives them two degrees.
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The Epic, Secret Struggle to Educate Iran's Bahais
A persecuted population, against all odds, has created and sustained its own institute.
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Hard Lessons in Bahrain
Educational reform is important. But certain basic democratic social reforms must come first.
News
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State Department Directive Could Disrupt Confucius Institutes on Campuses
A memo warns that many teachers at the centers, which are a key piece of China's diplomatic outreach, are violating their visas and must leave next month.
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Educators Debate Rankings' Negative Effects on Latin American Universities
Elite research institutions in the English-speaking world dominate international lists. Universities with different strengths lose out in decisions based on those lists.
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U.S. May Require College Language Programs to Get Special Accreditation
A Homeland Security agency has told university-run language programs they must show evidence of separate accreditation or risk losing eligibility to enroll foreign students.
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For Universities Looking Abroad, Brazil Promises Opportunity and Challenge
Drawn by the country's prosperity and commitment to higher education, British and American institutions are looking south. But partnerships aren't always easy to form.
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What's in a Name? For Yale in Singapore, a Whole Lot
Complaints about the partnership are varied, but much of the discussion comes down to what exactly it means to put the esteemed university's name on a new college.
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Europe's Austerity Measures Take Toll on Academe
Professors, postdocs, lecturers, researchers, and students are all feeling the effects of drastic measures from Portugal to Britain.
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In Talks at International Education Summit, Differences and Common Goals Emerge
Fifteen countries were represented at the meeting. Speakers noted some hindrances to collaboration but agreed on the importance of expanding education and ensuring quality.
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Britain Announces Plan to Make Publicly Financed Research Freely Available
The move is a major boost to the open-access movement, but the government shared no details about how it will make the plan a reality.
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China's Universities Struggle to Keep Pace With a Booming Economy
Professors want to buy updated textbooks, do away with outmoded courses, and find jobs for thousands of graduates.
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