Linguistic Chauvinism Condemned
Genevieve Finn examines two incidents of influential Americans demanding English be used by speakers of Asian languages which have sparked widespread criticismIn late...
Feb. 14 Deadline for Minority Study Abroad Scholarship
The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, which is co-sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), is...
Apply Now for Study Abroad Diversity Scholarships
American Councils Diversity Scholarship Fund has supported 65 students across seven study abroad programs in 11 different countriesAmerican Councils for International Education is offering three Presidential Diversity...
Study Abroad Reaches New Highs
The latest Open Doors report shows record numbers of students are studying abroad but new international enrollments in the U.S. are dropping
The number of international students in the United States surpassed one million for...
Spain’s Student Ambassador Program
This program is part of the initiative “Study in Spain“ developed by the Trade Commission – Embassy of Spain in Miami, Florida. The goal of the program is to promote Spain as an educational...
Justice Ministry to Close Study Abroad Loophole For Foreign Students to Work
The Justice Ministry plans to tighten rules for running Japanese-language schools from October in a bid to close loopholes that allow foreign students to work in Japan based on the pretext of studying abroad.As...
UK ‘Likely’ to Lose Second Place Study Abroad Slot to Australia
The UK is likely to lose it’s spot as the second-most popular global study abroad location to Australia, according to a new report by the Centre for Global Higher Education. There has been little...
Allez les Bleus! Soccer Study Abroad
Soccer, the world’s favorite game, is an inspiration for language learnersThe excitement of this summer’s World Cup finals in Russia reverberated around the world, creating thousands of new fans, drawn in by unexpected results...
Community Colleges Bring in $2.4 Billion a Year from International Students
The nearly 100,000 international students attending U.S. community colleges during the last academic year contributed $2.4 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 14,000 jobs.
Contributions from international students at community colleges in...
Keeping Up with les Voisins
Michael Ballagh questions the rankings race in study abroad participation
U.S. institutions of higher education have long sought validation in the rankings system dominated by entities such as U.S. News and Forbes. Less commonly known...