Over the years, some have expressed concern that openness toward educated foreign nationals results in a “brain drain” from developing countries.
Three community colleges partnered with Brazil’s largest technical and vocational school network to provide English language instruction for Brazilian students and expanded cultural understanding and leadership skills for the U.S. students.
The new U.S. law on health insurance not only affects all citizens, but international students as well.
For some two-year colleges, educating global citizens means tackling development work overseas.
A director of undergraduate research at the American University in Cairo reflects on a community-based writing course through which students learned from the experiences of refugees in Egypt.
Brazil, a rising world economic power, is finding new ways to foster student exchange with key partners like the United States and Canada.
Kofi Annan, the Li Ka Shing Professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, shares his experience serving as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations and the efforts of the Kofi Annan Foundation.
Restrictive immigration laws impose send a negative, isolationist message to those who come to the United States to study or teach.