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October 2004
| Full October 2004 issue of International Education Report in PDF format … |
| One School Bucks International Enrollment Trends — How? Several of Arizona’s colleges and universities have, like many institutions across the country, seen a decline in international enrollment. Arizona State University’s international student enrollment dropped from 3,611 in 2001 to fewer than 3,300 in 2003. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott’s international enrollment decreased from 59 in 2001 to 44 last spring. And despite an aggressive international recruitment program, the University of Arizona has lost a net of 150 international students since 2001. |
| St Norbert College: Small School, Global Vision St. Norbert College is a small Catholic liberal arts school located in De Pere, Wisconsin, in the far northern part of the state. Some might call it far from civilization. A closer look shows that St. Norbert is intimately connected, in diverse ways, with the entire globe. According to NAFSA: Association of International Educators, St Norbert has one of the five outstanding international education programs in the country — a school where “an international perspective permeates the institutional culture.” |
| In the News Feingold’s Sense of the Senate Resolution Encourages international Engagement; DHS Says SEVIS Doing Its Job; U.S. Government Considers Extending Security Clearances for Foreign Students and Scholars; First Iraqi’s Since Sovereignty Visit United States |
| Measuring the Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad More than half of the American students who study abroad do so in short-term programs. Do they get anything out of it? Two recent studies compared students who participated in January-term study abroad programs with students who stayed on campus and took comparable courses. |
| Hard times for exchanges? Expert answers In our last issue we introduced a group of experts to discuss the pressing issues in international education. This month they start with funding for international exchange programs, then move on... |
| Resources The Canadian Bureau for International Education Annual Conference; The Journal of Studies in International Education; 2005 AIEA Annual Conference; The Atlas of Student Mobility; Study Abroad: A Guide for Women |
