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September 2005
| International Education Report - September 2005 - Full Issue … |
| Study Abroad Is Not Enough What is the heart of international education? A lot of people would say mobility -- the movement and exchange of students and scholars around the world. Sheryl Bond would not. |
| A Context for Study Abroad Colgate University, a small liberal arts college in rural central New York state, became one of the winners of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization this year. The award was largely based on a consistent practice of consciously integrating students’ international experience with their academic path. |
| Advising for GLBT Students Abroad Takes Planning Advising gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) students on study abroad is a multifaceted endeavor, one that can depend as much on the student’s individual goals as on the situations facing GLBT students in the countries they choose to visit. Preparation, developing appropriate expectations and the need to address re-entry make for a complex advisory approach. |
| GLBT online planning resources www.iglhrc.org This is the site of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. |
| International Students - Foreign Women Students in United States Face Special Challenges “There’s a lot of literature on international students,” says Michele Lewis, director of international programs and services at Idaho State University. “But I started to do research and found out there’s nothing out there [on women]. |
| Proposed Law Could Hurt UK’s International Recruitment Higher education leaders in Great Britain say the government is hurting their efforts to recruit university students from Asia. They say that a bill proposing to toughen immigration and visa laws may already be discouraging students from applying to United Kingdom institutions. The proposal comes on the heels of a recent hike in visa fees for non-European Union students. If approved, the bill would remove students’ right to appeal a visa denial. |
