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January 2006
| International Education Report - January 2006 - Full Issue … |
| How to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Program Advocacy, when it comes to international education, is a broad term. It can refer to almost any way of making a case for almost any aspect of the field -- from lobbying the federal government to conversing with co-workers, from shaping national policy to advancing one’s own office. One thing you can clearly say is that every international education professional sooner or later is going to need some advocacy skills. |
| Responding to Mental Health Crises Abroad Mental health problems are as likely to crop up on a study abroad program as they are on campus – that is to say, with some regularity. And given the unusual stresses of being in a strange environment far from home, they become even more likely. The weight of dealing with the problem falls on the program leader, who is almost never a professional counselor or any other kind of mental health professional. What’s an English professor supposed to do when called on to deal with students who are severely depressed, grieving, suicidal, alcoholic, violent, or victims of sexual assault? |
| Mental Health Resources for Study Abroad By By Wendy Settle Guidelines for Program Directors Referring a Student for Evaluation or Treatment Suggestions for making referrals Mental Health / Crisis Management Resources |
| International Students - How to Recruit Middle Eastern Students Steven L. Shaw is the Director of International Admissions at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He and his staff are responsible for all aspects of UB’s undergraduate and graduate international admissions. Shaw has 25 years of experience in international education. International Education Report spoke with him recently about the state of American higher education recruitment in the Middle East. |
| Iraq to Resume Sending Doctoral Students Abroad After more than a 20-year hiatus, Iraq will resume offering government scholarships for doctoral study abroad. The country’s Ministry of Higher Education has introduced a USD $100,000 program that will grant scholarships to about 1,000 Iraqi students over the next two years to attend graduate programs in other countries. |
| International Education Report 2005 Index Accessibility Step by Step to an Accessible World December 2005, page 3 Administration Dare to Discipline October 2005, page 1 Assessment and Standards The Forum Project: Study Abroad Claims Its Rightful Place March 2005, page 1 Study Abroad is Good For You May 2005, page 1 Assessment: New Tools for New Times December 2005, page 1 Case Studies Bellevue Community College: A Worldview in Two Years… |
