
The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship is a multiyear program designed to guide talented undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a Flagship college or university in any major(s) toward graduating with professional-level proficiency in a language critical to U.S. national security
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Absence Thinking and the Future of Higher Education: Thoughts From the IAU General Conference
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Recently in Bangkok the International Association of Universities (IAU), the UNESCO-based association of higher education institutions, held its 15th General Conference that takes place every four years. The focus of the conference was to exchange strategies and practices that demonstrate how HEIs contribute to innovation and sustainability.
Is Generation Study Abroad Making a Difference?
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We are seeing that through our collective impact, the Generation Study Abroad network is making steady progress to reach our goal of doubling study abroad by the end of the decade.
Catchers in the Rye: Education and Extremism
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Perhaps education has for too long been looked at as a panacea for the world’s problems, however this role as “catchers” is one that we should rally around as central to our vocation as educators.
IIE Joins Girls CHARGE!
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This past September IIE joined the Clinton Foundation and the Brookings Institution’s Collaborative for Harnessing Ambition and Resources for Girls’ Education (Girls CHARGE)–a collaboration of over 50 companies, civil society organizations, multilaterals and governments all committed to improving learning and leadership opportunities for young women and girls globally.
Letter from New Hampshire
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The University of New Hampshire joined us as a Generation Study Abroad partner, aiming to increase from about 750 students currently studying abroad to 1,500. This is part of the UNH Global 2020 strategy aiming to make international learning and experience central to education.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Kerry Washington: Who Will You Nominate to #GoStudyAbroad?
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Just about 300,000 U.S. students study abroad each year. Yet, only about 5% of those going abroad are African American. Finances, family support, and fear of the unknown are some of the reasons why African Americans and many underrepresented students don’t think of studying abroad.
Supporting Academics in Conflict: A Conversation with Finland’s Centre for International Mobility
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IIE-SRF’s recently announced partnership with Finland’s Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) is the beginning of a trans-Atlantic cooperation that will better serve scholars from Iraq and Syria displaced from their homes by war and violence.
Lessons from Fulbright: Internationalizing the Campus
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Fulbright programs can help internationalize campuses of all category and type, from community colleges to research universities. IIE’s Senior Advisor to the Fulbright Scholar Program, Dr. Maria de los Angeles Crummett, shares lessons learned from a panel discussion at the 2018 AIEA conference.