Tag: International Exchange Programs

News Roundup

Meharry, Morehouse Partner With the University of Zambia

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Meharry Medical College and the Morehouse School of Medicine have formed a partnership with the University of Zambia to develop an international exchange program focused on disease research and prevention. Officials at Meharry said the program will focus on seven core areas of health, including HIV and AIDS, cancer, HPV, late-onset diabetes, […]

April 12, 2018

Faculty & Staff

JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO

JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO has been appointed associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Ohio Wesleyan University. Rojas is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Ohio Wesleyan. Rojas earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

May 4, 2016

Students

Brown Student: Editors Shouldn’t Have Apologized for Columns

A Brown University student whose newspaper columns prompted protests from other students says she doesn’t think the editors should have apologized for the articles, which they called “racist.”

October 12, 2015

Sports

UM Campus Welcomes Foreign Students

In the last school year, the University of Montana had more than 830 international students enrolled.

June 14, 2015

Students

Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males

14 members of three fraternities at The Ohio State University (OSU) traveled to China last month, where they choreographed a step show for Chinese students as part of a cross-cultural awareness program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

June 10, 2015

Students

University of Delaware Students Rally on Harassment; Professor Leaves

Hundreds of students at the University of Delaware called for more transparency in the school’s harassment policy during a rally Friday after a professor was accused of offering a student an “A” in exchange for sexual favors.

September 21, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: Potential Paths to Reforming College Debt

Let’s look at some specific ideas that aim to bring down the initial cost of a college education and to help students avoid thousands in interest over time.

March 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

HBCUs Urged to Develop Strategic Plans for International Education Programs

In the push to help create high-impact international education programs, the American Council on Education has organized an institute on ‘internationalizing’ historically Black institutions.

July 18, 2013

Students

Virginia State SGA President Faces Hazing Charges

The president of the student government association at Virginia State University has been charged with hazing.

April 9, 2013

Faculty & Staff

North Carolina HBCU Students Embrace Technology to Discuss Foreign Policy

Faculty members and students from five HBCUs gathered in the battleground state via videoconference to prep for Monday night’s presidential debate.

October 23, 2012

African-American

Global Forum: Collaboration Yields Dialogue, Hope and Shelter in a Broken World

Educational exchanges afford others the opportunity to learn about the United States, while American academic research can have broad impact across international borders, an international educator writes.

September 5, 2011

HBCUs

Music to Our Ears

“Minority” and “orchestra musicians” are not words you see often in the same sentence, much less spoken, but the Sphinx Organization is becoming a major player in changing the face of classical music.

June 25, 2008