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Creating Connections Through Fulbright in Nepal
When Lily Clarke received a Fulbright grant to study in ethnomycology and community-managed forests in Nepal, she found that her education continued well beyond her field of study.
For almost 100 years, IIE has been at the forefront of international education. The Opening Minds blog is IIE's take on how this field continues to change. Here the Institute's leaders will explore international educational exchange, global student mobility, institutional partnerships, international development, and other topics and trends that are shaping higher education around the world.
When Lily Clarke received a Fulbright grant to study in ethnomycology and community-managed forests in Nepal, she found that her education continued well beyond her field of study.
IIE is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 IIE Photo & Impact Story Contest! In March, we asked current and past participants of IIE-managed programs to submit their photos and impact stories that demonstrated power of international educational exchange.
In recognition of the first ever International Chart Day, celebrated in the nation's capital on April 26, 2018, IIE team members walk the reader through IIE's history of data visualization and chart making. Learn about best practices in creating accurate, compelling and interpretable data visualizations.
USAID's U.S.-Egypt Higher Education Initiative (HEI) is leveling the playing field for Egyptian women studying business and STEM. IIE shares success stories from the HEI STEM and MBA Scholarship for Women.
Due to internationalization efforts in recent decades, colleges and universities are prepared to welcome globally mobile students to an unprecedented degree. They must capitalize on this capacity to assist the millions of displaced students whose educations have been disrupted in the refugee crisis, Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of IIE, writes in a new blog post. Providing access to postsecondary education for refugees and displaced people worldwide is key to helping them rebuild their lives and societies strained by war and conflict.
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.
Virtual exchange makes connections between students in far-flung corners of the globe a reality, writes Mohamed Abdel-Kader, Executive Director of the Stevens Initiative at the Aspen Institute. The Stevens Initiative connects students from the United States and Middle East.
With the dizzying array of new technologies available, it can be a challenge to decide which fits best for your needs. Samantha Martin, CEO and founder of Via TRM, offers some suggestions on how to make technology work for you.
Grant McPherson, Chief Executive of Education New Zealand, discusses the importance of personal connection in an increasingly tech-focused world.
Jeremy Coats, Foundation Programs lead, discusses the importance of including more indigenous people in biocultural exchange with Diana Hernández Hernández, an English teacher from Oaxaca, Mexico, who attended a Textile Arts conference in Peru through IIE's Indigenous Biocultural Exchange Fund (IBEX).
The Institute of International Education's Opening Minds blog is IIE's take on international educational exchange, student mobility, partnerships, international development, and other topics that are shaping higher education around the world.
I'm well aware that beyond international education circles, the Institute of International Education is not exactly a household name. So you can imagine my surprise when, on my first trip to Libya in 2006, I met numerous people who were intimately familiar with IIE.
Recently, I was honored to have been invited to share a written statement at the Senate hearing: A National Security Crisis: Foreign Language Capabilities in the Federal Government. I spoke about the importance of foreign language instruction in higher education institutions.
The cardinal rule of real estate (location, location, location) just acquired new meaning for me. In the latest issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, there is the usual sponsored section paid for by the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).
Recently, I accompanied 32 U.S. college and university representatives on a whirlwind study tour to Brazil. Covering five cities in six days, this remarkable group of faculty, staff, and administrators bonded over bus rides, pão de queijo, and the wealth of opportunities presented by the Brazilian higher education system.
Did you know? Throughout the 62 year history of Open Doors, only seven places have been the #1 place of origin of international students.
When it comes to develping an Alumni Tracking system, IIE recommends using an innovative approach in tracking study design and collecting data on alumni. A tracking study intends to systematically analyze the lasting or significant changes – positive or negative, significant or not – in people's lives brought about by a given action or series of actions.
In March, IIE's ESF gave over $90,000 to Syrian students in the U.S. who could not access resources to continue funding their own education through the Syria Emergency Student Fund. These grants enabled 46 students across the country to continue their degree programs in fields instrumental to Syria's future, such as engineering, surgery, journalism, business administration and education.
There are inexhaustible opportunities for U.S. – Indonesia academic collaboration, the majority of which remain untapped by U.S. and Indonesian educators. Through continued efforts from both countries to increase awareness, we will see a day when there is a strong and steady flow of Americans and Indonesians traveling to each other's country for educational opportunities.
The annual World Innovation Summit on Education is a unique, multi-sectoral education conference. One of the aims of the Qatar Foundation, which convenes the Summit in Doha, is to elevate education to the ranks of other urgent global challenges.
When IIE began administering the GE Scholar-Leaders Program, we had a basic model. The GE Foundation had been supporting underrepresented students in other areas of the world for many years, but we wanted to take the program to a new level.
Over the past twelve months, IIE has been visited by education officials from nearly all of the countries undergoing transformation because of the so-called Arab/Asian Spring. Each has asked similar questions about access to U.S. higher education. There is an urgent need to provide education for an entire generation (or two) that has been largely isolated.
Universities have a duty to save knowledge when it is threatened. Around the world, scholars have long suffered harassment, torture and persecution as a result of their work. In the worst cases, scholars pay with their lives for their dedication to scholarship and freedom of thought. Participating in IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund is one way that universities have played a role in preserving knowledge.
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are the three primary English-speaking destinations of international students worldwide. Among the three, Australia has the most centralized, proactive international education policies and, arguably, the most highly developed international student data collection system in the world.
At IIE, we believe that everyone has the potential to lead if given the opportunity, and that leadership skills can be developed through both formal and informal processes. Even more importantly, we believe that leadership is about developing and inspiring the next generation. In our leadership programs we focus on vision-building, practicing ethical and values-based leadership, building practical leadership skills and competencies, and supporting leadership actions.
Over the past decade, Germany has adopted the Bologna Process, a higher education agenda across the European Higher Education Area intended to facilitate student mobility and create more compatible higher education structures across Europe.
IIE co-hosted one of our occasional IIENetwork National Conference Calls, which bring together colleagues from around the world to discuss key topics that affect international higher education.
IIE is pleased to announce that we have notified 100 girls who have been selected for the HER scholarship! Recently, we gathered 50 students from both Addis Ketema and Fitawrari Abayneh at their schools and gave them the good news.
IIE is excited to have selected the first group of one hundred HER scholarship recipients! The Institute held selection panels for our new Higher Education Readiness (HER) program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 25th. Discussion was robust, objective and transparent. Nineteen Ethiopian professionals from secondary schools, universities, NGO's and businesses gathered to discuss the HER applicants and, based on the scholarship criteria (academic performance, demonstrated leadership and future skills and financial need) determined which girls will be awarded the HER scholarship.
Guest blogger Susquehanna University Provost Carl Moses writes about the school's award-winning Global Opportunities program.
There are many new trends emerging in international education, but no one knows if they will stick. What is the next big thing in international education?
More and more US students are seeking out short-term jobs, internships, and volunteer work overseas, and with good reason.Overseas employment and volunteering has big appeal. Working in another country gets students out of the classroom and into the community.
The HER scholarship recipients have been busy this past month with a summer full of English language and leadership development trainings. IIE was excited to get so much interest from local professionals to be trainers in the leadership development skill building sessions. In order to make sure that all the professionals were leading similar sessions and addressing all topics required, IIE held several "train the trainer" this past June at our Addis Ababa office.
With more than 1850 women applying for 78 TechWomen spots, it's clear we need to think how we can expand opportunities for women in technology around the world to meet, connect and inspire each other. That is a major priority for our Center for Women's Leadership Initiatives in the coming year.
IIE is honored to be one of ABF's partners in its ambitious endeavor to provide cutting edge teacher training. For the second consecutive year, IIE administered the Education Leaders Training Program (ELTP), a customized three-week professional development and training program for a select group of 10-14 Bulgarian high school teachers.
IIE is a proud contributor to the recently-released interactive online mapping tool Mapping the Nation: Linking Local to Global, which pulls together demographic, economic and education indicators—nearly one million data points—to show that the United States is a truly global nation. A quick look at the diverse education data from Mapping the Nation confirms what educators and policy-makers have suspected for many years: U.S. students, at both the school and university level, must become globally competent to succeed in the 21st century.
Ultimately 55 individuals from 31 universities and one ministry came to participate in the day-long opening workshop for the Myanmar Higher Education Initiative. The Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy, Virginia Murray, and U Ba Shwe, Deputy Minister for Science and Technology, officially opened the course.
Developing academic partnerships with Indian institutions can often be a difficult process, rife with bureaucratic hurdles. But India is a place of great promise, and many people come away from the process with more inspiration than concerns.
The International Visitor Leadership Program is a citizen diplomacy program that brings more than 5,000 participants to the United States every year for unique professional and cultural development. Participants in a recent program worked on infrastructure redevelopment.
Dr. Goodman reflects on changes in Myanmar during an early morning run through Mandalay.
Since 2003, hundreds of Iraqi scholars have been killed, targeted specifically because they were academics. Thousands were threatened and forced to flee the country. IIE launched the Iraq Scholar Rescue Project in response to these threats against the intellectual capital of Iraq. It was a large-scale academic emergency and IIE-SRF met the challenge in a major way.
The International Academic Partnerships delegation to Myanmar had an unusual start. A faculty member from Northern Illinois University, Dr. Catherine Raymond, who curates the Burmese art collection there, was bringing back a Buddha sculpture created more than a thousand years ago.
Social network analysis (SNA) is a tool used in modern sociology to identify the links between individuals in various social systems. You can also use it in monitoring and evaluation in order to probe deeper into the power of the social network and how it can be used to measure program outcomes and impact.
International-student recruitment will undoubtedly remain a priority in 2013 for American colleges and universities. China, of course, will continue to be a major focus of those efforts, in addition to new growth markets, like Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Venezuela. At the institute, however, we have been working with American higher-education institutions to engage with other countries and regions in ways that go beyond student recruitment, IIE President Allan Goodman writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education's WorldWise blog.
IIE staff member Emil Levy recently returned from the British Council sponsored conference on Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Boston. The conference, which featured a variety of speakers from both the U.S. and from across the pond, not only explored the role of Entrepreneurship in higher education, but also juxtaposed the British and U.S. approach to teaching entrepreneurship.
MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses – have generated some interesting practical and philosophical questions in higher education. MOOCs have the capacity to reshape the higher education landscape in the 21st century and as a result, three major themes have emerged: onetizing MOOCs, Accreditation and Pedagogy for the 21st Century.
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, the Scholars at Risk Network, and the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund jointly denounce, in the strongest terms, the attack on the University of Aleppo on 15 January.
Leaders convened for the first international Working Forum on Women, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (WICTAD). The forum explored opportunities for increased collaboration to expand women's and girls' access to and opportunities in information and communication technologies.
Dr. Allan E. Goodman reflects on his experience getting to know fellow passengers on a plane to Iraq.
The fourth annual EducationUSA Forum was attended by 600 people from the U.S. higher education and educational advising communities.
Other countries are looking to a largely U.S. model. And that they are finding it more cost effective to build an American style university than send their students abroad. he question is who and what will fill the demand. For example, there are entire and growing Australian universities that do not actually have any campuses on the home continent. More international students are being educated by UK universities offshore than at home. And the American-based for-profit Laureate group now has more than a million students enrolled in two dozen countries.
Academics in Iraq are trying to build a real higher education system and adapt best practices from many cultures.
At the recent EducationUSA Forum, IIE's Christine Farrugia participated in a panel about how higher education institutions can harness Open Doors® to inform their international student recruitment. Open Doors, an annual survey of international educational exchange in the US, produced by IIE with the support of the US State Department, offers valuable information for higher education institutions. The session provided useful insights into different ways to use Open Doors data in planning for international student enrollment.
IIE held several family meetings that provided an opportunity for the parents and guardians to ask questions about the HER program.
The lead editorial in Saturday's Times of London, titled The Best and the Brightest is about the UK's own immigration debate. A few pages earlier, the paper covered the drama unfolding in the United States as Congress moves to pass an immigration reform bill before the July 4th recess. The London paper argues that In its drive to bring down immigration, the Government is sending the wrong signals to talented overseas students whom the country needs.
Greg Galford, an Associate Professor of Interior Architecture from Chatham University, had never really thought about Indonesia two years ago, but was set to travel there in April 2011 as more or less a tag-along faculty member. IIE had selected Chatham to join a cohort of six U.S. and six Indonesian colleges and universities that would dedicate two years to developing institutional partnerships and increasing U.S. study abroad to Indonesia. When at the last minute the senior administrator leading the effort was unable to travel with Greg, he found himself solely responsible for representing the university, anxious about what would be expected of him in Indonesia, and hyper concerned about making the short layover from Seoul to Bandung.
IIE is piloting a program in Ethiopia to do just that. The Higher Education Readiness Program (HER) will provide 100 girls entering 11th grade in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, with scholarship support combined with innovative leadership and life skills training to help them complete their secondary education and equip the students with the tools they need to continue to university.
Dr. Goodman presents action items and takeaways from the IAPP Myanmar partnerships tour.
There are memorable things happening in Myanmar today and U.S. higher education institutions are most assuredly invited to help. In fact, what we build together could become the memory palaces of this country's future.
A scholar from Afghanistan who is on the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund fellowship writes about the need for international support for education in his country.
Pitt Community College in Greenville, North Carolina was one of the recipients of IIE's Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education at IIE's Best Practices Conference. Pitt was honored for its International Education Travel Scholarship, which provides full funding for participation in a Pitt Community College Abroad-sanctioned program and seeks to eliminate financial barriers for students and faculty recipients.
The genesis of this question goes deeper and can be traced to the vast divide between two seemingly overlapping yet disparate fields: international education as those of us in the "exchange" or internationalization field know it, and international education as defined within the field of international development.
In the end of January, Emil Levy at the Institute of International Education facilitated a five-day enrichment seminar in Washington, DC for the participants in the U.S. Academic Immersion Program (USAIP. Sponsored by the America for Bulgaria Foundation (ABF), USAIP is a non-degree scholarship program, which places 20 Bulgarian students in select U.S. colleges and universities and provides them with the opportunity to study in the United States for one academic year.
Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change explores women's participation in the economy and the key role women's involvement plays in fueling economic growth through the creation of stable societies.
The following are eight stages for developing institutional international partnerships that we have identified as key components of any successful partnership.
On Tuesday, May 7, IIE hosted the official launch event of our Higher Education Readiness (HER) Program at our New York headquarters. The launch was part of a larger event, sponsored by IIE's Center for Women's Leadership Initiatives, to promote its newest publication, Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change, and host a panel discussion with book contributors.
The 10th grade national exam is a key milestone for students entering the 11th grade in high school across Ethiopia. The score on the exam determines whether students enter into a vocational or university track for 11th and 12th grades. To prepare the HER students for the exam, IIE has initiated intensive after school tutoring in those subject areas covered by the National Exam.
As the international community considers the post-2015 development agenda, IIE recommends that the next Millennium Development Goals and the Education For All Framework formulate a set of goals and objectives that include a focus on increased access to quality higher education for all. IIE believes that educational access at all educational levels (primary, secondary, higher, and vocational) must be supported. Creating opportunities and institutional infrastructures that will enable students to successfully transition from primary and secondary school to tertiary education must be a central tenet of the global education agenda. Educational access, equity and quality of education are paramount to ensuring that students can fulfill their full educational potential.
As the world prepares to take stock of 15 years of investment to reach universal primary education and global poverty reduction, the international community is also beginning to discuss which set of challenges will need to be addressed over the next 15 years. Given the finite resources for education, debates on educational investment reflect a profoundly difficult choice for governments and international organizations: prioritizing funding to reach universal primary education or increasing access to secondary and tertiary education? The EFA framework for 2000-2015 was committed to universal primary education – but how likely is it that the next set of EFA goals will support secondary and tertiary education?
In an increasingly inter-connected world, the ability to work successfully in a diverse workplace is more crucial than ever before. And the need for cross-cultural skills to negotiate an evolving, global economy has never been greater. To that end, study abroad can contribute vitally by furthering students' foreign language abilities, enhancing cross-cultural communication skills and also providing a potentially life-changing international experience
It was my privilege to be one of the keynote speakers at the China Annual Conference for International Education in Beijing. The other was a former foreign minister. As it turned out, we both never had the opportunity to study abroad. Although our jobs later gave us the chance to travel – in Minister Li's case to 183 countries – we both spoke about the opportunity we wished we had.
The HER girls recently received their scores for the Ethiopian National Exam. This exam is taken by all 10th grade Ethiopians and their numerical score determines whether they move forward to the 11th grade in high school, move to a vocational school or stop going to school and enter the workplace.
What if there was a global movement to inspire people everywhere to unleash their ideas and take the next step in their entrepreneurial journey? That question sparked the launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) five years ago. This week, as 138 countries celebrate, the Institute takes a look at what we have been doing to generate innovation and entrepreneurship around the globe
Are we preparing today's youth to be successful in the workplace? I think that is a question that we as educators should be constantly asking ourselves. Getting a good (and hopefully international) education is not enough. We need to make sure that today's youth are getting the skills and experience to create their own futures and be successful globally. This is one of the reasons I am so proud that IIE is partnering with the Alcoa Foundation to manage their 125th anniversary initiative to support internships for youth from around the Globe.
Like many nonprofits that have an international reach and run several large and varying programs, IIE faces the everyday challenge of how best to assess the effectiveness and impact of its work. Our program evaluation services, offered through IIE's Center of Academic Mobility Research, have grown rapidly in response to this need! Our evaluation team at the Center has extensive experience in all levels of a program evaluation, from measuring program outputs and outcomes to longer-term studies to identify participant and community impacts over time.
In September, IIE announced that it is launching a new course designed to train Ministry officials and university representatives in Myanmar on how to create and manage an effective international education office. The new course, Connecting to the World: International Relations for Higher Education Institutions, will be an essential step to enable universities in Myanmar to connect with institutions in the United States and other countries so that they can build institutional capacity and prepare their students to meet current workforce needs and support rapid economic development.
As we continue to live in an increasingly globalized world, cross-cultural competence has become an essential skill for succeeding in the global marketplace. Studying abroad is a great way for students to expand their horizons and can open up a world of personal and professional opportunities that will enable those who have the opportunity to study abroad to become effective global citizens. However, some believe that the merits gained from studying abroad aren't worth the time or cost.
At CGI this year, Secretary Hillary Clinton endorsed IIE's new commitment – WeTech (Women Enhancing Technology). WeTech, led by Institute of International Education, was designed in conjunction with fantastic Lead Partners Google, Qualcomm Wireless Reach™, and Partners Citrix, Goldman Sachs, and Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of Jane and Michael Chwick, Intel, Juniper Networks, and McKinsey & Company.
This summer has been a busy but exciting one for the girls in IIE's Higher Education Readiness (HER) program. IIE has focused on working with the girls on leadership and life skills development and English language training.
According to the London-based investment bank IBIS Capital, the global education market is now worth $4.4 trillion. And the latest numbers from OECD suggest that approximately 4.3 million students are now studying outside their home country. What does this mean for international education and how will it affect IIE's work?
While we tend to think of internationalization and globalization as harmonious, even synonymous, this issue of IIE's biannual magazine makes important distinctions between the two and points out the benefits—along with potential drawbacks—of rapid globalization
International education is already playing a role. Many Iranian students are again coming to the United States, and IIE is exploring the possibility of leading a university delegation to Teheran.
This past September, 100 underserved girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were awarded the HER Scholarship. The scholarship provides the girls with financial support combined with innovative leadership and life skills training to help them complete their secondary education and equip them with the tools needed to continue on to university.
Thank you to two Institute trustees, Robert L. Dilenschneider and Mark A. Angelson, who have created the new Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider Scholar Rescue Award in the Arts in the IIE-Scholar Rescue Fund to save the lives and work of scholars in the arts.
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining team member Chelsea Ridenour as she notified the winners of the 2014 Hilton Worldwide Teacher Treks competition.
James King visits Lebanon as part of an IIE–University of California, Davis Human Rights Initiative study on the conflict in Syria, the consequent refugee crisis, and its impact on higher education.
Millennium Development Goals post-2015 development agenda higher education MOOCs Educational access
This category of the IIE Blog comprises the entire IIE Green Paper, "What Will it Take to Double Study Abroad?" separated into a list of blog entries. We invite you to add to the discussion by commenting on one or more of the 11 Big Ideas.
In an op-ed in the New York Times about the world's coolest places, columnist Nick Kristof writes that travel can also be an education, a step toward empathy and international understanding. At IIE, we couldn't agree more.
Zuriel Oduwole, a 12-year-old American girl of Nigerian and Mauritian descent, started the Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up program to inspire girls in Africa stay in school and get the best education they can.
Launched in 2012, IIE's research center is now changing its name to the IIE Center for Academic Mobility and Impact. While IIE continues to be at the forefront of applied research on international student mobility through Open Doors and Project Atlas, our Center's work has expanded rapidly to studying the impact of international higher education programs.
While 50 percent of American college students intend to study abroad, less than 10 percent actually do.
International students are coming to the United States in greater numbers, and they are going to more U.S. universities in more U.S. states. More than 1,000 news reports across the country and around the world announced the latest statistics and trends.
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is the annual Davos for educators that the Institute helped to create in 2009 for the Qatar Foundation. Each year over a thousand educators, corporate leaders, and government officials attend to discuss how we can make what we do better.
This year's CIEE annual conference addressed the three Cs that are making it hard for our students to study abroad: Cost, Curriculum, and Culture. It was my privilege to speak at the luncheon, which was then devoted to working groups to come up with ideas on how to reduce obstacles in each area.
In January the Open University of Hong Kong invited educators from around the globe to the inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education. I was fortunate to attend the conference as part of IIE's traveling fellowship, and I was eager to learn about the ways in which technology will impact the future of education and international exchange programs.
When the 1964 Beatles Tribute band leader opened the first set at the British Embassy on Friday evening with these words, it was amazing how much came immediately back.
The Rhodes Trust is piloting a new Falcon Scholarship program for students from parts of the world that have not been part of the British Commonwealth to do graduate study at Oxford.
The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation awarded Kent Knappenberger with the very first annual Music Educator Award.
The 100 girls successfully completed this past spring's tutoring sessions, attended and did well in the summer enrichment activities including English language training and leadership and life skills development, and scored well enough on the Ethiopian National Exam to proceed directly to the 11th grade academic track.
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, the new Minister of Education and Research in Norway, was in Washington for the annual Transatlantic Science Week organized by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, where he was interviewed by Daniel Obst of IIE. Obst spoke to the Minister about higher education internationalization in Norway, the priorities for academic collaboration with the United States, and the role of universities in supporting higher education in crisis and conflict zones.
IIE's new book, A Student Guide to Study Abroad, was published by IIE in collaboration with the AIFS Foundation, and is packed with essential tips and information for students looking to study abroad. Next month, IIE will launch a major new initiative that seeks to significantly expand study abroad by the end of the decade.
Last month, the President of Brazil announced that the Federal Government would provide an additional 100,000 scholarships for Brazilian undergraduates to participate in the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, which enables them to study during their junior year in the United States and other countries.
Fulbright was much in the news in Madrid last week for winning Spain's equivalent of a Nobel Prize—the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
James King, Senior Research & Program Officer at IIE Scholar Rescue Fund, was in Reyhanlı in Turkey's southernmost province to meet with Syrians whose university education and academic work had been interrupted indefinitely due to the conflict in their homeland.
Price Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) is one of the leading training programs for entrepreneurship educators. As a participant in SEE 34, I had the pleasure to collaborate, brainstorm, and learn from and with 59 other educators from 13 different countries.
With the Millennium Development Goals nearing their deadline, the development sector has been rife with speculation about what the post-2015 development agenda will look like and what role, if any, higher education should play in this future outlook.
I would like to highlight the ways in which your contributions—in the form of unrestricted gifts—are directly helping students and scholars in danger, increasing access to education and training for women and girls, and providing more American students with opportunities to study around the world.
Our team has great commitment to the important mission of international education, in-depth understanding of global primary and secondary education, and most importantly, incredible passion for the professional development of K-12 educators
A team of us spent part of last week in Jerusalem to present the 10th IIE Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East. You can read about this year's winners.
Recently, it was my privilege to join IIE colleagues Mark Lazar and Daria Housman to attend the graduation of New York University Abu Dhabi's first class.
Beijing, Taipei, and Hong Kong have over 100 universities. Five of them are in the top 100 in the world rankings: Peking and Tsinghua universities, National Taiwan University, and The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology range in ranking between 36th and 60th.
A quick read of today's China Daily makes it clear just how important education and access to foreign universities appears to be.
IIE was in Havana for the Congreso Universidad 2014 conference, a bi-annual event hosted by the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (MES), which attracts several thousand higher education representatives—mainly from around Latin America and the Caribbean—to discuss pressing issues related to higher education.
Mentors give advice and guidance, but the best mentors also listen. On International Women's Day, I applaud the 29 TechWomen Mentors who traveled to Rwanda last month to meet women and men doing extraordinary work to enhance women's education and leadership.
I had the great privilege to participate in the panel From Higher Education to Women's Leadership convened by the Open a Door Foundation during the 58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations. the Panel discussed the impact of higher education for women on solving problems such as poverty and disease.
Through a grant from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, eight dedicated university presidents, rectors, and deans visited the United States for a seven-day, coast-to-coast survey of the extensive and diverse U.S. Community College system.
"Study abroad" does not reflect the breadth of study abroad options that have evolved over the years; it is outdated and needs to be changed to reflect the new reality of "study abroad."
"All politics are local." A grassroots approach is necessary to convincing parents, communities and businesses that study abroad matters on a personal level, to the community and will have an impact on business.
This category of the IIE Blog comprises the entire IIE Green Paper, "What Will it Take to Double Study Abroad?" separated into a list of blog entries. We invite you to add to the discussion by commenting on one or more of the 11 Big Ideas.
The theory is that if "international" is a box that institutions have to check, or a question that they have to address, as they seek accreditation, then it will naturally get the attention of senior level administrators and faculty.
In order to make study abroad an essential part of what it means to be educated, student and family expectations must be addressed at a much younger age. Teachers are key influencers who can help students understand the importance of global awareness early on, and inspire them to be curious about and engaged in the world.
There is a wide range of research available, but validity and quality of the data vary, and the research is often conducted by and for the benefit of the international education community alone. It is important to highlight the most substantive, valid data, and to look for holes in the data that can be plugged with further research.
Foreign language teachers, associations, organizations and other parent groups that support language learning are natural allies. Many have established networks and are strong advocates for global awareness, international experience and study abroad.
In order for institutions to change, there must be both a top-down and bottom-up approach. Trustees, Boards and the Office of the President must work to convey that study abroad needs to move from the periphery to the mainstream on campuses, and they must follow through on their statements to ensure implementation throughout.
Financial aid, scholarships and the process of applying for study abroad are broken at worst and convoluted at best at many campuses.
Rather than simply looking at the private sector for money, explore ways to involve a diverse group with the campaign. Look for ways to promote the private sector and involve it and its leadership as outspoken advocates for study abroad.
Rather than simply looking at the private sector for money, explore ways to involve a diverse group with the campaign. Look for ways to promote the private sector and involve it and its leadership as outspoken advocates for study abroad.
This year's education summit organized by the British Council convened in Miami earlier this week. Miami is as affordable and as international as a conference planner might find these days, and one that allowed the Council to reach out to colleagues and partners in the Americas.
IIE joins with AACRAO, NACAC, and NAFSA in sharing with our members the following guidance, as each institution implements policies and practices related to Ebola and other global public health concerns.
I was seated between Stephanie and Christine and asked them about their experiences and challenges teaching in secondary schools in rural Malaysia. They had all the right answers about adjustment, transformation, and service that we hope goes with being a Fulbrighter and with being part of Generation Study Abroad.
Despite the great achievement of doubling U.S. study abroad over the past fifteen years, there has been a marked slowing of the growth in study abroad over the past five years. We need to do better.
The Global Internships for Unemployed Youth program aims to increase the employability of youth in the manufacturing sector and to increase the pool of talent available to small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies.
On Monday, September 22, 2014, His Majesty the King of Spain began his first official visit to the United States since his proclamation to the throne in June. We were honored and thrilled King Felipe selected the Institute of International Education (IIE) to be his first U.S. public appearance.
This question—What Will it Take To Double Study Abroad?—is the theme of IIE's fall 2014 IIENetworker. The new magazine features 14 articles covering high-potential areas of growth in study abroad, including community colleges, STEM programs, and co-curricular programs.
Following their 10-day voyage across the United States while aboard the Millennial Trains Project's (MTP) second cross-country journey, five Fulbright non-U.S. Students met with IIE's President, Allan Goodman, U.S. Department of State staff, and IIE staff for a lunchtime storytelling session.
Htoo Htoo Wah is the head of the English Department at the Myanmar Institute of Theology, a leading Christian higher education institution in Myanmar. After spending four intense weeks as a visiting scholar at Northern Arizona University, he had a moment to reflect on his experience of U.S. higher education.
In 2010, the JB Fernandes Memorial Trust partnered with IIE to conduct a feasibility study on Trinidad & Tobago's NGO sector and explore how the Trust could support the sector. Research findings concluded that, while many local nonprofit organizations are well-developed and thriving, the sector lacks appropriate national visibility and needs more training.
In the middle of June, when the team at the Institute's Scholar Rescue Fund realized we were facing a third Iraq emergency—as well as requests for help from scholars in many other parts of the world—Senator Leahy of Vermont reminded us why we do this work.
Neglecting academic needs during and after armed conflict raises the risk of failure once peace is restored—with security implications for the rest of the world. What can the academic community do to help?
To gain additional parental support for ongoing education of the HER girls, the IIE Addis office recently held two HER parent meetings, one at each of the high schools.
Recently over 3,000 people gathered to roam the cyber halls of the inaugural Virtual Study Abroad Fair hosted by the State Department, College Week Live, and the Institute of International Education. We hope that these interactions that started off through virtual booths, video conferencing, and instant messaging turn into genuine experiences of cultural exchange.
Chadleya Idriss participated in the WES entrepreneurship training and worked closely with the WES Center staff to conduct market research on the toy industry in Tunisia.
In most higher education discourse today it is not unusual to hear the claim that the world's center of gravity is shifting toward the East. Indeed, no region has undergone as profound a transformation as Asia during the past half-century, from the 1970s to the present.
K-12 teachers and administrators can have a huge impact on the direction of their students' lives.
The presence of diploma-seeking international students in high schools is beginning to shift the landscape of international student recruitment for U.S. colleges and universities.
This year's Colloquium brought together representatives of more than 100 universities, including over 25 foreign institutions, that are currently training the next generation of global engineers, as well as NGO and government leaders to examine topics related to engineering education and preparing students for the engineering workforce.
In a powerful commentary piece in Times Higher Education, Keeping the Doors Open to International Students, Rajika Bhandari, IIE's Deputy VP for Research and evaluation, noted that "the release of this much-awaited annual data was tragically book-ended by the terrorist attacks in Paris and by statements from several governors in the U.S. declaring that they would close the doors of their states to Syrian refugees because one of the Paris attackers posed as a refugee."
On Friday Dr. Allan Goodman visited the Cal State University campus in San Bernardino (CSUSB. The university president, Dr. Tomas Morales, had invited Dr. Goodman to speak at a symposium that day on International Education. He and many others during the day expressed that what happened on Wednesday made the need for international education and exchange even more important. So far six of the school's Alumni have died as a result of the terrorism.
IIE is excited to announce that an additional 100 girls were awarded IIE's Higher Education Readiness (HER) scholarship. These 11th grade girls (fifty each from Fitawrari and Addis Ketema schools) should be proud of their accomplishments.
In my remarks at the opening of the 31st Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC) organized by University of Pennsylvania students, I spoke about a high school teacher of mine and a national debate competition and their profound impact on who I have become.
It is expected that a minimum of 6,000 Brazilian scholarship students will be in-program at U.S. institutions at any given time. While there have been a number of unique keys to success of this program, we have learned five general lessons during its rapid growth that we hope can advise other programs seeking to scale up.
According to Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs Around the World—Dimensions for Success, entrepreneurship is the largest single source of new job growth in both developed and developing economies. Therefore, a few weeks ago I was thrilled to see this idea in action when I attended the Eastern European regional finals of Get in the Ring, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
About a month ago in Brussels, the Global Platform did something equally remarkable: it gathered, for the first time, representatives of NGOs, multilateral agencies, governments, and universities for a two-day expert seminar on Higher Education in Emergencies.
Last year, pilot programs called the Falcon Scholarships Administered by the Rhodes Trust were instituted for China and the United Arab Emirates. It has been my privilege to serve as the chair of the latter selection committee.
IIE has seen a lot change in the landscape of international higher education institutional partnerships. Not only has there been a quantitative increase in the sheer numbers of collaborations worldwide, the focus of these partnerships is now also shifting towards mutually beneficial, strategic partnerships.
Roughly 15 months after IIE launched the Generation Study Abroad initiative, it's time to take stock. Are we making progress? Can we achieve our goal of doubling study abroad by the end of the decade?
Germany hosted this year's G7, along with the summit we convene in conjunction with the G7 each year on the internationalization of higher education. This year's summit theme was "International Higher Education Cooperation: Bridges in a Time of Crises."
With all the recent talk about the decrease in foreign language enrollment in the United States, I thought it would be worthwhile to look at some concrete examples of real career paths that began in a language classroom.
Our engagement with Myanmar began two years ago when IIE led the first major delegation of U.S. colleges and universities to the country to meet with key academic and government stakeholders.
Anyone concerned with promoting wider participation in study abroad by students with disabilities, or anyone who just needs some encouragement to keep facing hard challenges head-on, should rush to read Susan Sygall's terrific personal memoir, No Ordinary Days: A Journey of Activism, Globe-Trotting, and Unexpected Pleasures.
IIE is now raising funds to assist with their transition to university, and we invite you to lend your support by making a donation by June 15.
I had the opportunity to present and discuss global student mobility trends based on data from the Project Atlas® and Open Doors® research initiatives. Here are five takeaways from my conversation.
U.S. student enrollment in foreign-language studies is declining for the first time in 20 years and just at a time when we need more Americans who are able to speak the languages and understand the cultures where they are visiting, studying, and may possibly work someday.
The Institute of International Education has been collecting and disseminating comprehensive and reliable data on international academic mobility since the Institute was founded in 1919. For nearly 70 years IIE has been publishing this information annually as the Open Doors® Report on International Educational Exchange.
As part of IIE's Higher Education Readiness (HER) program, which provides young women in secondary school from underserved communities with a pathway to university, our team in the Addis Ababa office is organizing inspirational speakers to meet with the girls several times each semester. The speakers are Ethiopian women who have, despite challenges in their lives, become leaders in their field.
Today, women make up 12 percent of all computer science grads. Just three decades ago, they represented 37 percent. They're half the workforce, but hold only a quarter of technical or computing jobs.
My Town engages thousands students from around the world in interactive, competitive projects, that encourage students to explore aspects of their own towns and cities while learning about towns and cities of their peers.
In the following post I'll dig a little deeper into some of the unique features of Southeast Asia, which I hope those unfamiliar with the region will find useful, interesting, and perhaps a prompt for if or how to be invested in this unique area of the world.
Participants of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) taught me a great deal about the world we share, and they came from places I thought I would never have the chance to visit.
Studying abroad was never something I planned on doing. I knew such a thing existed, but to me it existed in a realm of things I didn't perceive as meant for me. I was a first generation college student.
As part of IIE's Higher Education Readiness (HER) program, which provides young women in secondary school from underserved communities with a pathway to university, our team in the Addis Ababa office is organizing inspirational speakers to meet with the girls several times each semester.
Although the concept of workforce development has been around for a long time, it has recently gained prominence in the field based on several factors in the ever-evolving state of the global economy. Here is what I have learned about the impact of international education on global workforce development.
A few months ago I was asked to join a forum in Southeast Asia to discuss what role higher education has to inculcate civic literacy and values in the students who pass through the university system.
IIE has devoted the entire issue of the newly released IIENetworker to an exploration of impact and relevance. Articles look beyond what is happening and how toward a deeper exploration of whether international education matters and why.
On October 19th, IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) supporters and guests celebrated the art and work of IIE-SRF alumna Jumana Jaber at a reception at IIE's headquarters in New York City.
Zina Ammar grew up in Gafsa, Tunisia, where she learned how to make the region's famous Margoum carpets from the women in her family. Zina eventually started her own carpet-making business. Hoping to grow her business, Zina enrolled in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Financial Education trainings at the Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Center for Women's Business Development in her community.
As E. M. Forster illustrates in the novel with the same title as this blog, India is full of contradictions. You cannot help but notice and hear how big the country is becoming.
Here in Germany it is clear that they cannot take all refugees traveling their direction, or even all that have already arrived. It is also clear that Angela Merkel is in real trouble for trying, and that the Germans in the higher education space want their country to lead the way in helping.
Over 600 Commitment Partners of IIE's Generation Study Abroad gathered to discuss progress on their commitments and how to move their actions forward to our shared vision of doubling by the end of the decade.
A delegation led by the Institute of International Education (IIE) visited Cuba on October 24–31. Our group represented 12 schools across the spectrum of American higher education interested in institutional partnerships and Cuba as a destination for study abroad.
As the European Union copes with a continuing financial crisis and growing pessimism over European integration, the Erasmus Programme has proven surprisingly resilient. Since its inception, it has expanded to more than 4000 participating education institutions in 33 countries offering mobility opportunities for more than 4 million people.
International experience used to be a "nice-to-have" criterion in a graduate's resume. Today, it has become one of the most important components of a 21st century education. Many new studies show a direct impact of study abroad on creativity, cognitive ability, and student success. In addition, studies show that study abroad plays an important role in developing a global mindset and skills necessary to succeed in the workforce. Below are studies showing the value employers place on international experience and whether a graduate's career prospects actually improve as a result of this experience.
The Institute of International Education (IIE) recently hosted a special meeting on "Alumni Engagement: Methods and Strategies for Engaging Returning Students," as part of its regular series of Global Education Diplomatic Network meetings, which brings together education attaches of embassies and consulates and related organizations.
Two years ago this month, IIE launched a new program to help women and girls enter and succeed in tech careers. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced WeTech on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting in 2013. WeTech is a consortium of private sector and NGO partners that designs and supports a series of innovative activities to provide training, build networks and offer professional opportunities across the world.
To help campus leaders and admissions officers navigate these uncertain times, IIE's team of experts put together a list of eleven actions to take this month to encourage international students to make the United States – and your college - their first choice. This list is by no means comprehensive. Our hope is that it will get the conversation started and others can add in best practices from their campuses and experience.
It's impossible to create meaningful, lasting university partnerships without having a basic understanding of the historical and political context that surrounds the U.S.-Cuba relationship.
With the increasing pace of internationalization of higher education, there are concerns that there may be negative aspects to internationalization as universities in developing countries import curricula, systems and quality assurance frameworks from the established world.
This book gathers some of the most confusing things about our education system as well as the culture surrounding it, and then tries to explain it from the viewpoint of someone encountering it for the first time.
Today we are releasing the first findings of our ten-year longitudinal study of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP). The report contributes to research and policy dialogue about the potential long-term impacts of an international fellowship program like IFP.
Each year on August 13th, Tunisians celebrate National Women's Day. For many, it's a day to acknowledge what they have achieved for women's rights, while recognizing and continuing to fight the many challenges that still exist against gender equality.
This summer, four American University graduate students traveled to Cuba to conduct an evaluation of IIE's Cuba International Academic Partnership Program as part of a faculty-led group project. This collection of short observations highlights how each team member also grew personally from the experience.
The month of July is a rainy one for Ethiopia. For IIE and the graduates of the Higher Education Readiness program, however, the 28th of July stands out as a bright and remarkable day where we got together to celebrate 100 girls who successfully graduated from high school and the HER program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Read about five distinguished alumni of scholarships managed or administered by IIE whose international experiences gave them the courage and knowledge to forge new discoveries and change the world.
It is widely recognized that without an educated generation of future leaders, the rebuilding of Syria will be impossible. Additionally, we know that as millions of Syrians settle – potentially permanently – in Europe, North America, and parts of the Middle East-North Africa region, education presents an important alternative to crime and radicalization. These realities have led to a substantial increase in international programming to support higher education opportunities for Syrian refugees.
Since its inception, IIE has sought out ways to support students and scholars in need when their home countries were in times of war or internal discord. Today, the Scholar Rescue Fund is answering this call by encouraging universities to provide scholarships to qualified Syrian students and offering funding to host institutions that offer temporary positions for Syrian scholars.
International partnerships cannot be strategic in a vacuum. Rather, their significance and "strategicness" is tied to the overall strategy and goals of the institutions involved.
We had the opportunity to represent IIE and U.S. higher education at the G7 International Higher Education Summit last month in Tokyo. Through our roundtable dialogues, meetings, and presentations several key insights rose to the top as the current trends and challenges facing global academic mobility.
The philanthropy sector in mainland China is young but growing fast, and IIE is constantly developing new initiatives to address the needs of this burgeoning sector.
Learn how one administrator addressed the exchange imbalance between and American university and its French exchange partner with a number of creative solutions.
As special as the US-UK relationship is, I learned that in some quarters there are very special things happening at the forefront of science, medicine, and teaching that makes Europe special too.
Students are re-defining what it means to study abroad. Through IIE's Open Doors® report, we know that more than 22,000 American students participated in non-credit work, internship, and volunteer abroad (WIVA) activities in 2013/14.
Despite overall progress at the global level, persistent education gaps and challenges remain in many developing countries. As you read this, there are still 62 million girls out of school globally.
This year's APAIE Conference was the biggest ever, and although Australia was a long way even for some of us in the rest of Asia, universities, NGOs and international education experts from across the globe gathered to find common cause and mull over the issues facing our sector.
Over the past two weeks, the Institute has been asked to make a series of presentations on how higher education can respond to the current refugee crisis. As has been true in the past, the Institute is seen as active on the front lines when there are higher education emergencies, where students and scholars need to be helped and rescued.
The report "HER Initiative to Lead Change: The Power of Education" shows how IIE is making a difference in Ethiopia, affecting the lives of the next generation of women and contributing to their academic and personal success.
In my remarks at the British Council's "Going Global" Conference, I noted how ironic it was that the only surviving piece of paper that contains something written in Shakespeare's own hand is a scene about refugees.
Through programs like ACE for Women's Leadership and Higher Education Readiness (HER), IIE harnesses the power of international education to address major challenges facing the world today.
On April 29th, I sat on the 12th floor of IIE's New York Headquarters, humbled to be a part of the 2016 Scholar Rescue Fund Forum, "Scholar Voices and University Action." Surrounding me were highly accomplished individuals from education, human rights and government sectors, paired with persecuted scholars from all around the globe, each with a story to tell and a profound determination to make an impactful change.
Chinese students account for a third--the largest proportion--of the more than one million international students on American campuses across the country. There are over 34,000 Chinese students in American high schools, and many others coming for summer camps and in "bridge" programs.
Experiential learning is an emerging trend in U.S. higher education, and I learned at the conference that our global peers throughout the world are also utilizing experiential learning in their educational programs to further the development of key sectors, academic fields, and professional skills.
Georgia's Minister of Education and Science, Aleksandre Jejelava, is embracing what I consider a more positive educational nationalism–-a drive to internationalize higher education institutions, faculty and student bodies.
This August, 36 young women pursuing undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from universities across India and China completed the first year of the WeTech Qualcomm Global Scholars Program, an exciting new initiative made possible through Qualcomm's support.
The WeTech program is a set of innovative activities that provides training and builds networks for girls and women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) across the world. For the past three years, WeTech has opened up new life possibilities for young females, preparing them for and connecting them to STEM opportunities.
At the Institute of International Education's Annual Gala this week in New York City, IIE presented seven Fulbright alumni with the inaugural IIE Global Changemaker Awards in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program.
While the impact of international education on career and personal development is indisputable, evidence on the impact on the national public sphere, particularly in marginalized communities, has yet to be ascertained. How can international fellowship and scholarship programs influence policymaking?
IIE's team of experts put together a list of 11 actions to take this month to encourage international students to make the U.S. their first choice
Gretchen Cook-Anderson, from Generation Study Abroad commitment partner IES Abroad, shares why she'll for attending the IIE Summit on Generation Study Abroad in Washington, DC.
2017-2018 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Darriel McBride reflects on the journey that brought her to South Africa.
Since 2013, IIE has carried out a longitudinal tracking study that explores the personal and professional trajectories of IFP alumni. Andrea Brown Murga, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at IIE, shares her perspective on the subtle and complex ways a fellowship program like IFP can make a difference.
As higher education becomes more globally competitive, more countries are seeking to gain an edge by internationalizing their higher education sectors. In this blog, Chelsea Robles, a Research Specialist at IIE, explores this phenomenon specifically as it relates to Brazilian students, and shares findings from our recent study, Higher Education and Student Mobility: A Capacity Building Pilot Study in Brazil.
Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President at IIE shares her thoughts and discusses research findings on international student participation in U.S. higher education.
IIE CEO and President, Allan Goodman, shares his thoughts on the disruption of postsecondary education in the lives of displaced or refugee youth, and how IIE is working to discover and implement solutions.
In a new blog, IIE's President and CEO, Dr. Allan Goodman shares his advice to incoming international students to U.S. universities.
From Damascus to Rhode Island: Salve Regina University rising senior Araz Khajarian shares how she managed to earn a scholarship that would bring her to safety.
On Monday, June 5, NYIT and IIE hosted a summit on Global Education in New York, featuring Allan Goodman as the keynote speaker.
IIE team members will be presenting during the NAFSA 2017 Annual Conference & Expo in Los Angeles. Find out where IIE's booth is located (#1211), and which topics IIE team members will cover during the concurrent sessions and poster fair.
In 2013, IIE launched the Higher Education Readiness (HER) pilot program for under-served girls in Ethiopia. Four years later, IIE's Center for Academic Mobility Research and Impact has documented the profound effect the program has had on its participants.
IIE is a proud supporter of International Education Week, November 13-17, 2017. Join the celebration by sharing the impact of international education exchanges in your life and the world.
Since 2002, IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund has assisted 726 scholars from 58 countries, 116 of whom have been placed in Jordanian institutions, including Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). In this post, IIE's CEO and President, Allan E. Goodman, shares reflections on SRF and the role that Jordan in particular has played in preserving scholarship and thus, a human foundation upon which Syria and other conflict ridden countries and territories can rebuild.
IIE is a proud supporter of International Education Week, November 13-17, 2017. Share with students these 10 Great Reasons to Study Abroad, brought to you by Generation Study Abroad.
Celebrate International Education Week with IIE! Today's theme is Work with IIE, and this post from our Chief of Institutional Development, Jonah Kokodyniak, details five ways to do just that. Read and share how IIE's global team of experts can help you harness the power of international education.
In this blog post, IIE's Executive Vice President, Jaye Chen, shares her thoughts on the activities and successes of U.S. Department of State's TechWomen program.
Tracy Waldman, from IIE's Corporate Programs team, walks us through how IIE's global team works together to execute some of the world's most prestigious and exciting corporate scholarship programs.


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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is this hour pleading guilty to attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound passenger jet on Christmas Day 2009.
The Detroit Free Press, which is live-blogging the court action, reports that attorney Anthony Chambers surprised the courtroom earlier by announcing that "his client plans to plead guilty." And it adds that:
"Abdulmutallab says he's satisfied with Chambers and the advice he has received."
As the Free Press reminds us, "there are eight counts. The most serious counts carry a maximum penalty of life in prison."
Now, the Free Press reports, Abdulmutallab is pleading guilty as the judge reads off each count.
Earlier this week, NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reported that Abdulmutallab's trial might provide "a window into al-Qaida's recruitment process" and clues to the ties between American-born radical imam Anwar al-Awlaki and al-Qaida terrorist operations. Al-Awlaki was killed last month in Yemen by a CIA drone strike.
Update at 10:26 a.m. ET: The Detroit News writes that Abdulmutallab "pleaded guilty to eight charges after he returned from a 45-minute recess, ending the most high-profile terrorism case in the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ... The plea was unexpected but ended a criminal trial filled with unexpected outbursts by Abdulmutallab, who exhibited defiant behavior, fired his legal team, mulled a guilty plea last year and opted to defend himself. During court hearings, he propped a foot on the defense table and shouted al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki were alive."
There were about 300 people aboard the Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam. The explosive device hidden in Abdulmutallab's underwear did light, but did not detonate and he was subdued by passengers and crew.

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text: PRINCETON — Local community members and businesses will put on their bowling shoes and participate in the 30th annual Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon on Saturday. Twenty teams of five adults will bowl to support Junior Achievement, raising an estimated $12,500 which helps support JA programs in the area. The event will be held at Crown Lanes from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.


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The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. He was 73.
Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. "CPR efforts were unsuccessful," he said.
Godwin said he was not sure what caused the collapse, but he said Falwell "has a history of heart challenges."
"I had breakfast with him, and he was fine at breakfast," Godwin said. "He went to his office, I went to mine, and they found him unresponsive."
Falwell had survived two serious health scares in early 2005. He was hospitalized for two weeks with what was described as a viral infection, then was hospitalized again a few weeks later after going into respiratory arrest. Later that year, doctors found a 70 percent blockage in an artery, which they opened with stents.
The fundamentalist church that Falwell started in an abandoned bottling plant in 1956 grew into a religious empire that includes the 22,000-member Thomas Road Baptist Church, the "Old Time Gospel Hour" carried on television stations around the country and 7,700-student Liberty University. He built Christian elementary schools, homes for unwed mothers and a home for alcoholics.
He also founded Liberty University in Lynchburg, which began as
Lynchburg Baptist College in 1971.
Liberty University's commencement is scheduled for Saturday, with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as the featured speaker.
Falwell became the face of the religious right, appearing on national magazine covers and on television talk shows. In 1983, U.S. News & World Report named him one of 25 most influential people in America.
In 1984, he sued Hustler magazine for $45 million, charging that he was libeled by an ad parody depicting him as an incestuous drunkard. A federal jury found the fake ad did not libel him, but awarded him $200,000 for emotional distress. That verdict was overturned, however, in a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held that even pornographic spoofs about a public figure enjoy First Amendment protection.
The case was depicted in the 1996 movie "The People v. Larry
With Falwell's high profile came frequent criticism, even from fellow ministers. The Rev. Billy Graham once rebuked him for political sermonizing on "non-moral issues."
Falwell quit the Moral Majority in 1987, saying he was tired of being "a lightning rod" and wanted to devote his time to his ministry and Liberty University. But he remained outspoken and continued to draw criticism for his remarks.
Days after Sept. 11, 2001, Falwell essentially blamed feminists, gays, lesbians and liberal groups for bringing on the terrorist attacks. He later apologized.
Falwell was re-energized after moral values issues proved important in the 2004 presidential election. He formed the Faith and Values Coalition as the "21st Century resurrection of the Moral Majority," to seek anti-abortion judges, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and more conservative elected officials.
The big, blue-eyed preacher with a booming voice started his independent Baptist church with 35 members. From his living room, he began broadcasting his message of salvation and raising the donations that helped his ministry grow.
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the DL stint would retroactive to the last time he pitched, and considering tomorrow's off day, the move doesn't seem necessary to me. Unless there is more going on with his shoulder than is being told. they could have played a pitcher short today, and saw how his arm was responding on friday.
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Beans, beans, the American fruitI'm sure my grandma shook her head and glared at him, but it made he and us kids laugh. I don't know where this rhyme came from (and there are many versions), but I'm pretty sure it's not actually talking about green beans.
The more you eat, the more you toot
The more you toot, the better you feel
So eat some beans at every meal!
But that's what I'm talking about. Green beans. And peas. And lima beans. Or (in all categories), lack thereof.
Our sweet peas pretty much stopped producing and dried up. I just removed the dead stalks yesterday and piled them in the compost bin. I thought they would have produced more, but perhaps they didn't like their environment.
Our half-dozen lima bean plants that survived have actually produced lima beans! In the end we'll probably end up with a half dozen or dozen actual lima bean pods. I'm sure that will make a tasty side dish for one meal.
Our rattlesnake beans have been producing the most enormous, colorful beans ever. But for some reason, the whole crop is now dropping all its leaves and any beans left growing on the vine are dying.
Our scarlet runner beans and blue lake pole beans are growing up over the garage roof! Or at least trying. They are huge and seem to be doing well, except for the problem that they haven't produced a single bean yet. The scarlet runners have managed to push out a few blooms now and then (though they're at least 8 or 10 feet up there!) and I noticed the first blooms on the blue lakes just today. I just don't know if we're going to get any beans off of these before fall and winter set in.
It's kind of sad and disappointing, but we're not too worried. We just keep saying: it's an experiment. We did a soil test, but we still weren't really sure how the soil was, what the conditions would be, if the plants that needed it would get enough sun, etc. We're making plans for next year's crop already.
It might include bush beans because those have been doing pretty well - the half of the crop that came up anyway. We've had several meals with sides of fresh picked, steamed green beans or marinated, barbecued green beans and they are quite tasty.


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Florida State needed to make a bold statement last year.
When the Seminoles parted ways with long-time pitching coach Jamey Shouppe, it was obvious that two things were needed: Someone with a good track record with pitchers, and, that would fit well in the FSU culture.
Mike Bell was the guy. Bell spent four seasons at Oklahoma, establishing himself as one of the nation's elite pitching coaches by consistently building good pitching staffs. It also helped that he had plenty of ties to the Seminoles.
Bell worked his magic in just his first season with the Seminoles. The 'Noles finished 2012 with a good earned-run average, and had two of the nation's elite freshman pitchers in Mike Compton and Brandon Leibrandt, among others. He also built a pitching staff that helped lead the 'Noles back to Omaha with an NCAA Super Regional win over Stanford.
Bell's stock as an assistant coach in college baseball continues to rise, but he's certainly not alone as we take an inside look at some of the nation's sizzling assistants.
Mike Bell, Florida State (Perfect Game's top assistant for 2012)
The Seminoles knew they needed an excellent coach when they parted ways with long-time pitching coach and recruiter Jamey Shouppe last summer. They certainly accomplished that goal with the addition of Bell. Bell spent the previous four seasons before joining FSU at Oklahoma, where he consistently assembled solid pitching staffs. Well, Bell continued that trend last season. Two seasons ago, the Seminoles tallied a 3.81 team earned-run average. Last season, the 'Noles tallied a 3.47 ERA. Though not drastically different on the surface, the Seminoles absolutely improved as the season progressed with big-time freshman arms such as Mike Compton and Brandon Leibrandt rising to the occasion. Bell is moving up the charts when it comes to college baseball's elite assistants.
Mike Birkbeck, Kent State
Birkbeck's baseball world almost change in a big way this offseason when there was talk that Flashes head coach Scott Stricklin might take the head coaching position at Michigan. However, Stricklin stayed put at Kent after signing a new deal worth $300,000 annually. As a result, Birkbeck, who most Kent insiders believed would take over for Stricklin, didn't find his position with the Flashes change. He's of course fine with that for good reason. Birkbeck has spent the last 17 seasons with the Flashes, consistently tutoring productive pitching staffs. He again shined last season as the Flashes reached the College World Series with a talented crop of arms. Birkbeck's staff tallied a 3.59 ERA and was led by a trio of excellent starting pitchers in David Starn, Ryan Bores and Tyler Skulina. Skulina is expected to be one of the nation's premier arms in 2013.
T.J. Bruce, UCLA
Talk to most coaches on the West Coast and they'll gush about Bruce. Bruce, who only a few years ago was a standout at Long Beach State, has been a great addition for the Bruins. The Bruins were left in a tough spot a couple of seasons ago when Steve Pearse took the head coaching job at Reedley College and top-notch assistant Rick Vanderhook took over the Cal State Fullerton program. Bruce, though, has been a godsend for Savage's coaching staff. In addition to coaching infielders and some offense, Bruce, Pac-12 and Big West coaches say, "is an animal" on the recruiting trail, scurrying California for some of the nation's elite talent, as well as some of the Golden State's hidden gems. Bruce continues to develop as an assistant, but certainly is on the fast track.
Butch Thompson, Mississippi State
Few assistants in college baseball have proven as much as Thompson over the past few seasons. Not only has Thompson been consistent, it's also obvious that he's head coach-material after he left Auburn a few seasons ago to take the head coaching job at High Point. Thompson quickly resigned to join head coach John Cohen at Mississippi State. The point is crystal clear, though, and it's that he's ready to lead a program again. Thompson recruits at an extremely high level, but he's even more known as an excellent pitching staff. For instance, in 2012, the Bulldogs had one of the nation's elite pitching staffs with first-round pick and righthanded pitcher Chris Stratton leading the way. As a whole, the staff finished the year with a 2.58 ERA. Guess what? The Bulldogs once again expect to have an excellent staff in 2013.
Scott Forbes, North Carolina
With former North Carolina assistant and South Carolina assistant Chad Holbrook getting promoted to head coach of the Gamecocks, there's probably not a more heralded assistant coach in college baseball right now than Forbes. Forbes had done a terrific job in head coach Mike Fox's program over the past seven seasons. He has helped build (along with Scott Jackson) elite recruiting classes year after year, while also consistently assembling some of the nation's best pitching staffs. Just last season, Forbes once again put together an excellent staff, which finished the season with an outstanding 2.66 ERA. Winthrop and others have looked at Forbes for head coaching opportunities in the past, but he has so far stayed put and committed to the Tar Heels. It won't be much longer before a major program takes a chance on Forbes.
Cliff Godwin, Ole Miss
Speaking of fast-rising young assistant coaches, it doesn't get much better than Godwin. Godwin has learned under some outstanding coaches throughout his career, spending time as an assistant at Vanderbilt and LSU before spending three seasons as the associate head coach for Terry Rooney at UCF. Every step of the way, Godwin has left his imprint on each program through his outstanding recruiting ability. Known as a grinder on the recruiting trail, Godwin certainly is one of the best in the business, along with fellow Rebels assistant Carl Lafferty. In addition to recruiting, Godwin also handles hitting for the Rebels. Godwin is yet another talented young assistant who soon will be a head coach.
Chris Lemonis, Louisville
Louisville has ascended to new heights as a program since head coach Dan McDonnell and his coaching staff arrived. There are several reasons for that. McDonnell is an excellent coach, Roger Williams is a great pitching coach, and there are few recruiting coordinators/hitting coaches better than Lemonis. Lemonis has some strong coaching roots and has etched himself as one of college baseball's elite recruiters/evaluators over the past six seasons. Several programs, including Ohio State, have considered him for their head coaching vacancies. Lemonis, much like Forbes and Godwin, likely will be a head coach sooner rather than later. Besides his abilities on the field, Lemonis' charisma makes him an attractive candidate.
Scott Brown, Vanderbilt
As if anyone needed further validation on Brown's coaching abilities, the long-time St. John's assistant coach was tabbed as Tim Corbin's newest pitching coach at Vanderbilt -- replacing Derek Johnson -- a couple of months ago. Though Brown hasn't had the luxury of recruiting in a talent-rich area, he's considered a good recruiter and an even better pitching coach. Brown spent the past nine seasons with the Red Storm, where he consistently built outstanding pitching staffs. For instance, the Red Storm finished last season with a 3.89 ERA and had a pair of premier prospects in Kyle Hansen and Matt Carasiti, among other talented arms. Brown's increased visibility at Vandy should help him soon garner head coach consideration.
Matt Siegel, Arizona
It sure has been a magical past year for Siegel and the Arizona Wildcats. Arizona had the tough chore of replacing former assistant Mark Wasikowski, who took a position on George Horton's staff at Oregon. In response, they couldn't have made a better hire than Siegel. Prior to his stint with the Wildcats, Siegel spent three seasons at TCU, where he helped spark the Frogs' offense and was instrumental on the recruiting trail. His success continued with the Wildcats last season, putting together a lineup that finished the 2012 campaign with a .329 batting average. Additionally, he continues to be a mainstay on the recruiting trail. Siegel is a talented young coach to watch the next few seasons.
Mark Wasikowski, Oregon
Given the number of former George Horton assistants who have ended up head coaches, it's obvious that Wasikowski saw a golden opportunity when Andrew Checketts left UO to take the UC Santa Barbara head coaching gig. Wasikowski has coached under some fantastic coaches in his tenure, making stops at Pepperdine and Florida before spending 10 seasons under coach Andy Lopez at Arizona. Wasikowski is considered a solid recruiter and good hitting coach. Considering his reputation and resume, it wouldn't be surprising to see Wasikowski get a head coaching job in the next couple of years.


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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Moves work?
Moves uses sensor and location information from your iPhone to recognize activities, routes and places. The data is uploaded to our servers, which do most of the complex processing to produce your daily stats and storyline.
Where should I carry my iPhone for Moves to work?
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Which activities does Moves recognize?
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Why can't I have step counting or activity recognition without location services?
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How much battery power does Moves consume?
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Why does Moves sometimes recognize activities or places incorrectly?
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Does Moves work abroad when data roaming is off?
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Murray Carter, 56, is living a life without luxury. He's out of work. He sleeps at the Weingart Center on skid row.
He's hoping for a job as a cook. He needs to go online to find one. But he's worlds away from affording either a computer or Internet access.
Well before the Central Library opens at 10 a.m., Carter waits out front to get in and grab a computer terminal.
Photos: Down and out, but online at the library
Toni Albert, 23, of East L.A. takes night nursing classes at community college. Her mom helps by looking after her baby. But Albert also needs a computer and one's out of reach for now. So she waits, too, holding 7-month-old Zariyah to her chest.
A few years ago, L.A.'s libraries cut their hours — hit, like everywhere else, by budget cuts.
To those clinging to the 73 branches as lifelines and safe houses, the cuts were crushing blows.
Live on the street and you have to be very wary. Breathe deeply and relax, bad things happen. In the library, you let down your guard for a while — use the sinks and the toilets, gaze up into the rotunda, watch TV or play animated slots in the ever-crowded, subterranean computer center.
"During the summer, everybody comes in here to cool off. And during the winter, people come in out of the rain. It's a safe place to be," said Viola Castro, a library clerk at the center's help desk.
Jeri Emmett Laird, 76, has striking snow-white hair and icy blue eyes, and she used to have a house above Sunset Boulevard.
In the 1960s, Laird wrote a memoir about being a Playboy bunny. She sang in an antiwar group "Mother's Quaker Oats and Her Peaceful Marching Band." She wrote episodes of "The Fugitive."
But with time, the firm foundations of her life began to slip. Her husband died. Her son died. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then bedbugs invaded the Koreatown building where Laird and her daughter had lived for years. They got rid of everything — mattresses, books, computers.
"We went to the 99 Cent store and bought new outfits and changed in the parking lot," she said.
They started over at the Alexandria Hotel downtown. And the Central Library became Laird's off-site office. She's writing a book, she says.
Near her, one man hunches over a war game. Another stares at a screen full of blonds.
Anyone with a library card can reserve a terminal for an hour. Those without cards wait in a line for machines parceled out in 15-minute stints. The 15-minute line's there all day long.
Some saw the mayor outside the library the other morning, when he showed up to announce extended library hours.
But while the news conference stretched on, the library stayed shut — an hour and a half later than usual.
Those who needed it most waited outside impatiently, ever more anxious to get in.
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Friday, April 5, 2013
Leadership changes at the Transplantation Biology Research Center
LEADING THE WAY: From left, Turka, Sachs and Madsen
After more than two decades of leading the MGH Transplantation Biology Research Center (TBRC), David H. Sachs, MD, is stepping down from his role as director. He will remain, however, an active member of the team as scientific director. Joren C. Madsen, MD, DPhil, and Laurence Turka, MD, have been named co-directors of the center.
Sachs established the TBRC in 1991, and it since has grown into a 50-person group of researchers and physicians who collaborate across disciplines to advance the science of transplantation, as well as MGH's clinical transplantation tolerance program. The transplantation tolerance protocol includes transplanting bone marrow cells from an organ donor in conjunction with the organ transplant. The goal is to induce the recipient's body to eventually accept the transplanted organ without the need for life-long immunosuppressive drugs, which can have debilitating side effects. While the protocol is still considered experimental, the center is focused on working with MGH transplant clinicians to make it a mainstream option in the future.
"I hope this will continue to be a center for translational research and clinical applications as we advance the tolerance program," Sachs says. "I intend to concentrate more fully on my own laboratory work in transplantation biology and xenotransplantation and continue to bring what we are doing in the lab to the transplant clinicians and ultimately to our patients."
The TBRC, which is part of the Transplant Center, works closely with the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit of the Department of Medicine. Madsen and Turka plan to continue to grow and strengthen this relationship, as well as develop new relationships with experts in related fields – including molecular biology, cellular immunology, infectious disease, autoimmunity, regenerative medicine and cancer. "My hope is to build upon the tremendous accomplishments that the TBRC has achieved in the last 20 years and expand upon them, taking advantage of new advancements as they arise in order to make tolerance transplantation a reality for more patients," says Turka.
Madsen, who will remain in his current role as director of the MGH Transplant Center, credits Sachs for his mentorship, his dedication to the TBRC and for his achievements in tolerance, and says he looks forward to building upon those advancements in the future. "With Larry coming on board, we have arguably the best transplant immunology laboratory in the world – not the country, but the entire world," Madsen says
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