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Cultural Conversations: Center promotes interconnected student body
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Tucked away in the depths of the Main Library, you can sometimes find students meeting to have engaging conversations. These students, however, aren't quizzing each other for an upcoming exam or taking a study break for a light chat. They are students broadening their communication skills while simultaneously breaking down cultural barriers. Read more.
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Maintaining an inclusive campus: 2016 Open Doors Report
The University of Iowa continues to be a destination for international students, with 4,300 enrolled or engaged in post-graduation training this fall.
They hail from 114 foreign countries and territories, with more than 60 percent coming from China.
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New tool aids faculty and students with name pronunciation
The rising international student numbers and the growing attention on
inclusivity
have resulted in a collaborative effort to develop a name pronunciation tool where students can record their name and select their preferred gender pronouns.
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Study abroad lures UI's international students
The number of international students at the University of Iowa who study abroad has increased.
In the past year, approximately 140 international students studied abroad in another country. Read more.
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What globalization means to higher education
Globalization is the movement of people, ideas, goods, services and diseases across borders, and it also refers to the increasing rapidity and intensity with which this movement occurs. Internationalization is higher education's engagement with these processes.
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WorldCanvass: White Privilege, Structural Racism, and the Dream of America
What does the American dream look like to you? How does your life experience compare with that of someone from a different ethnic background, economic class, or religion? Joan Kjaer and her guests will discuss thorny, controversial, and critical issues of social justice in contemporary society on "WorldCanvass: White Privilege, Structural Racism, and the Dream of America." The free, public program takes place on December 7 in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum.
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WorldCanvass ReCap: Higher Education in the Age of Internationalization
Howard Kerr, a native Iowan and 1960 graduate of the UI, was named the 2016 recipient of the International Impact Award. UI Provost Barry Butler and Associate Provost and Dean of International Programs Downing Thomas presented the award to Kerr on November 17, as part of the
WorldCanvass: Higher Education in the Age of Internationalization
. Also appearing on WorldCanvass to discuss the challenges and opportunities offered by increasing internationalization in higher education were Ellen Hazelkorn, policy advisor to the Higher Education Authority, Ireland, and Barbara McFadden Allen, executive director of the Big 10 Academic Alliance. Check out the event recap.
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International Programs provides leadership and sup
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