What would you think if someone burned the American flag on your campus? Fortunately, most college administrations understand this action is protected by the first amendment, but not by the Fire Marshall. Flag Burning as a Form of Political Speech International students who come from countries with stricter censorship laws fail to understand the […]
Note: This post is authorized by By the writer, Dr. Aldemaro Romero Jr. The content was first published in the Intelligencer on. 11/16/2015. In the last few months a significant number of college faculty and administrators have stated – some officially and some to colleagues and friends through social media – that they plan to […]
Throughout his campaign, U.S. President-Elect, Donald Trump, has stated that the cost of a college education concerns him. He suggests that one way to keep higher education affordable is to cap student loan repayments at a maximum of 12.5% of the borrower’s annual income. Those in favor of this idea believe that this approach, along with other […]
Open Doors of the Institute of International Education has just released a report on international students. The table below lists international students’ top 25 places of origin from 2015 to 2016. The total number of foreign students receiving a higher education in the United States has surpassed one million. This is a 7.1% increase up from the previous year. (source: Open Doors […]
A report published on October 27th by the Daily Trojan – the University of Southern California (USC) student newspaper – titled ‘Student’s death continues to impact safety, enrollment,” reports of Chinese students’ safety concerns ‘ in deciding whether or not to attend USC. According to crimespot.com five robberies, 33 thefts, and two burglaries had taken place from Oct. […]
“How a Chinese company bought access to admissions officers at top U.S. colleges” This story may surprise many of you, but it doesn’t surprise us at all. We have known about these types of situations ever since U.S. higher education began to open the floodgates to Chinese students more than 2 decades ago. Although […]
“1 out of 3 international students studies in California, New York, or Texas.” – according to the Open Doors (2014-15) report of Institute of International Education (IIE). IIE data illustrate that during the 2014-2015 academic year there were 974,926 international students in U.S. colleges and universities. California had gained the most favor of 135,130 international students; […]
International Academic Collaboration Agreement Can Easily Go Wrong. International academic collaboration is a learning experience, and it brings diversity to campuses. However, establishing workable international academic collaboration agreements requires trust. Trust is built over time through clear, multilevel, unambiguous communications efforts that convey sincerity. There is much more to effective international communications than overcoming simple language […]
Education at a Glance is an annual report on global education published by The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It collects educational data from 34 OECD countries and many partner countries. Education at a Glance 2015 was published just last week. Included are some interesting statistics: (1) “Adults with higher qualifications are […]
An article titled “80 Colleges Plan Admissions Revamp to Reach More Disadvantaged Students,” written by SCOTT JASCHIK, INSIDE HIGHER ED, was published a few days ago. Finally, U.S. schools are working together to solve the application problems which thousands of applicants face. We are delighted to see that 80 U.S. top schools are collaborating to […]
