Inclusion and Equity

Campus and Community Programming during Ramadan

As international educators, it is important that we recognize and respect the various religions of our students, scholars, and visitors from around the globe. For our Muslim guests, the holy month of Ramadan is an important time to reconnect with other followers of Islam on campus and in the
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Does Study Abroad Accelerate Personal Growth?

International educators have long sought research studies to support their direct observations: Students, when they return from study abroad, appear more mature than when they left. Is this due to the fact that the students are older, or is there something about the experience abroad that has
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Is a Bologna Process Right for Latin America?

One of the most influential educational trends of the two last decades involves initiatives to con­struct common spaces of tertiary education. These projects—such as the Bologna Process and its core objective, the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)—focus mainly on tertiary education, the
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Regional Globalism and International Higher Education in Asia

Higher education globalization has been growing with galloping speed. The number of college students worldwide studying outside their borders jumped from 0.8 million in 1975 to 2 million in 2001, reaching close to 3.7 million in 2009.1 It is expected to triple to roughly 8 million by 2025.2 The
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