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Quick Links: Snow, Football and Hope for Those With Low Test Scores
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mag/InsidePage.php?id=2000028001&cid=616&
2) Egypt followup: The situation in Egypt hasn’t discouraged many Americans from wanting to study there.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415105&c=1
And American University in Cairo has announced that classes will start on February 13. Welcome to Egypt's "new normal," as many news organizations have dubbed it.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/american-u-in-cairo-announces-start-of-classes/30273
3) José from Berkeley College Life describes his first Superbowl in the U.S.: “I can't say I understand everything about American football now, because I obviously don't, but I did learn a lot. However, there is something that drives me crazy and it might be just because I'm used to soccer. They stop the game every few seconds!”
http://berkeleycollegestudentblogger7.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-superbowl.html
4) If you didn’t score well on your standardized exams, take comfort. One education placement company says top U.S. schools are taking a more holistic view of applicants.
http://www.sify.com/news/us-varsities-taking-holistic-view-of-asian-students-applications-news-national-lcfsoDabfbh.html
5) American business schools are losing their dominance in the world market. Increasingly, MBA programs in other countries are drawing foreign students – including Americans.
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/02/04/the-diminishing-dominance-of-the-american-mba/
CBS reports that it's not just business schools seeing a change in this report on "American Brain Drain."
http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/never-an-option-of-going-back-home/
Bonus: You may have heard that much of the U.S. is currently buried under insane amounts of snow. For some international students, it’s been a shock to return from warm climates to snow-covered ones, but also an opportunity to try sledding and making a snowman and all the other fun snow activities. However, as Mads Vassar points out, at some point the snow goes from amazing and beautiful to dangerous and just plain annoying.
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Ohio Public Colleges Told to End Race-based Scholarships
Ohio’s attorney general has ordered public colleges and universities to end merit scholarships that incorporate race-based criteria, saying they are unconstitutional.
The attorney general advised education officials that compliance with a 2023 Supreme Court decision on race-based admissions extends to scholarships, according to the Columbus Dispatch. (March 2024)
Greek Parliament Approves Branches of Foreign Universities
The Greek parliament voted to allow foreign universities to establish and operate branch campuses in the country.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the move was made to encourage Greek students to stay in the country for advanced studies, instead of going abroad for an education. (March 2024)
Virginia Bans Legacy Admissions
The state of Virginia has banned legacy admissions to public colleges and universities.
The New York Times reports the state has outlawed the practice of giving preferential admissions status to students based on connections to alumni and donors. (March 2024)
New Texas Law Prohibits Public Colleges, Universities From Having DEI Offices
A new Texas law prohibits public universities from having special programs supporting minority and LGBTQ students. Critics say these diversity, equity and inclusion programs are discriminatory and divisive. But many students say they are needed. Deana Mitchell has the story from the Texas capital.
Here’s What It Feels Like to Find Home Between Two Cultures
Cynthia Jia, a student at the University of Virginia, writes about how Chinese literature helped reconcile her to being part of two cultures. Read her story in The Cavalier Daily. (February 2024)