International: Page 33

Latinx

U.S.-Cuban Relations on Higher Ed Level Continue to Grow

Exchange students from the communist island nation are slowly trickling in to U.S. universities.

Students

Student Loan Interest Rates Increasing

Interest rates go up today for students taking out new federal loans. This hike is relatively minimal but could foreshadow more increases to come.

Students

Grimes, Warren Hit McConnell on Student Loan Debt

Brandon Davis has an undergraduate degree, a law degree and more than $200,000 in student loans ― which is why he is living with his future in-laws.

International

International Universities Grappling With Global Growing Pains

In an age of popular study abroad programs and social media, the isolationist borders have fallen, and collaboration between universities in different nations has become common.

African-American

Black Achievement Stats Belie South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Success Story

Though overall Black enrollment in South Africa’s colleges and universities is up, one leading scholar says the raw numbers mask a series of other disparities that plague the nation’s institutions of higher learning.

Students

Corinthian Colleges, Education Dept. Reach Tentative Agreement

The for-profit education company will receive an immediate $16 million in federal student aid funds and keep operating.

Faculty & Staff

Cornell University ‘National Treasure’ Points to Poverty as Root of World’s Turbulence

As an international authority on African legal systems, human rights and development, Muna Ndulo has keen insight into some of the conflicts and turbulent events that have dominated world news in recent months.

International

International Students Being Made to Feel at Home in U.S.

American institutions are partnering with for-pro­fit companies to help provide bridge services to foreign students.

Sports

Author Tells College-Bound Students to Embrace International Challenge

Amanda Ripley urged graduating seniors at the inaugural “Cap & Gown” ceremony of the Capital Partners for Education program not to be daunted by competition from abroad.

International

Cuba: 8 Arrested in University Entrance Exam Cheating Scandal

Cuban authorities said that thousands of high school students were forced to retake the test as a result of the illegal sale of university entrance exams.

International

Seattle Police: 3 Victims in University Shooting

SEATTLE ― Seattle police say three victims of a shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University have been taken to a hospital and one suspect is in custody.

International

International Branch Campuses Producing Opportunities, Headaches

Over the past two decades, American higher education institutions have been increasingly exporting their educational programs abroad.

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