Inclusion and Equity

Educating Saudi Women

By Elaina Loveland Haifa Jamal Al-Lail, a native of Saudi Arabia, joined Effat University in 1998 and began her tenure as president in May 2008. She was named one of 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 and
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Helping Military Veterans Study Abroad

By Charlotte West Veterans are a growing population on U.S. college campuses, and education abroad offices are finding ways to better understand how best to help them use their educational benefits to fund study abroad. More veterans have started studying
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The Opportunity Funds Program in Nigeria

There are currently more than 31,000 sub-Saharan African students studying in the United States. About 8,000 of them are Nigerians, which is the largest share of international students from any country in sub-Saharan Africa. A small number of these represent Nigeria’s academically gifted but
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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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