Education

Emory, Georgia State Become Latest Universities to Close Confucius Institutes Amid U.S. Pressure on China

Two more Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes in Georgia are set to shutter amid increasing U.S. government scrutiny of the language education centers that have been criticized as propaganda arms of the Chinese Communist Party. Emory University announced Aug. 18 that it would not renew its relationship with Hanban, or the Confucius Institute Headquarters, after the […]

Georgia State to Recruit More Black Men to Study Abroad With State Department Grant

Georgia State is one of 24 universities (out of 115 applicants) receiving U.S. State Department grants to encourage students of diverse backgrounds to study overseas. The so-called IDEAS grants — Increase and Diversify Education Abroad — are used to help ensure a broader set of American students can engage internationally and contribute to U.S. competitiveness and […]

Atlanta Seeks Multilingual Volunteers for Census Texting Campaign

The City of Atlanta’s census committee is seeking volunteers fluent in languages including Spanish, French, Chinese and Korean for a texting campaign aimed at ensuring Atlantans fill out their full census forms. The message was circulated via Twitter and beyond by the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs. The acute effort complements Welcoming Atlanta’s ongoing iSpeakATL initiative, […]

Georgia Tech to Offer Hebrew, Swahili Courses to Deepen Africa, Middle East Ties

Georgia Tech is set to add Hebrew and Swahili courses for the first time during the fall 2020 semester as it continues to broaden its language offerings to deepen students’ global engagement. The Atlanta Global Studies Center, a resource center jointly operated by Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, is helping underpin a broad array […]

Virtual Vitality: International Business Research Center Sees Opportunity in Online Shift

Editor’s note: This sponsored post was written by Tamer Cavusgil, Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, and Executive Director of Georgia State CIBER, a national resource center in international business. During the global pandemic, flexibility has become a byword for those in the business community, particularly for firms managing […]

United Nations Internships Bring Diplomacy, Leadership to Life for Kennesaw State Students

Editor’s note: This sponsored article is provided by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and was written by Dave Shell. Vanessa Godinez and Hayley Englund wanted to experience the world. They both had their chance during a unique internship at the United Nations headquarters in Switzerland. Ms. Englund, who graduated from Kennesaw State University […]

North Georgia Gets $1.2M to Continue Chinese Flagship Program

A Mandarin Chinese program underwritten by the U.S. Department of Defense has renewed its commitment to the University of North Georgia with another $1.2 million grant over four years. The Georgia military college is one of 13 institutions across the country selected to offer the Chinese Language Flagship, a five-year program intended to develop professional-level […]

For German Cultural Center, Leadership Shift Follows Transition to Online Learning

The Goethe-Zentrum in Atlanta is undergoing a leadership transition even as it continues a shift into the digital age accelerated by COVID-19. Director Jennifer Gerndt, who took up the post in 2017, has been replaced by Cassidy Chreene Whittle, who started at the center in 2018 as educational outreach assistant. Ms. Whittle has been tapped […]

Commentary: Saving DACA Permanently Means Setting Georgia Up for Recovery

Editor’s note: This post by Charles Kuck is published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta and was provided to the publication by New American Economy, which advocates for immigration policies that will drive economic growth. As if Georgia didn’t have enough to worry about with coronavirus recovery, tens of thousands of […]

Solving for 5G: How Math Modeling Can Improve Modern Communications

Editor’s note: This commentary, written by Assistant Professor Eric Stachura, is published as part of an annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs. Mathematical modeling sounds intimidating and complicated, but also vague. What does it really mean, and more importantly, what does it mean for the world? According to the Society […]

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