A privately funded scholarship program is to underwrite the educations of 33 undocumented students from Georgia at two out-of-state universities. The Dream U.S. Opportunity Scholarship, the nation’s largest scholarship program […]
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Georgia State Summit Helps Scholars Teach Global Business Better
Scholars from 14 countries descended on Georgia State University’s Buckhead Center June 2-5 for an annual conclave on how to best teach international business. GSU-CIBER is the presenting sponsor of […]
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World Affairs Council Recruits Programs Lead From Switzerland
When the World Affairs Council of Atlanta sought to fill the shoes of recently retired programs director Cedric Suzman, it cast a wide net in terms of geography and qualifications. GSU-CIBER […]
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65 Gilman Scholarships Offered to Georgia Undergrads for Summer Study Abroad
Twenty University of Georgia students have been awarded summer-term scholarships for study or internships abroad by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of […]
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Georgia-Liberia Student and Faculty Exchanges to Strengthen the West African Country’s Workforce
When Saki T. Golafale had the chance to address an education and business conference four years ago at the University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia, he took full advantage to decry […]
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Kia Backs Scholarship to Honor Late Exec Randy Jackson
Korean auto maker Kia has made a major contribution to a scholarship launched in honor of Randy Jackson, the late executive who helped shepherd the company through its startup phase and contributed […]
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German Firm Donates 7 Diesel Engines to Gwinnett Tech to Train Technicians
As emission regulations for off-highway diesel engines in the heavy equipment industry become increasingly challenging, the Deutz Corp. has contributed seven diesel engines to Gwinnett Technical College’s Heavy Diesel Service […]
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UGA Receives $3 Million Grant to Encourage Mastery of Portuguese
A $3 million grant to the University of Georgia‘s “Portuguese Flagship Program” is bound to increase the number of students who know the difference between “obrigado,” and “obrigada.” In Brazil […]
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Mercer Raises ‘Experiential Learning’ to a New Level
It’s hard to say whether Mercer University‘s international outreach program, known as “Mercer On Mission,” owes more to the arrival on campus of a new president or the friendship that […]
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University Graduate Programs Captivated by On-Line Dating Clone to Attract Applicants
Brian Clark, a scholar-athlete, had been a standout baseball player in high school leading his team to a statewide championship with a batting average of .427. Quite naturally, he got […]