April 2010
The United States should expand educational exchange opportunities for professors between Iraq and the United States, writes Karim Altaii, a professor of engineering at James Madison University and president of the Iraqi-American Higher Education Foundation, in an op-ed in the New York Times.
Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 03/26/10.
The Public Diplomacy Council and the Syracuse Maxwell School will hold a forum, Engaging Iran: Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society, at Meridian International Center in Washington, DC, this Wednesday April 7 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. RSVP by COB today to PDC@publicdiplomacycouncil.org. More details on the event are below:
With the number of unpaid internships available to students continuing to rise, the Department of Labor and other state-level bodies are beginning to “step up enforcement nationwide” of potential violations of minimum wage laws, the New York Times reports.
Applications from prospective international students to U.S. graduate schools for fall 2010 increased by 7 per cent overall, according to a Council of Graduate Schools report released today. This growth was driven largely by increased applications from China, which rose 19 per cent. Applications from India and South Korea appear to have stabilized, the Council reports, after significant declines last year. Additionally, applications from international students to U.S.
A report issued by Britain’s Department of Business, Innovation, and Skills looking at the international competitiveness of Britain's postgraduate education concludes that while the new points-based visa system implemented last year “should make it easier for legitimate postgraduates to study in the UK,” there are concerns that long processing delays will “damage the reputation of the UK,” the Financial Times reported.
The “One America, Many Voices Act,” also called the Bilingual Pay Bill (HR 4832) and introduced by Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA), would provide federal government employees fluent in more than one language a five per cent pay increase, the Washington Post reports.
“The 21st century isn’t coming; it’s already here…Public schools must prepare our young people to understand and address global issues, and educators must re-examine their teaching strategies and curriculum so that all students can thrive in this global and interdependent society,” writes Dennis Van Roekel, President of the National Education Association (NEA), in a recently released policy brief addressing the importance of global competence for U.S.
Below please find the listing of Federal Register announcements issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Homeland Security, and USAID since 04/02/10.
In a forum on the challenges facing Foreign Service Officers hosted by the American Foreign Service Association, former director of national intelligence John Negroponte noted that the "greatest challenge...is the need for officers who can speak the languages of the world," the Washington Post reported.
