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Posted on May 20, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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Evdokia on campus at Lincoln University

For many international exchange fellows who study at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), their stories are those of growth. Quickly moving beyond the one-dimensional images of...

Posted on May 20, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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Dr. Frank Feeley of BU's School of Public Health discusses HIV/AIDS in Russia.

Russia has one of the fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world: some experts project that 10% of the population could be infected by 2020. Many ideas and trends that have been effective...

Posted on May 18, 2011 - in International Education, Education, Gender, Youth
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Armenuhi volunteers at the womens' center on campus.

Armenuhi has always been passionate about women’s rights. But living in Armenia, she didn’t know how to get involved, to make a difference. When Armenuhi came to the US to start her...

Posted on May 9, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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Ammad experiences snow as an American experience in Wyoming.

IREX is pleased to announce the 2011 Spring semester winners of the Cultural Passport to America competition for the...

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Artak Aleksanyan at his office

Artak Aleksanyan is no ordinary journalist. In just three years since his return to Armenia after completing a Muskie fellowship in the US, he not only founded one of Armenia’s most...

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Participating in school newspapers elevates students’ sense of responsibility and critical thinking skills. It also deepens their understanding of freedom of expression, as students in...

Community members look on during a drama performance of Youth Theater for Peace.

As aid budgets shrink, donors want to see more than just the immediate impact of their dollars – they want to know an investment will be sustainable, continuing to affect people’s...

Posted on April 28, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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Evgeny Ulyumdzhiev is a Muskie fellow studying law at the Northwestern University School of Law. Before arriving in the US in the fall of 2010, Ulyumdzhiev was an attorney in Russia. He plans to...

Posted on April 22, 2011 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Gobal UGRAD Pakistan Fellow, Fahad Farooqi at Shoshone Falls

IREX is pleased to announce the Spring 2011 winners of the “Day in the Life of a Global UGRAD-Pakistan Fellow” video competition. Farhan, studying at...

Posted on April 15, 2011 - Amy Bernath in International Education, Education
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Electricity shortages provided an unlikely beginning to Elnura Emilkanova’s career as an educator for the blind. After experiencing the challenge of functioning without light, Emilkanova...