Biting the Hand that Feeds Us: Turning Our Backs on Out-of-State /...
June 14, 2012 I recently read an article on the MercuryNews.com about a constitutional amendment proposed by the California Senator Michael Rubio (D-Shafter) that would “prevent any UC campus from...
View ArticleMuslims from Abroad at US Catholic Universities
September 27, 2012 With all the US flag burning going on in the Arab world and Muslim nations these days, one question I have is where do they get these American flags? There seems to be a never ending...
View Article10 Newsworthy Items on Education in the United Kingdom
July 11, 2013 Back when I was in school in England, the benchmark of completing secondary education was taking the external examinations known as the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level...
View Article5 helpful tips for international students
September 5th, 2013 So, you’re an international student and freshly arrived on the campus of a U.S. college. Welcome! Now that you’re here, it’s understandable that you’re going to find college life...
View ArticleEducation and Experience: A Healthy Partnership
October 10th, 2013 The only source of knowledge is experience. -Albert Einstein There are those who are book smart and those who are street smart. Some get their “education” from the school of hard...
View ArticleClassification of College Courses: Demystifying Course #s and Levels
October 24th, 2013 We regularly get asked by our international student applicants what is meant by “lower division” and “upper division.” In the U.S., undergraduate degrees such as the Associate and...
View ArticleGuide to Choosing a College/University Major in the U.S.
May 7th, 2015 “A major is a specific subject area that students specialize in. Typically, between one-third and one-half of the courses you’ll take in college will be in your major or related to it.”...
View Article10 Facts about the now defunct Trump University
March 5th, 2016 With Donald Trump taking center stage in the upcoming Presidential Elections, stories of his now defunct Trump University have been resurrected and making the rounds in the news. In...
View ArticleFRANCE: 5 Quick Facts on the Merger of 2 prestigious Paris Universities
April 21st, 2016 If you haven’t heard already, the University of Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre and Marie Curie University, two of the most prestigious universities in Paris have agreed to merge. A name has...
View ArticleQS World University Rankings 2020
June 28th, 2019 According to the recently released 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings, the United States’ higher education system has recorded its worst performance in 16 years and is...
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