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Morels and the Mujahideen

January 29th, 2015 How is the spread of militant, jihadist, Salafist Islamic fundamentalists like the seemingly random outcroppings of mushrooms in a forest? And why on earth would anyone ask that question! Visualize the Internet as a literal, humongous net

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Scotland and the Three-Year Bachelor degree

January 22nd, 2015 The four-year undergraduate degree for Scotland’s universities, as noted in the Times Higher Education is the “gold standard” and seen as a “broader and more flexible” alternative to the narrow, focused three-year bachelor degree programs offered by

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15 Facts on Cuba and its Education System

January 8th, 2015 On December 17, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and ease economic restrictions on the nation. The President also said the U.S. will move towards re-opening its embassy in the

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Dispatches from AIRC Annual Conference, Miami, FL

December 5th, 2014 I arrived in Miami this past Tuesday with Yolinisse Moreno, our Assistant Director of Marketing, for our first AIRC (American International Recruitment Council) Conference on a blustery night and rush hour traffic that made Los Angeles congested

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Rewriting History, One Textbook At A Time

November 20th, 2014 “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” George Orwell There is an epidemic and it is sweeping across continents, again. I’m not speaking of an infectious

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10 Scary Facts on Education in the U.S.A.

October 30th, 2014 Since its Halloween, we thought of scaring up some spooky facts about education in the U.S. 1. Thirty years ago, America was the leader in quantity and quality of high school diplomas. Today, it is ranked 18th

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Free Education in Germany: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions

October 9th, 2014 German Chancellor Angela Merkel with German Students Photo credit: AP/Michael Probst Germany recently announced tuition free higher education across the country for its citizens and international students attending state/public institutions. This news has stirred many here in

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