News Archive
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2008 International News
- U doubles winter global seminars (Minnesota Daily, December 9)
- Student-athlete named one of the nation's 32 Rhodes scholars for 2008
- Two University faculty members to be knighted (Minnesota Daily, November 24)
- Minnesota's Campuses are going global (Star Tribune, November 18)
- International students face hurdles after graduation (Minnesota Daily, November 18)
- Prof receives Fulbright grant (Minnesota Daily, November 18)
- Study abroad numbers on the rise (Minnesota Daily, November 17)
- International student numbers rise at Minn. colleges, universities (Star Tribune, November 17)
- U hosts international art exhibit (Minnesota Daily, October 22)
- Conference to discuss multilingualism (Minnesota Daily, October 16)
- Global standard at Carlson: Beginning this fall, students at the U’s business school are required to travel abroad ( University News Service,
- Study abroad works toward lofty goal ( Minnesota Daily, October 12)
- U prof travels to China for collaboration ( Minnesota Daily, October 8)
- Former student involved in intn’l cell phone lawsuit (Minnesota Daily, October 7)
- Int’l athletes included in new NCAA report ( Minnesota Daily, October 6)
- Norway’s Minister of Research visits U (Minnesota Daily, October 6)
- Group holds Indian Diwali celebration (Minnesota Daily, October 3)
- Paperwork required to study in countries on warning list (Minnesota Daily, October 2)
- Letters to the editor: Confusion over Confucius ( Minnesota Daily, October 1)
- Confucius Institute Introduces China to Americans (Minnesota Daily, September 26)
- Confucius Center first in the state (Minnesota Daily, September 22)
- University Confucius Institute open Friday ( Minesota Daily, September 19)
- U of M opens state’s first Confucius Institute (University News Service, September 19)
- New Carlson Students required to study abroad (Minnesota Daily, September 17)
- University of Minnesota ranked 28th in world according to annual rankings ( University News Service, August 13)
- U exhibit shows China’s path to Olympics (Minnesota Daily, August 13)
Peace corps to close Minneapolis office (Star Tribune, July 23) - Universities seek to strengthen ties in Africa and China ( The Chronicle for Higher Education, July 16)
- Mohamed Benaissa becomes first SJMC alumnus to receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree( Murphy Reporter, Issue 2007/08)
- Initiating an international recruitment program (IIE Network, Summer 2008)
Fulbright grants awarded to 13 U of M students (University News Service, July 2) - U of M Carlson School’s china Executive MBA Program is ranked No. 1 Joint EMBA program in China (University News Service, June 20)
- Language program opens university study to international students ( eNews, June 12)
- Sister cities creat global communities (Minnesota Daily, June 11)
- Business school dean positioning Carlson to compete globally (Finance and Commerce, May 20)
- Chinese students at U rally for home (Star Tribune, May 17)
- Weak dollar crimps study abroad ( Wall Street Journal, May 14)
- The loss of a wise man University of Minnesota G. Edward Schuh (Minnesota Post, May 8)
- I.T. Program is expanding internationally ( Minnesota Daily, May 8)
- Former dean of U of M Humphrey Institute Regents Professor Emeritus G. Edward Shuh, dies at 77 ( University News Service, May 6)
- Former Humphrey Institute dean dies (Minnesota Daily, May 6)
- Education in U.S. and China: What’s the difference? (Minnesota Post, May 5)
- Education or advocacy? Internships cause a stir ( Minnesota Daily, May 5)
- The debate over foreign language requirements continues ( Minnesota Daily, May 4)
- Water Works (University News Service from M, Spring 2008)
- Educators meet in Minneapolis for groundbreaking summit (Kare 11 News, May 2)
- An American College in China Struggles to Deliver ( The Chronicles of Higher Education, May 2
- An unwelcoming message ( Minnesota Daily, May 2)
- Increase proposed for int’l student visa fees ( Minnesota Daily, April 28)
- Engineering group wins national award ( Minnesota Daily, April 25)
- U of M China Center hosts first annual U.S. – China Principal’s Summit ( University News Service, April 25)
- China Day emphasizes Chinese language, Beijing Olympics ( Minnesota Daily, April 21)
- Student groups have awards ceremony ( Minnesota Daily, April 16)
- Multiple health plans required for select study-abroad programs ( Minnesota Daily, March 28)
- U Works to revive, retain native languages ( Minnesota Daily, March 25)
- Students advocating for human rights travel to Southern Sudan ( Minnesota Daily, March 13)
- University-area rep working to lift Cuba embargo ( Minnesota Daily, March 10)
- Macalester seeks to attract more foreign students ( Star Tribune, March 6)
- Student groups vie for funding ( Minnesota Daily, February 29)
- Study abroad under scrutiny ( Minnesota Daily, February 22)
- Limited work options for international students ( Minnesota Daily, February 22)
- Unique classes shared via CourseShares ( Minnesota Daily, February 20)
- Ecotourism certificate to be offered at the University ( Minnesota Daily, February 13)
- Tarone named director of CARLA at U of M (University News Service, February 8)
- New courses require demand ( Minnesota Daily, February 8)
- International athletes talk culture ( Minnesota Daily, February 8)
- Studying in Israel poses challenge ( Minnesota Daily, February 5)
- Turbulence in Pakistan affects students ( Minnesota Daily, February 1)
- Study abroad heads south ( Minnesota Daily, January 29)
- Chinese New Year combines tradition and modern practice ( Minnesota Daily, January 28)
- U ranked 9th for Peace Corps volunteers ( Minnesota Daily, January 24)
- Study abroad program to Kenya continues ( Minnesota Daily, January 24)
- Unrest doesn’t stop students ( Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, January 11)
- India a big learning ground, say US students ( Nerve WS , January 11)
- Local student studying in Kenya ndeterred by violence ( Star Tribune, January 5)