The Global Search for Education: How They Decide Who Gets In
Jun16

The Global Search for Education: How They Decide Who Gets In

“Many assumed that applicants from China, in particular, would have had a lot of formal test preparation, given the country’s long history of the civil service examination and the powerful role of the gao kao for admissions today. As a result, they expected higher scores.”  —  Julie Posselt How do the admissions decision makers in U.S. Higher Education institutions decide which international graduate students...

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The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 1
Jun05

The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 1

 “The 21st century asks colleges to re-conceive the mission of gender equality on a global level.  It also provides an opening to do this in a globally collaborative way that informs and advances all.” — Jane McAuliffe.   Photo courtesy of Tatiana Philiptchenko.  Gender equality can become a lived reality if citizens of the world continue to make it a global goal.  In The Global Search for Education: Women, I...

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