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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tressie McMillan Cottom wants her work to meet people where they are, and to do so, she uses many platforms and intersects multiple disciplines. Culture is this place where we try to make sense of a really complex world in our own little local context,” says McMillan Cottom. However, her strategy is simple ; she starts with culture.

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Going Boldly: Purposeful Engagement, Critical Thinking, and Success in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The full college experience cannot be pre-planned, but students do well to reflect on their academic journeys so far and consider what they want from college. The ‘Who’ list can remind you that you are stronger, better, less alone, and more resilient that the current situation would want you to feel.

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Alumni Spotlight: Niki’s Summer Abroad in Salamanca, Spain

AIFS Abroad

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to study abroad in Salamanca, Spain ? This charming city in northern Spain has so much to offer college students interested in a global education experience, and we happen to offer programs there all year round! Hear from Niki about her daily experiences in Salamanca. Not for Niki!

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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black learners, like other learners, are not seeing a valuable, welcoming, and career-connected experience in higher education today. Most of Compton's Black students are first-generation and from households where the adults are paid low wages. If something is important, you prioritize it, and you fund it.

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Women's Liberal Arts College Allows Students to Travel Globally as Part of First-Year Course

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The phrase 'global learning' is not necessarily synonymous with international learning, but it focuses on enabling our students to recognize the global patterns and systems that we live in, work in, play in on a daily basis, from the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the means of transportation we use. You're not a tourist.

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Intern in Madrid Shares Fitness Journey Abroad

AIFS Abroad

Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your background? I am a NPC Bikini competitor from Atlanta, GA and will be starting my senior year of college at the University of South Carolina this coming fall, where I am studying mass communications with a minor in Spanish.

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Christmas Around the World: How 7 Countries Celebrate 

AIFS Abroad

Can you hear the sleigh bells ringing? Additionally, Día de Los Santos Inocentes (Day of the Innocent Saints) on December 28 th is the Spanish equivalent of April Fool’s Day, where pranks and silly jokes are in abundance. Decorations are taken down on January 5 th , and if you keep them up past then, it’s considered bad luck.