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Student Virtually Travels Through Online Internship
"I was at home, but there was a part of my brain that really believed I was working somewhere abroad." ...
Student Profile: Emilia Paz Ojeda
“It is important being able to understand other cultures and perspectives, and that goes for more than just between countries, it is true for inside the U.S.”...
Olcese Retires After 35 years in International Education
In the days following the 2016 presidential election and in the wake of Donald Trump’s intense anti-immigration rhetoric, international students at KU feared walking on campus and going to class. ...
Soltanshahi Named ISS Director
KU International Affairs is delighted to welcome Ali Soltanshahi to the Jayhawk family as its International Support Services director. ...
2020 Fulbright Student Awards
Five University of Kansas students were selected to receive prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2020-2021 academic year. One additional KU student was named as an alternate Fulbright recipient. ...
2020 Graduation Awards
Named after Clark Coan, who directed the Office of International Students for 33 years, this award recognizes exceptional student leadership. ...
Peixoto Wins ‘Go Back, Give Back’ Contest
In May 2019, Summer Peixoto, lecturer and academic program associate at the Applied English Center, traveled to Brazil as a winner in the U.S. State Department English Language Program’s Go Back, Give Back contest. In celebration of the English Language Fellow Program’s 50th anniversary, the program selected 13 alumni to...
Ediger recognized for commitment to international education
KU Associate Director of International Support Services Mike Ediger was recognized for “going the extra mile” in fall 2019 when he was honored with the NAFSA: Association for International Educators’ Region II’s Bruce Tracy Award. ...
KUIA awards 16 grants for research and collaboration aboard
KU International Affairs has awarded more than $37,000 in travel grants to 16 KU faculty and graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. ...