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Why Do So Few American Students Study Abroad?

Edu Alliance Journal

However, the number of Americans studying abroad in 2020-21 was 14,549 compared to 162,633 in 2019-20 and the high watermark of 350,000 in 2018-19. The chart below shows how long US students study overseas. Of the 350,000 students in 2018-19 who studied overseas, the majority either studied abroad for a summer or a short term.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The list would certainly include test-optional admissions, tuition resets, increasing discount rates, student loan abatement and proposed loan forgiveness, the decade-long enrollment decline, the hype surrounding AI and ChatGPT, and the controversies surrounding college rankings, not to mention the upcoming U.S. Not that I could see.

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Wealth and Want

Higher Education Inquirer

These endowments are often the result of centuries of fundraising, donations, and strategic investments. This included segregated institutions, limited funding, and discrimination in admissions processes. For some of these schools, it began with land theft and forced labor.

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A small college is failing. Is a rich Canadian to blame?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As fundraising fell far short of the goal , Chung stepped in with a $2 million loan. Primacorp also took on student recruitment, marketing and fundraising for the college, aiming to dramatically grow the student body through online programs. Now another billionaire, Peter Chung, may hold the key to the fate of the King’s College.