Fri.Dec 27, 2024

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Student Spotlight: Jolina’s Summer Abroad in San José, Costa Rica

AIFS Abroad

Eager to step into the footsteps of a college student who studied abroad in Costa Rica ? We recently caught up with AIFS study abroad program participant and FEA Recipient Grant awardee Jolina. Shes a nursing student from California State University, Chico who spent her summer break studying abroad in the sunny city of San Jos. Read on to learn more about Jolinas study abroad experience with AIFS Abroad and the impact of being an international student in San Jos.

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Univ. of Arizona Global Campus Faculty Council Responds to Professor's Criticism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Members of the UAGC Faculty Council write that the op-ed is a collection of baseless assumptions that completely overlook the institution's true mission. In a recent article, Dear Prospective UAGC Students: Stay Away, a professor from the University of Arizona discourages students from attending the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC). Unfortunately, this article was based on the authors perspective rather than on facts and thus lacked the academic rigor of factual data from credible

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Survival of the Fittest

Higher Education Inquirer

Social philosopher Herbert Spencer was wrong in many respects when he coined the term survival of the fittest to discuss human behavior and Victorian social policies. But social scientists would not be wrong today in comparing humans to other organisms, or to understanding (but not necessarily agreeing with) Spencer's application of survival of the fittest, especially as the guardrails of government and religion are weakened.