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  • Refugees Get a Taste of Swiss University Life

    April 17, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Switzerland, Zurich

    A pilot program from the University of Zurich allowed 20 refugee students to attend classes for one semester. Although only a trial, students from Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan and Iran, plus Chechnya, Palestine and Zimbabwe were chosen for the trial.“It’s phenomenal,” one of the student refugees said. Furthermore, the pilot program forms part of a growing trend among Swiss universities, which are trying to make it easier for refugee students to access higher education.

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  • Competition fosters computer skills in New Mexico schools

    April 12, 2018 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Melrose, New Mexico

    For over sixteen years Melrose Municipal Schools, a small rural school district which oversees the students of Melrose, New Mexico, sets aside funds for the Supercomputing Challenge, an annual science and engineering competition. Students from sixth to twelfth grade meet after school to learn about computer science. “Over 11,000 students have participated.” It has also led former students to find careers in computer science. An analysis “found that 100 employees out of around 10,000 were challenge alumni.”

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  • U.S. Program in Greece Helps Refugees Become Students Again

    February 05, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Greece, Athens

    Thousands of refugees have settled in Greece, many of them want to continue their education. One program helps them do that, “Education Unites: From Camp to Campus, gives 200 scholarships to refugees so they can attend classes at one of three U.S.-affiliated colleges in Athens and Thessaloniki.”After finishing the program students earn a certificate that could help them attend a U.S. affiliated school. ‘“One door has opened, and we’re now waiting for other doors to open as well.”

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  • With new program, Renton Tech will encourage more students to earn degrees

    January 22, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Students enrolled in community college may waste time and money if they don't have a clear plan laid out for their post-secondary education. With new grant funding, five community colleges in Washington are working to restructure curriculum in order to create more intuitive and straightforward paths for students to pursue an associates degree in lieu of a certificate. With an associates degree, students can more easily earn additional degrees, such as a bachelor's, down the line.

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  • Making history by saving it: UW groups keep indigenous languages alive

    January 13, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    “It’s like my tongue is tap-dancing,” is how one student described learning Lushootseed, an indigenous language. Colleges and universities are allowing students to get a credit for learning an indigenous language. A feat, that for some, is a way to relearn a lost history.

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  • How Georgia State Stopped Students From Slipping Through The Cracks

    December 18, 2017 |

    WABE |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Georgia State University recognized that a large portion of their students don't graduate. They identified academic behaviours that correlate to flunking out and hired advisors to keep an eye on all students and contact them to help if a student exhibits one of these behaviours.

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  • The Dutch Learn to Welcome Refugee Students

    November 22, 2017 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, The Hague

    In order to lower the dropout rate of Syrian refugees in Dutch schools, the Foundation for Refugee students launched a program called refugees@campus. The project pairs native Dutch students with refugees because they argue, connections are crucial to success. “Around 60 percent of refugees who complete a foundation program designed to prepare them for more strenuous study go on to enroll in a university. But 25 percent of those who enroll abandon their studies in the first year.” So far, 300 students have been paired.

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  • How a Temple professor and a prison inmate started an international movement

    October 23, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In the Inside-Out Exchange program half of the students are college students, and the other half are prison inmates. The program has “expanded to about 150 correctional institutions across the globe” but the biggest takeaway is the effect it has on people. Students were “ engaged in a way they never had been in the classroom. For the inmates, suddenly their opinions mattered.”

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  • Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Two Generations at a Time

    October 04, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Career Advance, and the Warren Village, are two anti-poverty programs built on the “two-generation model,” which “focuses on providing coordinated, high-quality services to both children and their parents under the umbrella of one program.” Prior efforts only focused on children. The approach seems to be a successful study. The Career Advance program found that sixty-one percent of participants earned a post-secondary credential after one year in the program, compared to just 3 percent of those in the control group.”

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  • Science, Interrupted

    October 04, 2017 |

    Discover Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Thousands of researchers across the world have been displaced by war. They struggle to resume their work as refugees in a foreign country. Yet, numerous organizations are trying to help at risk scholars by offering fellowships to help them continue their work.

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