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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

The Hechinger Report

“It is treated as this extra piece that is not a central part of education,” said Amanda Seewald, president-elect of the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council for Languages and International Studies, a legislative advocacy group. In some academic fields research is going global. The bad news?

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Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations

The Hechinger Report

One asks for more information about the psychological counseling offered, which covers stress, depression and homesickness. It can’t happen,” said Brenda Tooley, director of global studies at Knox College, which is offering full-tuition scholarships to two Syrian students who will begin in January. It’s not affordable.

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From the archives: Already languishing in red tape, refugee students now may be barred altogether from U.S.

The Hechinger Report

One asks for more information about the psychological counseling offered, which covers stress, depression and homesickness. It can’t happen,” said Brenda Tooley, director of global studies at Knox College, which is offering full-tuition scholarships to two Syrian students who will begin in January. It’s not affordable.