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JUNE 8, 2005 EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
by Sherine Walton

C) WEEKLY EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT The following articles are related to educational and cultural exchange programs. Specific topics in this supplement include USG-funded exchange programs (e.g., Fulbright scholarships, Ron Brown Fellowship, International Visitors) as well as issues relating to student visas, study abroad, and NGOs involved in exchanges. The articles are aggregated weekly by MS. STACY MICHELLE GLASSGOLD, USC CENTER ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. C.1) USG–FUNDED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION C.2 FOR OTHER TOPICS). 1. LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY EARNS FULBRIGHT AWARD (PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, JUNE 2ND 2005): Sophie A. McClennen, Penn State associate professor of comparative literature, Spanish and women’s studies and co-director of the graduate program in comparative literature, has been awarded a Visiting Research Fulbright 2005-2006 Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies at Dalhousie University, for research on Globalization and Resistance in Latin American Cinema. LINK 2. FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR HEADED TO INDIAN OCEAN, DAVID BRENSILVER (SHORE PUBLISHING, JUNE 3RD 2005): Stephen Elliott is the third-ever Coast Guard Academy graduate to be awarded a Fulbright scholarship—and the first in 19 years. For 10 months, starting Aug. 1, Elliott will be working toward “creating a sustainable, bio-monitoring project for Mauritian coral reefs,” on the Indian Ocean island. LINK 3. STUDENT TACKLES HUMAN TRAFFICKING, MICHAEL MILLER (DAILY PILOT, JUNE 7TH 2005) Martell This fall, Armenian-born UC Irvine undergraduate Tatyana Martell will travel on a Fulbright community service grant to study human trafficking at Yaroslavl State University in Russia. In addition, she will use part of her scholarship money to work with women and teenage girls who are potential targets of the trade. LINK 4. ANNE SELDEN RECEIVES FULBRIGHT TO STUDY HIGH-END FASHION DESIGN IN PARIS, RYAN BENTLEY (PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW, JUNE 7TH 2005): Selden will be receiving a grant from the U.S. government’s Fulbright Program, providing her with $17,000 to cover expenses for up to nine months of study abroad in Paris.  Selden is pursuing admission to a postgraduate fashion design program at Paris’ Institut de la Mode. LINK C.2) OTHER NEWS ON EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ISSUES 5. CHINESE AND U.S. EDUCATORS URGE GREATER PARTNERSHIP AND EXCHANGE, ANTHONY KUJAWA-WASHINGTON FILE. (EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES- JAPAN, JUNE 3RD 2005): U.S. and Chinese educators attending a forum for university presidents from the two countries June 1 stressed the importance of enhancing partnership and exchange between their educational institutions and were optimistic for doing so in the future. LINK 6. THAI PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES ON DAYLONG VISIT, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA. (HINDUSTAN TIMES, JUNE 3RD 2005): Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a day-long visit during which the two countries are expected to sign an Educational Exchange Programme besides exploring ways of enhancing cooperation in other fields. LINK 7. US WELCOME MAT STILL OUT IN US FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS (THE HINDU, JUNE 4TH 2005): Janice Jacobs, the State Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, addressed a conference titled “Welcoming International Students to Community Colleges in the US—The Role of the State Department.”  She stressed that the United States has an “enduring commitment” to support international educational exchange and is working to encourage a “resurgence” of international students. She also said the US wants to dispel the perception that it does not welcome foreign students. LINK 8. GSA CALLS FOR REFORM OF STUDENT VISA REGULATIONS, MELINDA DUDLEY (DAILYBRUIN JUNE 2ND 2005): The UCLA Graduate Students Association and other advocates of student visa reform are building a campaign throughout the country to implement changes that would make the student visa process more available and inviting to international scholars. LINK 9. OHIO GOVERNOR BOB TAFT TO WELCOME FOREIGN NURSES TO CAPITAL UNIVERSITY AND OHIO-HEALTH (PRWEB.COM JUNE 6TH 2005): Global Scholarship Alliance (GSA) today announced that ten foreign nurse-scholars have arrived in the United States for an innovative cultural exchange program offered in partnership with GSA, Capital University and OhioHealth. The GSA scholarship program is designed to help ease the worldwide nursing crisis by producing the next generation of nurse leaders and educators. The ten GSA nurse-scholars from the Philippines will pursue Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degrees at Capital University in Columbus. LINK 10. LAS VEGAS ART MUSEUM DISPLAYS ASIAN AND CANADIAN WORKS, KEN WHITE (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, JUNE 3RD 2005): The nonprofit Asian Cultural Exchange Association, whose mission is to promote mutual understanding and international cultural exchange, is coordinating the sixth annual “Asian Art Now” exhibition at the Las Vegas Art Museum. A wide variety of Asian art from nine countries is on view as well as the photo exhibit “George Hunter’s Canada,” which features images from the 1940s and ‘50s. LINK 11. U.S. INCLUDES SAUDI ARABIA, OTHER ARAB ALLIES, WASHINGTON POST (CASPER STAR TRIBUNE, JUNE 7TH 2005): The United States on Friday named Saudi Arabia and three other Gulf Arab allies as having among the world’s worst records in halting human trafficking, a rebuke that could subject the countries to sanctions if they do not quickly address U.S. concerns. Countries that are listed as poor performers can lose non-humanitarian, non-trade related assistance from the United States, or be deemed ineligible to take part in cultural and educational exchange programs. LINK 12. TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL TEACHER PROGRAM EXPANDS: U.S. TEACHERS TRAVEL TO JAPAN AS EDUCATIONAL AMBASSADORS (BUSINESS WIRE, JUNE 7TH 2005): Eleven teachers from New York and Washington, D.C. will be the first from their states to travel to Japan in June as part of a delegation of 59 U.S. teachers chosen to participate in an educational ambassador excursion made possible through the Toyota International Teacher Program (TITP), now in its seventh year. The teachers will spend two rigorous weeks traveling through five cities from Tokyo to Nagasaki while learning about Japan’s past and present, and exploring key global issues. LINK 13. SCHOOL SMUGGLING PAIR ARE JAILED (BBC NEWS, JUNE 7TH 2005): A man and woman have been jailed for a total of 16 years for running an illegal immigration scam in Shropshire, England. They set up a false school, The Croydon Tutorial College, enabling them to supply false student visas to dozens of Malaysians. LINK      
 
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