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January 31, 2011
31 Jan 2011

U.S. State Department recommends U.S. citizens leave Egypt


Due to the ongoing protests and violence in Egypt, the US State Department has recommended that US citizens leave the country.
Many universities like Notre Dame are evacuating their students from the area.

“Notre Dame is collaborating with AUC and U.S. officials to have the students transported with other American citizens as soon as possible on government-arranged transport to safe havens in Europe, from where they will be assisted by Notre Dame to locations in which they will be able to safely continue their studies,” their press release stated. Read more →

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January 26, 2011
26 Jan 2011

5 Steps to Language Fluency

Regardless of whether you’ve taken 9 semesters of French or even spent 6 months in China, becoming fluent in a foreign language doesn’t just happen because you’re studying abroad. It takes work, and a lot of work at that. Many students like to think that the language will simply soak in and, voila!, one morning they wake up and they’re parle-ing like a true Parisienne. But in order to truly be comfortable with a second or third language, you have to be the language; you have to live the language. To help, here is a quick guide to (mostly) assured fluency when studying abroad… Read more →

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January 26, 2011
26 Jan 2011

This Week in Study Abroad: Studying Abroad may help Foreign Relations

“When you study abroad, you are actually making your country stronger!”

Abroad in China:
In a recent speech at Howard University, Michelle Obama reminds us that studying abroad is not just important for the growth of an individual, but that it is important for the growth and understanding of our nation in respect to the rest of the world. Read more →

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January 18, 2011
18 Jan 2011

Summer Contest: Get Paid to Travel!

Attention Jet-Setting, Adventurous College Grads: RIP Dull Summer Job (DSJ)

In this Economy, DSJ was an unwanted, yet inevitable friend to many. Taking the form of everything from unpaid corporate internship to door to door doorknob sales, far too many college graduates have had no choice but to get to know DSJ.

That is, until the unveiling of DSJ’s exotic, tempting cousin: a new contest we found through CIEE that will offer globally-minded college grads a paid trip around the world capturing their various programs on film. Read more →

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