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Folksinger Larry Long thinks tolerance can be taught, and created a program to celebrate what elders can teach young people about respecting others’ differences.

Record numbers of international students chose to study in the United States this academic year. Indian students, like Krittika Krishnan (above), account for the highest number of international students.

In a globalized economy, an education abroad is likely to make a young person better prepared for the world’s future.

By better educating girls, developing countries are winning big dividends.