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August 2009

August 2009

A globalized economy makes business and employment spill across national boundaries, so an education abroad is likely to make a young person better prepared for the world’s future. Almost double the numbers of students travel abroad for an education today as compared with 20 years ago. Campus Connections examines the international study experience and its influence on individual growth.

Cover: Specially designed by Teshkeel Media for eJournal USA, our cover features three characters from the comic book series THE 99. The creator of THE 99, Naif Al-Mutawa, is interviewed in the article “Superheroes Arise from a Life in Two Nations.”

Cover Art: Ron Wagner Color: Steve Buccellato Lettering: Comicraft's Albert Deschesne THE 99 are copyright © 2009 Teshkeel Media Group

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Inside This Publication

Volume 14 / Number 8, ISSN 1948-4399 (online)

What You'll Learn

  • Becoming a Cultural Broker

    A Panel Discussion
    Six international students at American University talk about their lives and experiences on a U.S. campus in Washington, D.C.

  • My Daughter Has Blossomed

    Vikram Murthy
    The Indian father of a student in the American University discussion reflects on the decision to send his daughter to the United States for her education.

  • A Family of International Students

    Mangala P.B. Yapa
    An exchange student in the 1970s contrasts his experience with that of his daughter at American University in the 2000s.

  • Six Years in Sweden

    Charlotte West
    An American goes to Sweden as an exchange student and finds her life’s work.

  • Here I Am, a Young Tree

    Najwa Nasr
    A Lebanese linguistics professor explains how an exchange program to the United States led her to life-changing discoveries about earlier generations of Arab immigrants.

  • Hope and Friendship Take Over

    Romain Vezirian
    A French exchange student of Armenian heritage recalls how he overcame a legacy of prejudice during a semester spent on a university campus in Oklahoma.

Photo Gallery

  • Photo Gallery
    College Life

    The U.S. college experience is a time to study and prepare for a career, but also offers opportunities to discover, explore and mature.

What You'll Learn (Cont.)

  • Superheroes Arise From a Life in Two Nations

    An Interview With Naif Al-Mutawa
    A Kuwaiti psychologist’s binational upbringing has led him to spread a message of diversity and understanding through the graphic novel series THE 99.

  • Chuck Norris and the Search to Find Myself

    Meghan Loftus
    A former American exchange student describes a semester in Spain when she learned about herself and what she shares with young people of other cultures.

  • My Journey to Harvard

    Siyabulela Xuza
    A South African student reveals how a science experiment in his mother’s kitchen helped pave the way to Harvard University in the United States.

Resources

  • Resource Guide

    Books, reports, Web sites, and other reference material focused on international study.

Why It's Important

  • The Case for International Education

    Allan Goodman, President and CEO, Institute of International Education
    Record numbers of U.S. and international students are leaving their home countries to study abroad.

  • Passport to Success

    Alumni of international study programs have achieved high levels of professional success.

  • Just the Facts

    Basic statistics about foreign students and exchange visitors in the United States.

How It's Done