Articles from February 2017

The nerve

Monday, February 6, 2017
This blog will be about me trying to make myself uncomfortable. Not the bad kind though. I won’t be streaking in streets or farting in front of my host family. Okay, so I can’t promise the later but I’ll try my best to control myself gosh darn it.

In the news: University of Iowa groups mount protest against immigration ban

Monday, February 6, 2017
UI President Harreld: It's 'wrong-headed'

In the news: In different horizons

Thursday, February 2, 2017
A cup of hot tea sits in my palms. This is my second visit to India, and I’ve answered this question many times. “Our organization serves the elderly and the critically ill, those who have been abandoned by their families,” I say. “We give them medicine for their pain. We provide social support. Many of our patients don’t even have someone to talk to.”

Iowa State and Iowa lose visiting scholars following Trump ban

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Universities try to reassure international students they are welcome here