Let us be clear. We stand in solidarity with Asian American students, international students from Asia, Pacific Islanders, and the Pan Asian community, who continue to experience fear and intimidation. They deserve better. We will do everything in our power to make their safety and security a priority. We will continue our work to eliminate racism on our campus, community, and state.

It will take time for international-student enrollment to return to its normal frequency and volume, experts predict, as vaccines are doled out throughout the world.

Anna Barker, visiting assistant professor in Asian & Slavic languages and literatures, is leading a 100-day virtual group read of War and Peace. The reading project, which began on February 1, has already attracted more than 825 enthusiastic participants. While reading the 1,000-plus page War and Peace might sound daunting to many, Barker has broken the book down into 10 to 14 pages daily. She offers commentary and discussion threads on a Facebook group called 100 Days of War and Peace. We caught up with Barker recently to learn more.

University of Iowa student Anna Correa has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a virtual intensive language and cultural program to study Hindi this summer.

University of Iowa student Isabelle Davis has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a virtual intensive language and cultural program hosted by Ankara University TÖMER in Ankara, Turkey, this summer.

COVID-19 has impacted — and disrupted — almost every element of daily life. It has induced massive structural change throughout society.

Information about seeking speakers for the Global Education Lecture Series

The initiative aims to highlight the value of international education interchange and facilitate scholarship and community. The inaugural lecture, “From Pandemic to Promise: International Education in the Wake of COVID-19,” kicked off last month, and is currently seeking more guest speakers.

Join UI Professor Ray Fagenbaum for info session to learn about a "Virtual Abroad Experience: International Medicine" on Thursday, April 1, at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Learn about a three-week virtual course this summer (May 17, 2021 - June 3, 2021) led by UI Professor H.S. Udaykumar.