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120 UI students receive free passports from CIEE's Passport Caravan

Monday, March 6, 2017
Last month, as part of an effort to make study abroad more accessible to U.S. students, the University of Iowa provided 120 UI students with free passports, thanks to Passport Caravan, a program facilitated by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).

UI King Sejong Institute to offer Korean language classes spring 2017

Monday, March 6, 2017
Students, adults, and children of any language level are invited to sign up for a variety of community classes with the UI King Sejong Institute during the spring 2017 semester.

In the news: UI professor receives prestigious recognition

Friday, March 3, 2017
Professor of religious-studies Raymond Mentzer will be knighted by France's Ministry of Education

In the news: Making sense of a bill in Iowa and a killing in Kansas

Thursday, March 2, 2017
Making sense of a bill in Iowa and a killing in Kansas.

In the news: offering what no classroom can

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Award-winning India Winterim matches undergrads with India’s best

Person to person

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Many people travel abroad with expectations of experiencing a way of life that is incredibly different from what they consider “normal”. While in Rwanda, every day presents a new reminder that I am not in America. And this is what I want, this is why I travel- to learn about and accept differences across the globe. However, I have also discovered when it comes down to the wire, people are people and we have much more in common than I’d realized.

In the news: professor delves into Islamophobia in the U.S.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
A law professor examines ‘Islamophobia’ from his perspective.

Culture shock: what is it really like?

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
I’ve officially been in San Ramón, Costa Rica for one month. It seems fitting to write about what “culture shock” really is.

In the news: UI surges in Fulbright scholars

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
A record-breaking 15 UI students were awarded Fulbright Scholar Grants in 2016-17.

In the news: University of Iowa professor to be knighted in France

Monday, February 27, 2017
University of Iowa religious studies professor Raymond Mentzer devoted the last 45 years to his area of study, but he never expected to be knighted for his work.