Foreign Studies

Brown University Graduate Student Examines HIV Disclosure Rates in Ethiopia

Ayalu Reda, a graduate student in sociology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, surveyed AIDS patients in Ethiopia and found that one third of those who are married had not told their spouse they were HIV-positive.

Alabama State University Partners With Yangzhou University in China

Under the agreement there will be faculty and student exchanges between the two universities. Much of the activity will center around research in nanobiotechnology.

Tracking U.S. College Students Who Study Abroad in Africa

Of the nearly 274,000 U.S. college students studying abroad during the 2010-11 academic year, 14,087, or 5.1 percent, attended universities in Africa. There were 11,878 American students at universities in sub-Saharan African nations.

Three Universities Working With Howard G. Buffett to Solve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa

Researchers from Texas A&M University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Missouri will partner with the International Center for Wheat and Maize Improvement and Educational Concerns for Hunger.

Significant Decline in African Scholars Teaching at U.S. Colleges and Universities

In 2011, there were 2,790 scholars from African nations teaching at U.S. colleges and universities. This is down from 3,800 just three years ago. At that time, scholars from Africa made up 3.3 percent of all foreign professors teaching at U.S. universities. Today they are 2.4 percent.

New Online Archive of Old African Newspapers

The archive contains 40 different African newspapers published between 1800 and 1922. Researchers can search the archive by keyword, names, places, and dates.

Report Finds a Decline in Students From Sub-Saharan Africa at U.S. Colleges and Universities

The number of foreign students studying at U.S. colleges and universities is on the rise but the number of students studying here from African nations is on the decline.

African American College Students Are Increasingly Studying Abroad

In the 2005-06 academic year, 3.5 percent of all American college students who studied abroad were Black. Since that time the percentage of Blacks in the study abroad pool has increased each year.

Emory University Sending More Medical Residents to Ethiopia

Emory University School of Medicine is expanding its study abroad program in Ethiopia to include residents in surgery, pediatrics, dermatology, anesthesiology, pathology, gynecology and obstetrics, family and preventive medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.

Pomona College Begins Instruction in Swahili

The Swahili language is used by more than 60 million people and is the official language of five African nations. At Pomona, students will study on their own and meet with a counselor once a week to practice conversation.

African Studies Institute at the University of Georgia Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

The two-week celebration being held in the first half of November will include an international conference, theater performances, film screenings, lectures, and other campus events focused on Africa.

Refurbished African Art Gallery Opens at the University of Illinois

Five iPads are mounted throughout the gallery that display videos featuring interviews with artists whose works are on display or other informational videos relating to the artwork shown.

MasterCard Foundation Makes a Major Commitment to the Education of Africans

Among the partnering institutions in the United States are Arizona State University, Michigan State University, Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley, Duke University and Wellesley College.

New Study Abroad Program for Students at 11 HBCUs

Blacks make up about 12 percent of all undergraduate student enrollments in American higher education, but they are less than 5 percent of the students who participate in study abroad programs.

Arizona State University Professor Seeks to Advance Engineering Education in Africa

Over the past 15 years, Arizona State University professor Terry Alford has made 12 trips to Africa to teach two-week engineering seminars at schools and universities.

Brazil Adopts Racial Quotas in University Admissions

More than half of Brazil's population is Black or mixed race. But only a very small percentage of university students in Brazil are Black.

Stanford Sees a Surge in African Studies Students

The number of students taking African studies courses at Stanford has increased 27 percent over the past eight years.

Two New Universities Planned in South Africa

The new construction is part of a plan to increase student enrollments to 1.5 million by 2030.

Applications of Africans to U.S. Colleges and Universities Were Down 3 Percent in 2012

The Council of Graduate Students reports that overall applications from foreign students increased 9 percent compared to a year ago but applications from Africa were down 3 percent.

HBCU Agrees to Accept Transfer Nursing Students From Hubei University in China

Students will complete two years of study at Hubei University in Wuhan City, China. They will then transfer to Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina to complete their bachelor's degree program in nursing.
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