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March 5, 2021 Kenyon has again been recognized as a top producer of winners of the J. William Fulbright Fellowship among liberal arts institutions for the 2020-21 academic year, marking the 16th time Kenyon has appeared on the top-producing student list, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Last year, nine Kenyon students and one alumnus were selected as Fulbright winners to teach English or conduct research in Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and...

On a gorgeous sunny afternoon last June, my son and his sweetheart faced each other, masks affixed, hands clasped, at the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s office in Laguna Hills. They promised to love each other for all eternity. Or something like that. Due to coronavirus restrictions I was the only one allowed inside with them, and I could barely hear their vows over the din from two — or was it three? — other COVID-style wedding ceremonies farther down the counter, and from a woman inquir...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 As Delivered Thank you very much, Artemis. It’s wonderful to see you. We’ve missed seeing you in person for almost a year. Hopefully soon, here in Athens we’ll get together. And wonderful to see everyone. Kalimera to everyone in the United States. Kalispera to everybody here in Greece. As Artemis noted, it’s a really exciting time for the Fulbright Program and really just to be an American diplomat in Greece. This is, of course, the 75th Anniversary of the Fulbri...

Posted By Jose Balderrama on Mar 15, 2021 New groups of individuals including transportation workers and public safety workers will be eligible to book vaccine appointments starting March 15, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced March 1. Murphy also increased the number of people allowed in general indoor gatherings to 25 and said that restaurants can now serve up to 50% capacity indoors. Pat Linfante, the Associate Vice President for Public Safety, said the news was...Read More Sep18...

Penn State again named among top U.S. producers of faculty Fulbright Scholars March 04, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has once again been recognized as a top U.S. producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, one of 17 universities to receive such recognition this year. Ten Penn State faculty received Fulbright Program awards for 2021-22, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, who published the ann...

Dr.  Satu P. Limaye ( Moderator) Director, East-West Center in Washington Within the past six months, the United States and Japan have both elected new leaders and now must address questions of where the alliance stands and where it is headed. The East-West Center in Washington, in partnership with Tokyo Review, held an in-depth discussion with authors from the latest Asia Pacific Bulletin series to explore the possibilities for continuing and creating new pathways of cooperation between t...

China is continually sending messages to the US to rebuild or at least normalize bilateral ties since President Joe Biden took office, and US scholars, former officials and diplomats have also offered suggestions to respond to Chinas calls, suggesting the two sides should have clear lists for cooperation, dialogue and divergence management.

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The Daily Universe BYU Honors student Gabe Richardson is working with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. (Gabe Richardson) “Curiosity is a necessity working at NASA as we work to solve some of the hardest problems,” Richardson said. “The Honors focus on interdisciplinary thinking has helped maintain my curious mind and continue to love learning many kinds of new ideas. These new ideas create pathways for creativity and innovation in solving hard problems.” Richardson was working ...

Community college enrollment plummeting During the last recession, enrollment at community colleges jumped up by 33 percent. Adults flocked to the two-year institutions in hopes of attaining the skills necessary for more secure jobs after the economy stabilized. This time around, community colleges aren’t so lucky. Some experts initially thought the pandemic would lead to an increase in students pursuing their degrees at community colleges. If enrollment numbers continue to decrease, colleges...