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New PSC Interim Director Christian Perry poses with his son in front of his Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home. Carlisle native brings deep community ties, passion for mentoring to new role by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson There’s a familiar face taking the reins at Dickinson’s Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity (PSC) this spring. After serving in two previous roles at Dickinson, Christian Perry now serves as PSC’s interim director. A ‘cool, full-circle’ moment Perry grew up in Carlisle, Pen...

The University will continue to monitor the state of the pandemic in relation to study abroad as summer approaches. 

By Jean Hennelly Keith Each year, grim headlines tell of skiers and other winter sports enthusiasts who venture off-trail in high mountains and are swept up in avalanches. Victims—or someone in their group or in a group skiing above them—trigger over 90 percent of avalanche accidents, and nearly 20 percent of those caught in avalanches die, amounting to more than 150 fatalities annually worldwide—and that number is rising. The Alps top the list for these fatalities. Unlike the ski areas i...

New Center for Global Programs and Services Article by Amy Greenwald Foley Photo on new CGPS website courtesy of Jenna Tomovich February 15, 2021 UD Institute for Global Studies and Office for International Students and Scholars merge A longtime leader in international education, the University of Delaware is streamlining its approach by bringing two key units together within a new Center for Global Programs and Services (CGPS). Joining the fo...

/ Faculty-Led Program Helps Families Affected by Caregiver Substance Abuse Disorder Sharon Kingston (far left) co-leads the Pennsylvania program for families affected by caregiver substance abuse. Shes pictured above with research assistants Sagun Sharma 21 and Zori Hamilton 22. Photo by Claudia Bonaccorsi 22. Grants support research, services in Pennsylvania, North Carolina by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson Children exposed to substance abuse by parents and caregivers are at high risk of social, psyc...

If you are planning to pursue your higher studies abroad, here are some popular international entrance exams that you need to know.

Photo by Joe ONeill. Stable designation reflects nimbleness, careful financial planning Dickinson has maintained a Standard & Poor’s (S&P) A+ rating every year during the past decade, and this past year was no different. Thats good news in any year. But its even more impressive now, given the industrywide challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. S&P, a leading global index provider and data source best known for producing the essential S&P Index, has provided expert financial analyses ...

Fulbright College is accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic year. Deadline for general college scholarships is Feb. 15.

Studying MBA in US to be more desirable under Biden’s administration Studying MBA in US to be more desirable under Biden’s administration Hoping to continue your higher studies in the US? Here is why studying MBA in the USA can be more desirable under the administration of President Joe Biden advertisement Here is students can pursue MBA courses in US colleges under Biden’s administration. The USA is the most popular, coveted study abroad destination for international students due to the ...

China’s Ministry of Education points to attacks on overseas students in Australia, and the ‘great risks’ of travelling during the coronavirus pandemic.