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ajohnson@minotdailynews.com Submitted Photo A student on a past trip to Ireland with Dakota College at Bottineau’s study abroad outdoor photography class. Clint Saunders, who is an online photography program instructor at Dakota College at Bottineau, dreams of travels that will be possible when the coronavirus pandemic is under control. Last fall’s scheduled trip to Ireland with a group for an outdoor photography course had to be canceled due to the pandemic. A trip planned for this comi...

Virtual version of Youth Leadership Conference, Education Abroad Fair highlight spring semester’s second week Future leaders need a panoply of knowledge — civics, basic economics, government — and skills — people savvy, logistical aptitude, communications ability. Next week, Norwich will stoke leadership aptitude in high school students through a virtual version of the Youth Leadership Conference. The conference, running Friday through Sunday, highlights the events calendar for the Spri...

New faculty book explores the facets and significance of the word "interest" in 18th-century life by Tony Moore Can a single word explain the world? Jacob Sider Jost, associate professor of English, sets out to explore the issue through the word “interest” in his new book, Interest and Connection in the Eighteenth Century. What he discovers is that the word is foundational across the varying spectrums of finance, economics, politics, psychology and aesthetics—allowing writers to make con...

Media Credit: File Photo by William Stricklett | Photographer He said the vaccine "provides hope" that study abroad programs may resume in the fall. Study abroad programs and nonessential student travel will remain suspended for the summer, according to an email sent to GW community members Wednesday. Provost Brian Blake announced the continued suspension of abroad programs and nonessential travel due to the likelihood of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continuing through the summer. Blake said as...

DCB Offers Community Study Abroad Course in Ireland SPECIAL TO DEVILS LAKE  JOURNAL DEVILS LAKE- The Dakota College at Bottineau’s photography program is once again planning a study abroad course in Ireland for outdoor photography. This course is open to community members as well as college students.  The 2021 trip will mark the fourth year for this wonderful class. Clint Saunders, the head of the photography program at DCB started the study abroad course in 2018. The 2020 trip had to be ca...

Taiwan university inks agreement to expand U.S. student exchanges 01/13/2021 10:25 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. NCKU President Su Huey-jen (left) and Fulbright Taiwan Executive Director Randall Nadeau sign a memorandum of understanding to allow broader exchanges with American students. Photo courtesy of NCKU Tainan, Jan. 13 (CNA) National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Foundation ...

Co-building workshop with waste collectors in Paraguay led by Julio Diarte during the summer of 2019.Image: Penn State UNIVERSTY PARK, Pa. - The work...

Student Snapshot: Claire Jeantheau '21 - “At Dickinson, I’ve been able to dip into so many areas and observe their interconnections.” Meet Claire Jeantheau ’21 (education, classics, SINE certificate).

The President of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers and National Publicity Secretary (South) of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Wole Adedoyin, has been appointed as member of the International Human Rights Art Festival Advisory Council For African Literary Projects and Nigerian Outreach Coordinator.

January 1, 2021 While COVID-19 influenced just about every aspect of our year, 2020 still brought out the best in our community We often use this day to celebrate the year that was at Campbell University, but on this last day of 2020, “celebrate” is hardly the word we’re looking for.  The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the infection of more than 83 million people globally and has been responsible for nearly 2 million deaths. It has shut down entire countries and wrecked once vital economie...