international
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Education
World Education Program Comes to Jackson County School System
Junior Michael Howard is taking six International Baccalaureate (IB) classes this year at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. His cohort is the first to study this new curriculum after the school became an authorized IB World School in October 2019. “I noticed that it is a good bit more rigorous,”…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Reporter’s Notebook: ‘It Really Does Feel Like Life Or Death’
For the past three weeks, I have been living in isolation with my boyfriend and his family in a lovely home in Georgia, where we have food, shelter and each other. The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t seem too bad; I just felt lucky to be safe, sound and secure. Surely, we…
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Athens-Clarke County
International Students Speak Out About Campus Internationalization Efforts
Adjusting to the lifestyle of a college student is hectic at best for anyone. For many, college is a new place to call home full of new peers to become friends and classmates. However for others, like Jianing Xu and Zhenyao Jian from China or Leo Quaye from Ghana, this…
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Athens-Clarke County
Compassion International Works to Connect Children, Athens
Compassion International connected Athens residents with kids from South America, Africa, the Caribbeans, and even Asia all in one weekend. They’re looking to connect even more residents to children worldwide. Compassion International came to Cornerstone Church Athens and ushered a walk-through in which attendants went through a twenty-minute visual presentation. Through…
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Athens-Clarke County
Downtown Athens Will Go International This Weekend
This weekend downtown Athens will be filled with food, art, costumes and displays from all around the world. The International Street Festival will showcase diverse culture from 20 ethnic organizations. The annual festival was created to raise cultural awareness in Athens. The Department of International Student Life at the University of Georgia will host…
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UGA
UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness Issues Ideas for International Travel Safety
The UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness had a travel safety seminar today. Here are some of the tips they recommend: download a travel safety app \t Know where the US Embassy is \t Be aware of your surroundings \t watch our for pickpockets or bag snatchers Kelsey Hamilton, one of the…