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John Brown aggregates all the most recent public diplomacy related news, including current issues in U.S. foreign policy, international broadcasting and media, propaganda, cultural diplomacy, educational exchanges, anti-Americanism, and the reception of American popular culture abroad.

AUGUST 25, 2005 EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
by Stacy Glassgold

WEEKLY EXCHANGES SUPPLEMENT
The following articles are related to educational and cultural exchange programs. Specific topics in this supplement include USG-funded exchange programs (e.g., Fulbright scholarships, Ron Brown Fellowship, International Visitors) as well as issues relating to student visas, study abroad, and NGOs involved in exchanges. The articles are aggregated weekly by STACY MICHELLE GLASSGOLD, USC CENTER ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

C.1) USG–FUNDED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (SCROLL DOWN TO SECTION C.2 FOR OTHER TOPICS)

1. BIOENGINEERING PROFESSOR AWARDED FULBRIGHT AWARD (CHICAGO FLAME AUGUST 23RD 2005) Richard Magin, professor and head of bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has received a Fulbright Traditional Scholar award to teach this autumn at the Technical University of Kosice in the Slovak Republic. He will teach a course in biomedical imaging and a graduate seminar in technical writing.
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2. TUSIATA AVIA AWARDED FULBRIGHT-CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC WRITERS’ RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (ARTS CALENDAR AUGUST 19TH 2005): Poet and performer Tusiata Avia, has been awarded this year’s $40,000 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers’ Residency at the University of Hawaii. Avia has just returned home to New Morocco Zealand after participating in international poetry festivals in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Moscow.
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3. OGLETHORPE’S FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR LECTURE: CAN THE CLASSICS STIMULATE THE PERFORMING ARTS? (THE WEEKLY, AUGUST 22ND 2005): Dr. Miroslaw Kocur, an internationally acclaimed director of Greek and Roman plays, will explore how the classics can stimulate contemporary theatre in a lecture at Oglethorpe University next month.  The lecture marks the beginning of Kocur’s tenure at Oglethorpe University as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Poland
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C.2) OTHER NEWS ON EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ISSUES

4. GROUP PUSHES FOR CHANGES IN VISA POLICY, REBECCA CARROLL (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, AUGUST 19TH 2005): The United States needs to loosen its visa rules, according to some immigration experts who say an emphasis on keeping out potential terrorists has made it difficult for foreign-born visitors to enjoy their U.S. stay.
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5. SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY, MICHAEL B. D’ARCY AND MICHAEL A. LEVI (WASHINGTON TIMES, AUGUST 17TH 2005): In order for Karen Hughes (the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs) to make headway in the Islamic world, she should take advantage of the appeal of American science and technology.
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6. VISA DELAYS IRK CRYPTOLOGISTS, JOHN MARKOFF (THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 17TH 2005): Last year a Chinese mathematician, Xiaoyun Wang, shook up the insular world of code breakers by exposing a new vulnerability in a crucial American standard for data encryption. Unfortunately, she was unable to attend her scheduled keynote address to an international group of researchers meeting in California because she was unable to receive a visa in time.
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7. MORE SAUDI STUDENTS VISITING UK FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES, JAVID HASSAN (ARAB NEWS, AUGUST 18TH 2005): Some 350 Saudi students are pursuing English language courses in London this summer, underlining a growing awareness among Saudis of the need to improve their English language skills. A major factor that led to the surge in enrolment for English language courses in Britain last year was said to be the problem of getting student visas for the United States.
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8. WHAT’S IN A NAME? VISA DENIAL, WONDER PAKISTANI STUDENTS, INTERNEWS (THE PENINSULA, AUGUST 20TH 2005):
LAHORE: The Unites States has further tightened its visa policy for Pakistani students in the wake of terror ism fears increased in the West post-7/7.  Around 17 or 18 Pakistanis out of total 112 admitted to US universities under the Fulbright scholarship this year have been denied visas.
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9. UK BOUND IN DILEMMA OVER VISA PROCESS, THE ASIAN AGE (AHMEDABAD AUGUST 22ND 2005): Muslim students from the state preparing for student visa formalities fear that they will be scrutinized more thoroughly because of their religion. However, they are hoping that Britain would continue with its policy not to discriminate on the basis of religion, color and nationality when processing their applications.
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10. MACECE LAUNCHES THIRD EDITION OF PLUS PROGRAM FOR MOROCCAN STUDENTS, HASNA BELLEHMINE (MOROCCO TIMES, AUGUST 17TH 2005): The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE) launched a new edition of the competitive examination of the PLUS (Partnership for Learning Undergraduate Studies) Programme, which prepares Moroccan students to get Bachelor degrees in US universities.
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11. SULTANATE TO TAKE PART IN CULTURAL EXCHANGE MEETING IN CAIRO (TIMES OF OMAN, AUGUST 21ST 2005): The Sultanate, represented by the National Organization for Scouts and Guides (NOSG), will participate in the eighth international cultures exchange in Cairo.
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12. FIRST LADY TO LEAD DELEGATION TO AOMORI JAPAN (VILLAGE SOUP, AUGUST 21ST 2005): Gov. John Baldacci announced that First Lady Karen Baldacci will be leading an official state delegation to Aomori, Japan this November, continuing the vital sister statehood links between Maine and Aomori.
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13. SCHOOL LOOKS BEYOND BORDER, HEATHER WOODWARD (THE OLYMPIAN AUGUST 22ND 2005): Saint Martin’s University in Washington has decided to form a new division of international education, intending to consolidate the school’s existing cultural and international exchange programs, expand efforts to build ties with foreign universities and increase study abroad opportunities for both Saint Martin’s students and international students.
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14. SUMMER MEANS JAPANESE VACATION FOR LONG BEACH STUDENTS, AMY BENTLEY-SMITH (GAZETTE AUGUST 18TH 2005): Long Beach high school students spent three weeks in Japan as part of the Long Beach-Yokkaichi Sister City Association Trio Cultural Exchange.
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15. MISHAWAKA’S HARPER PART OF EXCHANGE, TODD RAFALSKI (SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, AUGUST 20TH 2005): The Indiana State Wrestling Association selected a group of teenagers to travel to Japan as part of an exchange program. LINK

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