Three UI students share their experiences in Morocco and describe why they find the opportunity to learn Arabic and study abroad there so irresistible.

Nicholas Colangelo, interim dean of the University of Iowa College of Education and founder of the college's Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, has earned the International Award for Research from the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Inc.

The UI Tippie College of Business is becoming increasingly international, quite a change from several years ago. Although there are challenges, the benefits of a more global student body are many.

While many University of Iowa students pursue domestic internships, law student Drew Craig chose a different path—interning abroad in the West Bank. The May 2013 College of Law graduate says helping Palestinian youth was one of the most rewarding aspects of his experience during his internship abroad, a growing trend at the UI.

Daniel Reed, UI's vice president for research and economic development, discusses China's rise in supercomputing, and what it means for the U.S.

Who could guess that in the heart of the Karakum Desert we would be introduced to a romance writer from our own country? Such is the beauty of cultural diplomacy: we learn strange truths; dispel stereotypes and correct misimpressions; meet one another on common ground, this time in a library.

A group of UI law students will study in Jordan instead of Turkey this summer, after political demonstrations in Istanbul turned violent this week.

UI International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill was one of four American authors who recently returned from a 10-day reading tour through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

The 2013 selection for the One Community, One Book annual reading program tells the inspiring story of a Malawian man’s determination to bring power and freedom to his village.

Mason City oral surgeon Dr. Lyell Hogg, a native of Scotland and an alumnus of the UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, traveled a long way to become a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Four American authors traveled to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to give public readings, visit literary institutions, and connect with writers, journalists, students, and other creative types as part of a reading tour organized by the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP).

Ron McMullen, a UI alumnus and Iowa native, spent more than 30 years as a diplomat and ambassador, dodging bullets and negotiating delicate deals. Now he's come back to the campus where his international roots were planted to share his experiences with students as a visiting professor in the UI Department of Political Science.