The UI has responded to the increase in international students with immigration software, additional staff, and other initiatives.

UI writing fellow and International Writing Program alumnus Kevin Bloom from South Africa writes about the "tragic inevitability" of the Aurora killings.

Brian Farrell admits Bulgaria wasn’t on the top of his list of places to visit, but when the opportunity arose to teach law at the University of Sofia as a Fulbright Scholar, it quickly moved to the top.

Liang Chow, the coach of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, followed a relative to the University of Iowa and the rest is both history and future.

If there was any doubt about the influence of the increasing numbers of Chinese students enrolling at the University of Iowa, it will be erased by a quick walk around No. 18 Karaoke in downtown Iowa City.

The visitors—top students from Chinese high schools—will participate in hands-on research. The event is part of Rivers as Bridges, which celebrates the sister-river relationship of the Mississippi River in the United States and the Yangtze River in China.

University of Iowa College of Education Dean Margaret Crocco shares her thoughts on the importance of creating a shorter, three-week program for education majors who would like to fulfill their student-teaching abroad.

Three University of Iowa students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research internationally in 2012-13. This year's UI recipients are Lynne Ann Larsen, Andrea Rosenberg, and Sean Tolentino.

University of Iowa and state media experts hope a recent trip to the Middle East will strengthen relations with educational institutions in Turkey—a country they say is not so different from our own.

University of Iowa political science professor Wenfang Tang says Chinese people know when to claim their right to resist the local government, especially effective in an Internet age using grassroots activism.

The University of Iowa International Writing Program is bringing young writers from Arabic-speaking countries and Russia to campus for the Between the Lines program. The 16- to 19-year-old students will study creative writing during their two-week stay.

Downing Thomas, UI dean of International Programs, cites the economic impact of international students, the educational value of cross-cultural exchanges, and the imperative of learning to succeed in a connected world.