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Translating Overseas Experience into a Successful Resumé
Lived overseas? You’ve been there, done that, and designed and marketed the t-shirt. But how can that get you a job now that you’re back? The key is articulating your transferrable skills. “It is...
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Study Prep: Getting Your Kids Ready for College back in the US
Now that your kids’ school year has started, it’s time to take in a big breath, let it out slowly . . . and start thinking about graduation. Ready or not, college is just around the corner. Hear that...
View ArticleStudy Prep: Getting Your Kids Ready for College back in the US [Updated]
[This is a new version of a post I wrote two years ago, including updated links and FAFSA information] Now that your kids’ school year has started, it’s time to take in a big breath, let it out slowly...
View ArticleDo You Have Your Own Version of “Penn Face”?
“My experiences at Penn so far have been overwhelming,” writes Karisma Maheshwari in the Daily Pennsylvanian‘s 34th Street. An exchange student from Mumbai, she says, My idea of time has changed; it...
View ArticleThere Are More International Students in the US than Ever Before—How Many Get...
When I worked with students from other countries at the University of Missouri-Columbia back in the late 80s and early 90s, I heard this statistic: Eighty percent of international students don’t step...
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“More than 145,000 Rohingya Refugee Children Return to School in Bangladesh Refugee Camps as New School Year Starts” More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children living in camps in south-east...
View ArticleTheir Abuse Happened over 25 Years Ago, So Why Were Those MKs Still Talking...
A group of five women, all daughters of missionaries, recently went on NBC’s Today to share their stories of sexual abuse in New Tribes Mission boarding schools. One dorm father, whom the women from...
View ArticleOf Making Many Parenting Labels There Is No End
When we brought one of our sons back to the States to start college, we heard a presenter at the new-student orientation stressing how we should let go and give our children the space to develop...
View ArticleInternational Students, Hospitality, and Squishy Statistics
The venerable Ed Stetzer, at Christianity Today, has added his voice to those calling for the need to show hospitality to international students visiting the US. He also brings attention to the squishy...
View ArticleIn “Alien Citizen,” a TCK Takes the Stage to Tell Her Stories
I’m from the Midwest. Specifically, I’m from Missouri. You may be surprised to know that my state is a rather cosmopolitan place, with towns named Lebanon, Cuba, Mexico, Paris, Amsterdam, and Cairo....
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