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USC students work with refugees to engineer solutions for better camp life
Omer Azizi spent much of the past year developing an app that he calls Safar, meaning “journey” in both Farsi and Arabic, to solve the information gap that exists for refugees worldwide. It came out of an assignment in a unique class he took last year from the engineering school at USC.
How some immigrant student activists are tapping the civil rights playbook
A 19-year-old undocumented student — authorized to be in the US — was detained and then let go by federal agents
How one school is helping students cope with post-election fears
South African students say protests on US campuses validate their battles against racism at home
When the protests at the University of Missouri broke out, students in South Africa thought, "this is interesting."
UPDATE: After massive protests, South Africa freezes tuition hikes
South Africa's president froze tuition hikes after violent confrontations between students and heavily armed police officers were broadcast live on national television. "The youth win!" one person responds on Twitter.
Wet Hot Ivy League Summer: Are elite college summer programs worth the price?
The jury is still out about whether such expensive programs make the grade.
How do we raise a global nation?
America's classrooms are becoming more diverse — fast. What are the best ways to help immigrant kids learn?
For student protesters, a rare, decisive — and little-noticed — victory
Puerto Rican students forced Governor Alejandro García Padilla to abandon a plan to slash university funding by 20 percent, but the issue went largely uncovered in US media.
Loved or loathed, Hong Kong's new generation of student protest leaders pushes for change
She isn’t old enough to get a driver's license or vote. But at 17, Agnes Chow is already a political player in Hong Kong. As one of the leaders of an influential student activist group called Scholarism, Chow is part of a new political generation making its mark in the Chinese territory.
Taiwan's students head to the streets with sunflowers to protest closer ties with China
Throw a dart at the map these days, and there's a pretty good chance it will land near a pro-democracy protest. Ukraine. Venezuela. Turkey. And now Taiwan, where well-organized students are trying to stop a rushed trade agreement with China.