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Distance learning is an even more radical shift for international students. Moving abroad and holing up means a new generation of university students begin their higher education with zero campus life. Stale debates about online learning’s efficacy have been replaced by practical discussions about implementing and improving the online experience. Higher education remains a main attraction in the US for international students. The pandemic will almost certainly change that forever.
Genetic counseling is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. Janice Berliner recounts her long, storied career from working with patients to analyzing ethical dilemmas in genetic counseling and writing fictionalized accounts of the crises that erupt when life confronts science.
What makes good writing? The centerpiece of any education plan, organization or curriculum is the written word. This fortnight John talks with Illinois Great Lakes regional poet and professor of creative writing Garin Cycholl. From the death of local television stars to demons in the suburbs, Garin discusses his writing and teaching with an eye to why teaching diverse populations is still a challenge and a thrill.
