INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

A State Department program brings foreign students to the United States to study at community colleges. Michael Abdalah (above), an Egyptian student who wants to start a nongovernmental organization to help needy children, has thrown himself into a variety of activities at Kirkwood Community College, in Iowa. "I don't want to miss an opportunity," he says. (Photograph by David K. Purdy)

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A Young University in India Focuses on Real-World Industry and Sustainability

Canadian Professor Could Lose Job in Dispute Over Grading Policy

Ties to Hamas Raise Questions About the Role of Bombed University in Gaza

HOW CLOSE ARE THE TIES? The Islamic University of Gaza makes no secret of its affiliation with Hamas, but students and lecturers deny Israel's assertions that it is a legitimate military target.