November 21, 2007

UD No. 1 among international students

1485_first_glimpseThe University of Dayton ranks number one in international student satisfaction compared with other universities both in the United States and overseas, according to the International Student Barometer, the largest survey of international student satisfaction in the world.

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November 21, 2007 in International issues | Permalink

August 21, 2007

A stir Down Under

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A UD political scientist’s book includes what some perceive to be “activist” comments by some Australian judges. Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s conservative supporters are hoping Jason Pierce’s book gives Howard a boost in the election polls.

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August 21, 2007 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

April 18, 2007

Medical humanitarian receives UD award

UD's human rights program presented its Romero Award to Bernard Kouchner. Kouchner, a co-founder of Doctors Without Borders, delivered the keynote address at UD's Stander Symposium, an end-of-year display of student research and scholarship.

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April 18, 2007 in International issues | Permalink

March 28, 2007

Wall Street arrives at UD

Some of the best and brightest in the financial world will be on the University of Dayton campus to share their wisdom and outlook on the markets, economy, corporate governance and public policy March 29 – 31 during UD’s RISE VII Global Student Investment Forum. Keynote day from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, at the University of Dayton Arena is a virtual “who’s who” in the industry.

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March 28, 2007 in Business, Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

February 09, 2007

Prof. Ensalaco goes to Washington

A UD human rights expert will take part in a Congressional hearing and roundtable discussion at the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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February 9, 2007 in Education, Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

January 24, 2007

Mourning one of our own

A 1984 graduate of the University of Dayton was one of 13 Americans killed Jan. 20 in a helicopter crash, just outside Baghdad. Kelly_2

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January 24, 2007 in International issues | Permalink

September 07, 2006

Sept. 11: Shaping a generation

On anniversary of Sept. 11, University of Dayton experts speak out on how that day has affected millennials and generation Y.

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September 7, 2006 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

June 09, 2006

'We won a battle, they won a country'

Dsc_0030_1While killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a great victory, the war on terror's focus elsewhere should not be lost, according to UD terrorism expert Mark Ensalaco.

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June 9, 2006 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

May 04, 2006

Graduates aim for top international killer

They will be taking solar cooker technology to combat indoor air pollution that kills 1.6 million people worldwide. The World Health Organization counts it one of the developing world's top killers.

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May 4, 2006 in International issues | Permalink

March 20, 2006

Discovery of a lifetime

Titanium expert Danny Eylon finds more than he bargained for while searching former Soviet WMD lab on behalf of the the U.S. State Department.

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March 20, 2006 in Engineering, International issues | Permalink

December 07, 2005

A voice for the poor and the powerless

Sister Dorothy Stang, a Dayton native murdered by hired assassins in Brazil where she had spent most of her life serving the poor and protecting the Amazon rainforest, will be honored posthumously on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the University of Dayton.

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December 7, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

November 14, 2005

State department official to kick off Dayton Peace Accords Forum

Rosemary DiCarlo, deputy assistant secretary for Europe and Eurasian Affairs in the U.S. State Department, will travel to Dayton on Thursday, Nov. 17, to kick off a policy forum that examines the Dayton Peace Accords a decade later.

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November 14, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

November 07, 2005

Peacemakers

Former United Nations Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and a retired music teacher will be honored for their role in sustaining peace in the former Yugoslavia — as part of events commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords.

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November 7, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

November 03, 2005

The myth of redemptive violence

A decade after the Dayton Peace Accords, community leaders ask, "Can Dayton become recognized as a city that brings people of different religions together to promote peace and justice on a global scale?"

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November 3, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

October 21, 2005

Dayton Peace Accords a decade later

Dayton Peace Accords architect Richard Holbrooke, retired Gen. Wesley Clark and Lord Paddy Ashdown, the international community's high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will come to Dayton to reflect on the Dayton Peace Accords 10 years later.

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October 21, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

September 30, 2005

Female bombers are nothing new

The author of the soon-to-be released From Black September to Sept. 11, a complete history of Middle East terrorism, traces the use of women in terror operations back to the late 1960s, and says it could happen in the United States.

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September 30, 2005 in International issues | Permalink

September 07, 2005

War on terror four years later

University of Dayton professors offer two views on War on Terror four years after Sept. 11.

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September 7, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

July 21, 2005

Dayton Peace Accords a decade later

A grassroots community group is staging a number of cultural, educational and religious activities this fall to mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords and to recognize the importance of peacemaking in war-torn regions around the globe.

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July 21, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

Dayton Peace Prize

Richard Holbrooke, architect of the Dayton Peace Accords, will receive the Dayton Peace Prize as part of 10th anniversary events this fall.

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July 21, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

July 07, 2005

'London bombing shows Bin Laden signature'

Nationally sought after terrorism expert and author of soon-to-be-released From Black September to September 11, a complete history of Middle East terrorism from 1968 to Sept. 11, 2001, weighs in on today's London bombings.

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July 7, 2005 in International issues | Permalink

June 24, 2005

Actions speak louder than money for charities

Seven UD faculty collaborate on children's human rights book that stresses more “elbow grease” and less focus on charitable contributions would help rid poverty and human rights abuses among children.

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June 24, 2005 in International issues | Permalink

June 01, 2005

Historian wins Fulbrights

Ellen Fleischmann has won four grants, including a Fulbright Scholar Award and a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship, to support her research in Beirut, Lebanon.

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June 1, 2005 in International issues, Research | Permalink