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May 2008
- Recruiters Draw Students From Abroad, for a Price
  
  newser | New York Times | May 11, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  More American universities are using recruiting agents to draw foreign students, and those middlemen are reaping the benefits—from both sides. One Chinese student paid $3,000 to a company that "suggested Ohio University might be the best for me," unaware that OU pays the company a $1,000 commission per student, the New York Times reports. More »
  
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  China • college student • colleges and universities • recruiting • international study • commissions
February 2008
- Colleges Give It the Old Foreign Campus Try
  
  newser | New York Times | Feb 10, 08 6:40 PM CST
  
  With overseas demand for an American education skyrocketing, US universities are racing to go global, reports the New York Times . Many schools are building foreign branch campuses, where students, especially in the Middle East, can skip over to Abu Dhabi and return home with an NYU degree—without mastering culture shock. Universities use the added presence to build international prestige and draw star professors. More »
  
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  student • higher education • professor • University of Pennsylvania • universities • New York University • international study

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