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Inspector General's Report Slams State Dept's Foreign Exchange Programs

AP | MITCH WEISS | Posted 03.20.2012

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- State Department programs that bring foreign exchange students to the United States to work or attend school require urgent attenti...

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High School Exchange Students Housed With Murderers, Sexual Predators

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.19.2012

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Allegations have surfaced against a foreign exchange program -- overseen by the U.S. Department of State -- that foreign teens coming to the U.S. to s...

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State Dept. Drops Plan To Protect Foreign Exchange Students Despite Abuse Allegations

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR and MITCH WEISS | Posted 05.14.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department abandoned a plan to require...

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Confessions Of A Foreign Exchange Student

The Communicator, Community High School Newspaper | Posted 12.07.2011

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I can’t even count how many times I’ve been asked “How does it feel to be an exchange student?” and how many different answers I’ve been giv...

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5 Lessons I Learned Hosting an Exchange Student

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 10.02.2011

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Homa Sabet Tavangar

Just short of moving abroad ourselves, hosting an exchange student proved to be an unparalleled cultural education.

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Foreign Student Crackdown Will Cost The British Economy £2.4 Billion

The Guardian | Alan Travis | Posted 08.13.2011

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The government's drive to cut the number of overseas students coming to Britain will cost the country £2.4bn more than it saves, according to Home Of...

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The Exchange Experience Changed My Life Forever

Imane Karroumi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imane Karroumi

I didn't believe the power of being in an exchange program until last year, when I participated in the U.S. Department of State's Youth Exchange and Study Program, or YES.

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Obama Makes America Sexier to Swedes

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Hegedus

Applications to study in the US are up 30 percent in the Nordic countries, and interest in Sweden has grown by 20 percent. Placement agencies are calling it "Obama fever."

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