Newsweek names
University of Richmond "hottest" college for international studies
The Aug. 20 issue of Newsweek magazine featured the University of Richmond on its annual list of the "25 Hottest Schools in America."
Newsweek named Richmond as the hottest college in the nation for international studies. In its annual college guide, Newsweek selected 25 universities that "offer top academic programs but are also generating extra buzz this year." Other schools that made the list include Cornell ("Hottest Ivy"), Harvard ("Hottest for Rejecting You") and Princeton ("Hottest for Liberal Arts").
"Any education without an international component is not an education for the 21st century," said University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers.
Newsweek noted Richmond's 70 percent study-abroad rate among its undergraduates, who are "attending universities with local students in Oxford, Edinburgh, Prague, Milan, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Bangkok and many other cosmopolitan spots. The 3,000-student university has exchange agreements with more than 50 schools around the world and ensures that time spent abroad costs no more than time on campus. The faculty is strong in many areas, particularly business, science and leadership studies, but all students are urged to see the world."
During the past two decades at Richmond, the number of courses with international content and the number of faculty with international research, teaching and experience have all increased significantly. In addition, study-abroad participation has blossomed and the number of international students attending Richmond has grown from 15 to more than 200. Currently, international students represent more than 70 countries on campus.
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