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FDU-Vancouver graduates largest class yet

May 17, 2013
On May 1, FDU-Vancouver welcomed its newest alumni at Commencement, adding 191 graduates from 25 countries to the community. FDU-Vancouver’s Fourth Commencement was the largest in the brief five-year history of the campus. more...

International students fulfill the ‘American Dream’ upon graduation

May 17, 2013
The IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. will be awash with festive, decorated caps and traditional gowns as Fairleigh Dickinson University celebrates its 70th Commencement and approximately 2,500 students receive degrees. The Class of 2013 represents 26 countries including the United States, 24 states plus the District of Columbia and all 21 counties in New Jersey. more...

Alexis shares the personal and professional benefits of his internship while studying at FDU’s Chengdu American Study Center

May 17, 2013
Alexis, a Metro student, shared how he is making the most of his time while studying at FDU’s American Study Center in Chengdu, China! more...

Shaka goes to the Opera while studying at FDU’s Chengdu American Study Center

May 17, 2013
Shaka, a Metro student, shared how she had the experience of a lifetime while studying at FDU’s American Study Center in Chengdu, China! more...

James Dives into some new foods while studying at FDU’s Chengdu American Study Center

May 17, 2013
James, a College at Florham student, shared some of his latest experiences while studying at FDU’s American Study Center in Chengdu, China! more...

FDU-Vancouver officially opens second floor with ribbon cutting

May 13, 2013
It’s official: FDU-Vancouver faculty, staff and students have access to an additional 18,590 square feet on the second floor of the campus building on Cambie Street. more...

From bicycles to Broadway: International student finds hospitality at FDU

May 13, 2013
Even though Ilse Wijnen misses her bicycle and her Netherlands homeland, the 20-year-old has settled into student life in the United States, even opting to stay an extra semester on the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. more...

FDU International Students attend US Naval Academy Conference

May 03, 2013
Three FDU international students enjoyed a rare behind-the-scenes opportunity to explore US foreign policy by participating in the U.S. Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference at Annapolis, MD from April 8-11. more...

FDU-Vancouver celebrates it fifth anniversary, expands to a second floor

Apr 27, 2013
As FDU-Vancouver celebrates it fifth anniversary, it has expanded to a second floor, is planning a global focus symposium and has surpassed its initial target of 500 students. more...

Dos Mundos (Two Worlds) opens the world to FDU students

Apr 10, 2013
Dos Mundos — or “Two Worlds” — students travel abroad starting their sophomore year, spending either one or two years abroad at an international partner university. The rest of their education is completed on Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus. more...

GEN Breakfast Seminar: Doing Business in Korea

Apr 04, 2013
The seminar was a great opportunity to get an overview of the economic and commercial situation in Korea. The seminar started with Eric Sohn, Desk Officer for Korea from the United States Department of Commerce. more...

FDU Student, James Studying Off the Beaten Path in Chengdu, China

Mar 25, 2013
James, a College at Florham student, shared some of his latest experiences while studying at FDU’s American Study Center in Chengdu, China! more...

Alexis Shares Tips for Maximizing Your Study Abroad Experience

Mar 25, 2013
Alexis, a Metro student, shared how he is making the most of his time while studying at FDU’s American Study Center in Chengdu, China! more...

Shaka lives out a dream at FDU’s Chengdu American Study Center: Experiencing China’s Lantern Festival

Mar 25, 2013
Shaka, a Metro student, shared how she lived out a lifelong dream while studying at FDU’s American Study Center in Chengdu, China! more...

Faculty Focus: Innovation South of the Border

Mar 21, 2013
Dr. Ethné Swartz, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Chair of the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, is bringing her expertise to CETYS University, in Mexicali, Mexico. Appointed as Visiting Graduate Professor for the period of January to March 2013 more...

Global Scholars trip to Istanbul (Winter 2013)

Feb 25, 2013
Metropolitan Campus Global Scholars reflect on their experiences during their 2013 winter break trip to Istanbul, Turkey. more...

Winter Session Global Activities

Feb 20, 2013
FDU students traveled to Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Wroxton College in England during winter break. more...

What Holidays Should be Federal Days off?

Feb 19, 2013
Should more religious holidays be observed? Should Christmas be cancelled? Read Dr. Khyati Joshi's opinion piece in the New York Times. more...

Poll: Drone Strikes on American Terror Suspects No Longer Popular

Feb 19, 2013
A poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University finds that a plurality of Americans think drone strikes on American citizens suspected of terrorism are illegal. more...

The romance of Wroxton College

Feb 18, 2013
There’s a certain romantic allure to sharing a picnic on the lawns of Wroxton College, and to the entire estate itself. more...

Alumni Focus: International love story has roots at FDU

Feb 15, 2013
Two Eastern Europeans who traveled halfway around the world to attend college just happened to meet and fall in love with one another in the process. more...

Student Focus: From the National Mall: Inauguration inspires patriotism in FDU-Vancouver student

Feb 15, 2013
She braved the cold. She waved an American flag. She soaked up the energy of the crowd. And she traveled 2,895 miles to stand on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. more...

Global Scholarship Fund Continues Adams' Legacy

Feb 15, 2013
Offering opportunities to students of all backgrounds and financial means has always been a cornerstone of FDU's mission. more...

FDU GEN Breakfast Seminar: Doing Business in India

Feb 07, 2013
The Global Enterprise Network with support of the Office of Global Learning, UPS and Kompass hosted its third breakfast seminar, the topic this time: “Doing Business in India”. more...

FDU Global Enterprise Network on the Radio

Jan 30, 2013
Mr. Herb Ouida, Director of the FDU Global Enterprise Network (GEN), part of the FDU Office of International Education, was interviewed this week on WFDU's Sunday public affairs show, Digest. more...

FDU Magazine: World View: Professor returns to his first love

Jan 28, 2013
As undergraduate student, James G. Hutton published a book, majored in journalism and supervised his university's photo lab, dreaming of a carrier as a photojournalist for national Geographic magazine. more... more...

FDU Magazine: Enriched by Travel and Discovery

Jan 28, 2013
FDU undergraduate Diana Bukatova's global journey began in Bishkek, Kyrgyztan, in Central Asia, and has taken her to Kenya, Eritrea, and British Columbia, Canada, where she majors in business administration at FDU Vancouver. more...

FDU Magazine: In Pursuit of Justice: Across the Pond

Jan 28, 2013
Metropolitan Campus senior Bianca Cruz, a criminal justice major, reports on her trip to the United Kingdom as part of the Comparative Criminal Justice Systems course offered by the School of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies. more...

Faculty Focus: The Global Studies Seminar: Young Lives with Dr. David Rosen

Jan 15, 2013
Children are all too the forgotten victims of global conflicts and the unseen victims of global inequalities. The focus of a new course developed by anthropologist Dr. David Rosen is to better understand experiences of Children and the Youth across the globe. more...

Leaving footprints for the future: Sands of Time defines the global college experience

Jan 12, 2013
Sands of Time co-founders Eli Amdur and Craig Mourton (above) show off photos of the group's trips while recruiting new members at the 2012 Student Organization/Business Fair on the Metropolitan Campus. more...

Faculty Focus: Dr. Robert F. Vodde presents at the INTERPOL conference in Singapore

Jan 02, 2013
At the invitation of the International Police Organization (INTERPOL), a consortium that comprises 190 member countries worldwide, Dr. Vodde addressed the Role of the Academe and Best Practices in promoting Integrity in Sport, an initiative speared-headed by INTERPOL to combat corruption in sports, specifically match-fixing. more...

New Global Titles from FDU Press (October to December 2012)

Dec 31, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press is pleased to announce the publication of the following new titles on global, international, intercultural, and cross-cultural topics. more...

FDU GEN Breakfast seminar: Doing Business in China

Dec 20, 2012
For many US companies China is a difficult and dangerous business frontier. On November 14th, the Office of Global Learning, in its fourth International Business Breakfast Seminar, presented 'Doing Business in China’. Organized by collaboration with Herb Ouida, Director of the FDU Global Enterprise Network, the seminar series is designed to help US companies expand their international business activities more...

Alumni Focus: Rama Musa (Class of '09) speaks out against racism in The Times of Israel

Dec 15, 2012
A vicious wave of anti-African sentiment is engulfing Israel. A week ago, border agents at the Ben Gurion International Airport deported a visa-carrying South Sudanese student. He’s an “infiltrator,” they say. more...

Hop across the pond this summer to study at Wroxton

Dec 11, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University and Merrimack College in Massachusetts have joined forces to offer students a sizzlin’ summer opportunity: the chance to study abroad in Wroxton for four weeks. more...

FDU GEN Breakfast seminar: Doing business in Brazil

Dec 03, 2012
The Global Enterprise Network with support of the Office of Global Learning, FexEx and Kompass hosted its third breakfast seminar “Doing Business in Brazil” which provided a great opportunity for people to network. more...

FDU Nurses for Nigeria

Dec 03, 2012
Dr. Minerva Guttman and Dr. Patricia Ukaigwe presented papers at the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America (NANNNA) 3rd Scientific Conference held November 8-11, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. more...

Italian students study abroad at FDU

Dec 01, 2012
Susanna, Silvia, Andrea, and Paulo are all students at Fairleigh Dickinson University, but unlike most students at FDU, they are studying abroad at FDU! more...

Faculty Focus: New Book by Nicholas Baldwin Asks -- Does Size Matter?

Nov 29, 2012
Dr. Nicholas DJ Baldwin, Dean of Wroxton College has completed a study entitled Legislatures of small states: A Comparative Study to be published by Routledge in the fall of 2012 (December 24, 2012). This study compares legislatures of small nations, states and territories. It provides a comparative outlook on the extent to which size is a factor in how they function and fulfill the roles and responsibility of a legislature. more...

FDU's McEwan represents USA at bowling World Cup

Nov 27, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University women's bowler, Danielle McEwan, continued to climb the rankings at the 2012 Qubica AMF Bowling World Cup on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 more...

Serving together and studying together: Veterans at FDU

Nov 12, 2012
Ryan Tucker and Marc Petrino served together as Navy hospital corpsmen in Hawaii and after being honorably discharged, had a surprise reunion at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, where they are both pursuing nursing degrees. more...

International Education Week 2012 at FDU

Nov 05, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University will be celebrating International Education Week November 12th through the 16th. more...

Khyati Joshi receives diversity award

Oct 23, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s own Dr. Khyati Joshi, an Associate Professor of Education has been named as a 2012 Humanitarian Awards Honoree by The American Conference on Diversity Greater Bergen Chapter. more...

FDU signs new international partnerships in Turkey and the Republic of Georgia

Oct 01, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University has entered into new international partnerships with universities in two of Asia's most resolute democracies, Turkey and the Republic of Georgia. more...

New Global Titles from FDU Press (July to September 2012)

Sep 30, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press is pleased to announce the publication of the following new titles on global, international, intercultural, and cross-cultural topics. more...

Good Neighbors: FDU Signs New Partnership Agreements in Mexico, Puerto Rico

Sep 27, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University signs exchange agreements with two universities in Latin America, CETYS University in Mexico and Universidad del Turabo in Puerto Rico. more...

Year five at Vancouver brings celebrations and more floor space

Sep 27, 2012
About 150 students plus faculty and staff attended the late-September celebration, sharing food and fun. Students also had an opportunity to look through a display chronicling the University’s past and present, including pictures of the campus original construction. more...

FDU Launches New Study Abroad Center in Chengdu, China

Sep 25, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University, partnering with Merrimack College, Concordia University, Norwich University, and Sichuan University, will open a new study abroad center in Chengdu, China. more...

Qatari youth visit FDU

Sep 20, 2012
The visit brought together young people, who are in the process of becoming global citizens and who care about their environment and sustainability in the long-term. more...

Savoring Bergamo, Italy, with gelato in hand

Aug 31, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University recently approved a “direct articulation agreement” with the Università degli studi di Bergamo. The agreement, which follows a model similar to the one established in Wroxton, England, allows students to retain their financial aid and take pre-approved classes, says Brian Swanzey, study abroad director. more...

A year abroad in Great White North

Aug 23, 2012
It’s not that cold in Vancouver. Really -- insists Ryan Barth-Dwyer, a 21-year-old College at Florham student who just spent a year studying abroad there -- it just rains frequently. Kind of like nearby Seattle, he says. more...

Student Focus: Thoughts of an international student from Kenya

Jul 22, 2012
In retrospect, anything the human mind can conceive, it can achieve. It is no wonder that humans, endowed with this grandiose ability not evident in other creatures, have the ability to conquer even the harshest environments and make a home for themselves. more...

Faculty Focus: Commentary by Khyati Y. Joshi -- Advancing Religious Pluralism

Jul 19, 2012
Khyati Y. Joshi, Professor of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University has published a commentary on the New Pew Report on Asian America and Religions being released today. Her piece focuses on the new data on Hindus in America. more...

Inside the United Nations

Jul 01, 2012
An in-depth study of the origins and goals of United Nations, explored in a historical context, policies of Secretary-Generals like Lie, Hammarskjold, Boutros Ghali; the role of the General Assembly, the Security council, Conference on Trade and Development, and Special bodies like the World Health Organization, and the UN Development Program; the UN record in dealing with world conflicts, human rights, nuclear weapons; the UN as a controversial world body; reformation of the UN and obstacles therein. more...

New Global Titles from FDU Press (April to June 2012)

Jun 30, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press is pleased to announce the publication of the following new titles on global, international, intercultural, and cross-cultural topics. more...

Weinstein Holocaust Symposium meets at Wroxton College

Jun 27, 2012
The Stephen S. Weinstein Holocaust Symposium convened from June 22 to June 26 at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Wroxton College. This was the ninth in a series of biennial symposia organized by Leonard Grob, FDU Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Humanities, and his long-time partner, Henry (Hank) Knight, Director of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College. more...

FDU President J. Michael Adams, 1947-2012

Jun 21, 2012
J. Michael Adams, president of Fairleigh Dickinson University since 1999, who recently announced his retirement, passed away early this morning. He was 64 years old. more...

FDU GEN Breakfast seminar: International Trade Show and Finance Programs for Exporters

Jun 12, 2012
This FDU's Global Enterprise Network Breakfast seminar was designed to help businesses grow by seizing the opportunity in the growing international market. more...

New Jersey More Ethical Than Much of Europe

Jun 11, 2012
The people of New Jersey -- whose state is often regarded as one of the most corrupt in the U.S. -- are more ethical than those in most of the countries in Europe. more...

Celebrating Green

Apr 23, 2012
FDU goes green this April as the College at Florham celebrates Green Fest from Monday, April 23, through Thursday, April 26, while the Metropolitan Campus marks Earth Day on Wednesday, April 25. more...

Global News at FDU-Vancouver

Apr 04, 2012
This semester, a variety of global events were held at FDU-Vancouver while members of the campus community were busy focusing on global affairs. more...

FDU Signs Academic Cooperation Agreements with University of Bergamo

Apr 04, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University widened its global reach with additional partnership agreements with the Universita degli studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo) in northern Italy. more...

Spring, Summer Study Abroad -- Enriching Learning Experiences

Apr 04, 2012
This spring, FDU students observed marine creatures in their natural habitats in the Dominican Republic, enjoyed theater productions in London and learned about hotel management and culinary operations in Switzerland and Italy. more...

New Global Titles from FDU Press (January to March 2012)

Mar 31, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press is pleased to announce the publication of the following new titles on global, international, intercultural, and cross-cultural topics. more...

Hospitality School High on "Best Program" List

Mar 04, 2012
The International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management ranks number four on TheBestSchools.org website's list of the "20 Best Hospitality Programs", keeping company at the top with Cornell and Michigan State universities and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. more...

Wiffle ball, music connect students in Dominican Republic

Feb 20, 2012
For College at Florham students, Campus Life Coordinator Cameron Govan and Director of Study Abroad Brian Swanzey who volunteered time and talent in the Dominican Republic, a spark has been reignited. more...

Global Winter Session

Feb 15, 2012
During Winter Session, international activities included Chinese students studying in New Jersey, alternative service trips in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, Global Scholars traveling to Spain and England and part of a course being held in Vietnam and Cambodia. more...

Studying Abroad at FDU Vancouver

Feb 15, 2012
Meeting the people from different countries, travelling to Dubai for a conference and playing soccer with the mayor of Vancouver; I never imagined these things a year ago when I decided to come to Vancouver. more...

Sharing the Spirit of Service

Feb 15, 2012
The Millennials have a new nickname, the Civic Generation.Survey show that Millennials - those bnorn between 1982 and 2000 - are the most civic-minded among generations since the more...

Theme Semester Focuses on India

Feb 15, 2012
The spring 2012 semester at the College at Florham celebrates the culture of India through a host of activities ranging from a presentation and panel discussion to film screenings and an evening of Bollywood music and dancing. more...

United Nations Pathways Program Turns 10

Feb 14, 2012
FDU's United Nations Pathways Program celebrated its 10th year with a special gala on February 14 at the College at Florham. more...

Global Scholars visit Barcelona, Spain

Feb 01, 2012
Winter Session trips, such as the one to Barcelona, Spain, January 9-17, 2012, serves two objectives in the Global Scholars Program: It affords the international student, whose study abroad is at the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University, the opportunity to participate in an expansive learning experience beyond their major area of study, and the domestic student an additive to their study abroad requirements. more...

FDU students embark on Vietnam, Cambodia adventure

Jan 27, 2012
FDU graduate students Patty Manhart and Candice Duckworth both fifth-year QUEST students, recently returned from a 17-day trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, the optional study abroad component of Professor Gary Darden's Pacific Worlds class. more...

Global Winter Session

Jan 21, 2012
During Winter Session, international activities included Chinese students studying in New Jersey, alternative service trips in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, Global Scholars traveling to Spain and England and part of a course being held in Vietnam and Cambodia. more...

FDU students enjoy "pura vida" in Costa Rica

Jan 12, 2012
Winter break means one thing to Melissa Hartz, a graduate student at Fairleigh Dickinson University. It's time to head to Manzanillo, Costa Rica. more...

UN Under-Secretary-General discusses future of Africa at FDU

Dec 15, 2011
Featuring High Level Guest Speaker from the United Nations, Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative more...

FDU Students Teach English in Rural China

Nov 22, 2011
Through a program with the CSETC, Daniel Palmer volunteered to teach Chinese students about American culture in exchange for living accomdiations and Traveling in China. more...

FDU-Vancouver Hosts Cuban Visitor, Internship Fair, Royal Society

Nov 12, 2011
Human rights activist Aleida Guevara's presentation, a well-attended internship fair and a meeting of the Royal Society for the Arts and Manufacturing were all activities at FDU-Vancouver in November. more...

International Education Week Celebrated

Nov 11, 2011
FDU's New Jersey campuses are holding a variety of activities in celebration of International Education Week through Friday, November 18. more...

FDU-Vancouver Update

Nov 10, 2011
Now in its fifth year, FDU-Vancouver has a total number of 283 students, with 110 new students, double the amount admitted last September. more...

SGAP 2011 theme focused on positive change through Renewable Energy

Nov 10, 2011
Over six months, six motivated middle and high school student leaders developed and ultimately presented an action plan/proposal for the SGAP 2011 Experience. more...

UN/DPI 64th Annual Conference for NGOs in Germany

Oct 28, 2011
A delegation representing FDU and the Office of Global Learning UN/NGO PATHWAYS program participated in the 64th Annual UN Department of Public Information (DPI) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) conference in Bonn, Germany from September 3 - 5, 2011. more...

Dos Mundos: Two Worlds United

Sep 27, 2011
A unique partnership called Dos Mundos offers an intensive two-year cultural immersion experience. The program&quos;s first class of graduates studied in the Dominican Republic, earning their FDU degrees along with certificates in Latin-American studies. more...

President Adams Inaugurated IAUP President

Jun 17, 2011
FDU President J. Michael Adams was inaugurated as the president of the International Association of University Presidents during the group's triennial conference June 17-20, 2011 in New York City. more...

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