VOA-Student Union Blog

Here are some interesting glimpses into today’s international students.  If you are an intl student/scholar you can contribute to this useful blog: http://blogs.voanews.com/student-union/authors-2/

4 important words

J.W. Marriott was interviewed in the Sunday, May 26 NY Times.  The entire interview <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/business/bill-marriott-jr-on-inclusive-decision-making.html?_r=1&>  is well worth reading from a manager’s perspective, but there was one...

How do you say it?

It’s not enough that international students have to distinguish between American, British, and Australian English.  They also have to adapt to the many varieties of English within the United States....

Who is He?

IN CHEMISTRY, HE TURNED WATER TO WINE. IN BIOLOGY, HE WAS BORN WITHOUT THE NORMAL CONCEPTION; IN PHYSICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW OF GRAVITY WHEN HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN; IN ECONOMICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURN BY FEEDING 5000 MEN WITH TWO FISHES & 5...