July/August 2021
V O LU M E L X I I N U M B E R 3
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Research Your Options
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Opt for OPT
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Finance Your Studies
Safe Spaces for All
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Realizing Higher Education Dreams
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Opening Doors to Global Learning Building Communities for Success Developing Leaders Through Diversity and Inclusion
Training Teachers, Supporting Students
Shaping Your College Application Prepare for Your Departure
Supporting Education in USA
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Courtesy University of New Mexico
16 Editor in Chief Michael L. Cavey
Art Director/ Production Chief Hemant Bhatnagar
Editor Deepanjali Kakati Hindi Editor Giriraj Agarwal Urdu Editor Syed Sulaiman Akhtar
Deputy Art Directors / Production Assistants Qasim Raza, Shah Faisal Khan
Front cover: Photographs by Dollar Gill on Unsplash and Getty Images
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Indians represent a vital population of international students in the United States and bring critical and diverse perspectives to their institutions.
Right: Rohan Bandekar from Pune won the People’s Choice Award at the Bailey Oratorical Contest held in March 2021. The contest is one of Juniata College’s long-standing traditions in which participants answer a prompt which changes each year. Far right: Each year, the South Asian Student Association at Juniata College in Pennsylvania hosts a dinner on campus to celebrate Diwali. This event is open to students, faculty and staff and is frequently covered in the local newspaper.
