What do AIDS, ebola and the novel coronavirus all have in common? All have been accompanied by some sort of prejudice toward a group of people. For AIDS, it was the LGBTQ+ community. For ebola, it was black people and people from Africa. And now, for the coronavirus, it’s Chinese people. The novel coronavirus is Read More
Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu Following a Level 4 Travel Advisory to China issued by the U.S. State Department, one Murray State student had to scramble to re-enroll in classes on campus after having to cancel her study abroad plans. Elizabeth Erwin, junior from Crestwood, Kentucky, is a double major in public relations and international Read More
Story by Emily Williams, Contributing writer Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs recently traveled to China in an effort to recruit more international students for Murray State. Robertson said by visiting partner universities and meeting with presidents, vice presidents, international agents and administration, they are able to strengthen partnerships and have the opportunity to Read More
Murray State gained a new global partner in education when an agreement was signed with Chinese university Zhejiang Wanli in September. The partnership between the two universities began before any paperwork was started. Guangming Zou, interim director of Institute for International Studies, said he was in Hong Kong for an international conference in 2012, and Read More
Following this fall’s announcement that Qingdao Agricultural University will become Murray State’s new sister university, a group of University members will travel to China this summer to further this relationship and develop academic programming there. The 10-day trip, beginning May 15, is the result of years of negotiations and planning between QAU and Murray State, Read More
With a 21 percent increase this past year of Chinese students studying abroad in United States universities, international education has sparked interest in students globally and locally. Students of many countries spent the week learning and exploring global cultures through Murray State’s annual International Education week, hosted by the Institute for International Studies. The week Read More