Knowledge Without Borders https://knowwithoutborders.org/ Lifelong learning about the world Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 101008462 Rethinking First Generation Categories and Why Study Abroad Matters https://knowwithoutborders.org/rethinking-first-generation-categories-and-why-study-abroad-matters-for-persistence/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:24:33 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7222 For decades, colleges have relied on a simple definition to identify first-generation students: those whose parents did not earn a bachelor’s degree. The designation has become a cornerstone of equity

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]]> 7222 Exploring Design Thinking in London https://knowwithoutborders.org/exploring-design-thinking-in-london/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/exploring-design-thinking-in-london/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:12:55 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7177 Design thinking lends itself to a variety of innovative challenges and problem-solving solutions. The design thinking process, which has multiple steps and is non-lineal, consists of empathy, define, ideate, prototype

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/exploring-design-thinking-in-london/feed/ 0 7177 Study Abroad is Transformative https://knowwithoutborders.org/study-abroad-is-transformative/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/study-abroad-is-transformative/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:42:43 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7206 Students who study abroad often return home with a sense that they have had a transformative experience. Learning about the cultures and histories of other countries can serve as a

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/study-abroad-is-transformative/feed/ 0 7206 Lessons in Courage https://knowwithoutborders.org/lessons-in-courage/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/lessons-in-courage/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:43:12 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7184 The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page. — St. Augustine In his novel, The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov writes about cowardice

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/lessons-in-courage/feed/ 0 7184 Design Thinking Improves Stakeholder Engagement https://knowwithoutborders.org/design-thinking-improves-stakeholder-engagement/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/design-thinking-improves-stakeholder-engagement/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:54:18 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7183 Design Thinking offers an approach to stakeholder engagement for schools and universities. The University of Exeter in the UK is an example of what one educational institution is achieiving by

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/design-thinking-improves-stakeholder-engagement/feed/ 0 7183 “Poor Bright Young Scholars,” the Low-Income First-Generation Students of the Past https://knowwithoutborders.org/poor-bright-young-scholars-the-low-income-first-generation-students-of-the-past/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/poor-bright-young-scholars-the-low-income-first-generation-students-of-the-past/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:17:10 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7178 The idea of higher education as an exclusive bastion of privilege is as old as education itself. Though most students who received any education throughout history were noble or wealthy,

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/poor-bright-young-scholars-the-low-income-first-generation-students-of-the-past/feed/ 0 7178 Diverse, Low-Income First-Generation Students at Eton College https://knowwithoutborders.org/diverse-low-income-first-generation-students-at-eton-college/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/diverse-low-income-first-generation-students-at-eton-college/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:13:10 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7165 Diverse, low-income first-generation students have often struggled on the pathway to higher education because of poor preparation at the secondary school level. A new partnership between a traditional elite institution

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/diverse-low-income-first-generation-students-at-eton-college/feed/ 0 7165 Renewed Focus on First Generation Students https://knowwithoutborders.org/renewed-focus-on-first-generation-students/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/renewed-focus-on-first-generation-students/#respond Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:25:55 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7162 The June 30, 2023 Supreme Court decision on affirmative action changed the landscape of college admissions in the United States. Colleges and universities are grappling with how to sustain diversity

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/renewed-focus-on-first-generation-students/feed/ 0 7162 Skill Sets for Innovation https://knowwithoutborders.org/skill-sets-for-innovation/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/skill-sets-for-innovation/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:32:31 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7160 Global university enrollment has declined for the past three years. While COVID certainly accounts for some of the decline, could it be that current education practices are divorced from the

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]]> https://knowwithoutborders.org/skill-sets-for-innovation/feed/ 0 7160 Impact of study abroad experiences on first generation students https://knowwithoutborders.org/impact-of-study-abroad-experiences-on-first-generation-students/ https://knowwithoutborders.org/impact-of-study-abroad-experiences-on-first-generation-students/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:47:13 +0000 https://knowwithoutborders.org/?p=7154 Survey research has measured the positive impact of the study abroad experience, including increased social awareness and expanded career prospects. Nearly all students surveyed in a study abroad research report

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