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Tue, November 29, 2022 | 00:56

Impact of COVID-19 on international students' mental health

Impact of COVID-19 on international students' mental health

Since early 2010, following global trends in higher education, universities in Korea have pursued competent students from around the world to actualize campus internationalization. These efforts by Korean universities gained momentum with the implementation of government-level policies for foreign students in 2013. As a result, by 2021, international student enrollment in deg...

2022-08-08 17:00

How to grow up

My mom still pays my phone bill. I recently took a trip to visit my extended family, where I found myself, a working professional with a 6-figure salary in my 20s, receiving an envelope of cash from an elder. I also found myself at the kids' table with my pre-teen cousins. They pointed out that I was “halfway to 50,” and asked if I was an adult yet. At which point I began to ...

2022-08-07 17:00

Potato party

I cultivated a farm at a high school for four years. I planted various vegetables every April, and harvested and shared them with teachers or neighbors. This year, I also spread three packs of radish seeds and replanted 50 red peppers, 10 tomatoes and five eggplant seedlings, but all of them withered due to the severe drought in May. This unexpected weather discouraged my des...

2022-08-04 17:00

Memories of New Orleans

Memories of New Orleans

There is a saying that old men live in memories. A man in his twilight years, I indulge in reminiscences of the travels that I took in the past.

2022-08-03 17:00

Looking inside as a team

Looking inside as a team

The ability to look inside oneself is one of the most important keys to success for any individual. Indeed, the same goes for groups or organizations. I think about this quite often when I am asked to diagnose and resolve inter-group conflict. Teams and departments cannot produce excellent outcomes without communicating and collaborating with other teams or departments, so re...

2022-08-02 17:00

What are you?

I visited an Indian Reservation in Arizona before the pandemic where I met an old woman who was a weaver. I was among a group of tourists who watched her hand-weaving a beautiful blanket. People took pictures of her. I did too. When the group of tourists moved away from her, I watched her some more.

2022-08-01 17:00

Robust national curriculum

Robust national curriculum

The national curriculum is a common program of study in schools designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with local governments or other regional authorities. It can be called a kind of basic blueprint for national schooling.

2022-07-31 14:50

Biden's Middle East trip promising in context

Biden's Middle East trip promising in context

President Joe Biden's trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia highlights the stark contrasts between two very different, very important nations in the Middle East. The former, our closest ally in the region, is a democracy with tremendous assets.

2022-07-28 17:00

Fond memories of Spain

Fond memories of Spain

The 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, drew much attention from around the world to its host country, including from Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who participated on June 29 and 30. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of Spain's accession as a NATO member state.

2022-07-27 17:00

Passion of Lee Jung-seop

Passion of Lee Jung-seop

During summer vacation, I walked along several parts of the Olle Trail in Seogwipo on Jeju Island with a retired professor and two elder sisters. One of the most interesting paths was Lee Jung-seop Street, made in memory of the artist, Lee Jung-seop (1916-1956). Walking every corner of his street, I could feel his passion, creativity, loneliness, longing, wandering and dedica...

2022-07-26 17:00

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