Latest Laureate International Universities Stories
Address to students on June 1 in Phoenix will focus on globalization and technology in education MINNEAPOLIS, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Yong Zhao, internationally known scholar, author and speaker whose works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education, will address more than 600 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Saturday, June 1, at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Logo:...
Kendall Continues to Solidify International Academic Footprint While Preparing Students for Positions in a Thriving Sports Management Market CHICAGO, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendall College School of Hospitality Management launched a new Sports Management Concentration in partnership with Real Madrid, recently listed by Forbes Magazine as "the most valuable soccer team in the world", and the Universidad Europea (UE). As the only U.S. academic institution to partner with this...
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- World champion, Paralympian, advocate and author Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt will speak to more than 500 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Sheraton Atlanta. In her plenary address, "Dream. Drive. Do.," Dr. Forber-Pratt will share her inspirational story and explain why everyone has the potential to succeed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b) Adopted as an...
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan Kozol, a New York Times best-selling author and one of the most respected voices on public education in the United States today, will speak to more than 650 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) Kozol, perhaps the most widely read and highly honored education writer in the United States,...
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) is pleased to announce new global design education offerings being developed in collaboration with two internationally recognized leaders in design: Domus Academy in Italy and Media Design School (MDS) in New Zealand. NSAD, Domus and MDS are all members of the Laureate International Universities network. The new offerings, starting in the 2013-2014 academic year, include an interior design...
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 2,500 volunteers from Walden University's international community of students, alumni, faculty and staff, along with their friends, family and colleagues, gathered in more than 700 cities in 15 countries during the seventh annual Global Day of Service on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, to demonstrate the impact that social change agents can make in just 24 hours. (LOGO: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b )...
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students, according to the National Education Association, while 35 percent of workers say they have felt bullied at work, according to a CareerBuilder survey. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) Throughout October, in observance of National Bullying Prevention Month, Walden University will be raising awareness...
BALTIMORE, Sept. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time since its inception in 2005, the Clinton Global Initiative's annual New York meeting will be viewed remotely by more than 50,000 students and faculty from 39 institutions in the Laureate International Universities network on four continents via a multi-lingual webcast on September 24 and 25. In addition to the opening address by President Bill Clinton, Laureate students will view live speeches of U.S. presidential...
MILAN and BALTIMORE, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Domus Academy and NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano in Milan, Italy, have joined the Laureate International Universities (LIU) network, extending Laureate's position as a global leader in higher education in art and design. Domus Academy was founded in 1982 in Milan as the first post-graduate design school in Italy. Domus Academy delivers post-graduate education and research focusing on design processes and methodologies in order to...
BALTIMORE, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureate Education today named Dr. Francisco Gutierrez senior vice president for medicine and health sciences. Dr. Gutierrez will be responsible for strategic leadership of Laureate International Universities' medical and health sciences programs, including 15 medical schools, 14 dental schools, 16 nursing schools, 21 physical therapy schools, and more than 20 health sciences programs located in 30 cities around the world. Dr. Gutierrez most...
