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Welcome GSS to Student Union!
Global Student Square (GSS) is a youth-led initiative to globalize and democratize journalism. By connecting student journalists all over the world, GSS is working to bring youth voices into global news. Using emerging platforms for online collaboration and digital storytelling tools, GSS editors and contributors produce high-quality journalism in a virtual newsroom where young journalists can connect, collaborate and create stories on common themes but offering uncommon perspectives.
GSS's goal is to make youth voice part of the news ecosystem and to bring Millennial insight to mainstream media.
Do you have a story to tell and to share? Please reach out to us at voastudentu@gmail.com or studentu@voanews.com with your ideas and contributions to the conversation. Bring your writing, podcasts, video, images or other media to tell the story of students around the world!
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Universities in Middle East building research relationships with China
As China bolsters research relationships with universities in the Middle East, the United States has taken notice – especially when that research involves artificial intelligence.
Reporting for University World News, Yojana Sharma has the story. (March 2024)
Tips for staying safe while studying in the US
Recent news events have raised safety concerns among some international students studying in the United States.
Adarsh Khandelwal, writing in the India Times, has tips for staying safe from the moment you arrive until the day you complete your studies. (March 2024)
Some colleges are making digital literacy classes mandatory
A 2019 study by Stanford found that most college students can’t tell the difference between real and fake news articles. Amid rampant online disinformation, and the threat of AI-generated images, some schools are making students learn “digital literacy” to graduate.
Lauren Coffeey reports for Inside Higher Ed. (March 2024)
With federal student aid delays, students aren’t sure what college will cost
The U.S. Department of Education’s federal student aid form (FAFSA) experienced serious glitches and delays this year.
Now, many students have been admitted to college, but don’t know how much money they’ll need to attend.
Read the story from Susan Svrluga and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel for The Washington Post. (March 2024)
Senator draws attention to universities that haven’t returned remains
More than 70 U.S. universities continue to hold human remains taken from Native American burial sites, although those remains were supposed to be returned 30 years ago.
Jennifer Bendery writes in Huffington Post that one senator has been using his position in an attempt to shame universities into returning remains and artifacts. (April 2024)
