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Newspapers in Arkansas feature stories on IYLEP undergraduates

August 2011

25 Students Share Ideas for Social Entrepreneurship (Northwest Arkansas News) *subscription required

Iraqi Students Visit Kids in Fayetteville (Northwest Arkansas News)

Iraqi Students Learn New Skills, New Perspectives (The Arkansas Traveller)

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Local newspapers report on undergraduates volunteering in tornado clean-up

July 2011

Iraqi Students Help with Joplin Clean Up (University of Arkansas Newswire)

Young Iraqis Learn Lessons in Aftermath of Joplin Tornado (The Joplin Globe)

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Iraqi and American youth work together in Louisville, Kentucky

July 2011

Iraqi students visit Louisville for film project on how citizens participate in a democracy (Courier Journal)

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Colorado State University helps to build next generation of Iraqi leaders with environmental focus

July 2011

Colorado State helping to build new leaders of Iraq (The Examiner)

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CBS Evening News reports on IYLEP 2010 undergraduates

September 2010

Iraq’s New Hope: a War-Weary Generation Determined to Make the Future Brighter

By Seth Doane

A CBS News report on 50 Iraqi university students that were invited to the U.S. for a summer exchange program.

Read more | Watch the video

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Newspapers across the U.S. discuss new friendships between IYLEP’s Iraqi and American youth

August 2010

Iraqi teenagers forge friendships in Seattle visit (The Seattle Times)

Iraqi, American Teenagers Come Together (Vermont Public Radio)

Iraqi and American teens build bonds in Vermont (WCAX.com)

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Local NPR affiliate features 4-part series on IYLEP undergraduates in Evansville, IN

August 2010

WNIN Radio in Evansville, IN reported on IYLEP in 2010 at the University of Southern Indiana. The four segments led by Micah Schweizer were recorded from the beginning to end of the summer program.

Part 1: Interview with two IYLEP students, Ali and Samar (start of program)

Part 2: Interview with university student mentors

Part 3: Interview with university program staff

Part 4: Interview with Ali and Samar (end of program)

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Coverage around the U.S. on the 2010 undergraduates in Colorado and Indiana

July 2010

Future Iraqi Leaders Visit US & USI (FOX News)

Iraqi students gain valuable knowledge on Loveland Habitat job (Loveland Reporter Herald)

Iraqis take in “Daddy of ‘em All” (Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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Boston Globe reports on IYLEP 2010 high school students

At Peace in the World far from the War:

Iraqi youths visit U.S., find friends, hope for the future

July 2010

by June Q. Wu

A Boston Globe report on the new bonds built between American and Iraqi High School students during the IYLEP High School program during the summer of 2010.

Read more *subscription required

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CNN video report on dialogue between Iraqi and American Teens

Kids camp hosts war-torn Iraqis

July 2009

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University of California – Santa Cruz hosts IYLEP students in 2008

August 2008

Iraqi students explore science, technology, and American lifestyle at UCSC this summer (UCSC)