BLACKSBURG, Va., May 6 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Before traveling to Egypt, senior Ian Kanjirath thought the pyramids would be the highlight of his study abroad experience. They weren't.
What stayed with the computer science major most were the late-night hackathons with Egyptian classmates, shared meals breaking fast during Ramadan, and friendships that have continued long after the flight home.
That shift, from tourist to collaborator, is what global education is meant to do. Making it possible, especially when world events raise difficult questions, requires careful work behind the scenes.
For Kanjirath and his fellow travelers, those questions became urgent just a week ...