The problems brought to the Ombudsman Office at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are considered. Many of the questions brought to the Ombudsman Office concern grades and grading practices, but nonacademic problems are also questioned. Many of the problems are the result of misinformation having been given to the student. Patronizing or rude…

Although critics frequently attack the concept, multicultural education is neither a new nor a single idea. Cultural factors have become increasingly important for teachers and students alike. In that sense, teachers, administrators, and curriculum designers must become more multicultural. It is helpful to define multicultural education as…

This paper examines the learning needs and adaptation problems of foreign graduate students, and is based on the experiences of the five co-authors' graduate studies in Canada and the United States. It reviews the factors that contributed to their decision to study abroad, pre-sojourn expectations and arrival, their arrival in the host country,…