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Vietnam reflects global partnerships: Chancellor ventures abroad for graduation; students find home at Troy

November 8, 2018 News

Taylor Walding Variety Editor Last week, Troy awarded about 50 diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Vietnam, further proving its focus on international learning. When Chancellor Jack Hawkins first traveled to Vietnam in 1968, he was a platoon leader for the Marines during the decades-long Vietnam War. Today, as Troy’s chancellor, he travels to Vietnam on much happier circumstances: to award degrees at various universities. “Vietnam is a much different place than when I was first there,” Hawkins wrote in an email. “When I returned for the first time in 2002,…

Malaysia campus hosts Troy faculty, students

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 Trojan Living

Virginia Tilley Contributor Five professors and 12 students returned this weekend from a trip to Malaysia, where they had the opportunity to teach and interact with students abroad. In addition to sending students to study abroad each semester, Troy uses its international presence to send teachers to other countries and universities as well. Steve Stewart, an assistant professor of journalism, taught multimedia law while in Malaysia. “I’d say it was delightful and enlightening,” Stewart said of his experience. Malaysian press freedom is evolving due to leadership changes, Stewart noted. Although…