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Spencer, Amy. "Facilitating the Academic Success of International Students." Teaching Theology & Religion 6.3 (2003): 164-168. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This essay is about the learning challenges that International Students need to overcome in order to have successful Academic education. It also how some teachers need to adjust their teaching methods to facilitate learning by international students.helping students develop social skills that would help them in and outside the class room. it also give the reader the process that most International Students go through when they first came to the U.S. first there are the International Students adjustment with the new environment. The second is the academic issues such as language difficulties and communicating in class.

Horton Jr., David. "Class and cleats: Community college student athletes and academic success." New Directions for Community Colleges 2009.147 (2009): 15-27. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This articles talks about the impact of athletic participation on community college students. Since these schools do not profit greatly from sports, their motives are discussed. Community colleges pride themselves in providing access to higher level learning. This is especially true when it come to minorities because it gives them the chance at an education. Clearly, the motives of these schools are very different than those of elite athletic universities.

Charles, Harvey, and Mac A. Stewart. "Academic Advising of International Students." Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development 19.4 (1991): 173-181. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses the importance of academic advising for international students. how can the adviser help international students to make plans for their education and at the same time help them adapt with the campus life and overcoming homesickness, language difficulty, discrimination, financial problems and depression and guide them to success

Guerin, Stephen H. "Internationalizing the Curriculum: Improving Learning Through International Education: Preparing Students for Success in a Global Society." Community College Journal of Research & Practice 33.8 (2009): 611-614. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the importance of internationalization of curriculum and and its role in preparing students for a global and multicultural society. With recent events it is even more pressing that Americans today have an understanding of peoples of different cultures. Motlow State Community College (MSCC) recognizes this topic of discussion and survey's show that in its courses only 6% of its courses contain significant international content. International education especially at the college level has taken on a new importance. This article argues that despite the student's major, they should be exposed to multicultural education and this knowledge which will enhance a student's success in the global environment of the future.

Gay, Geneva. "The Importance of Multicultural Education." Educational Leadership 61.4 (2003): 30-35. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article discusses how curriculum's that contain multicultural education prepare students for roles as productive citizens and gives them a broad worldview which is important for academic success. This article focuses on the United States and the need to incorporate global education within a student's education. With domestic diversity within America and the constant flow of immigrants, gaining more insight about other cultures and ways of life is beneficial and essential when interacting with people from different backgrounds. Unfamiliar groups, cultures and languages can produce anxiety and hostility from those who don't understand or are ignorant to other cultures. This article offers several suggestions for teacher to go about incorporating global education into many different subjects.

Ginsburg, Richard D., and Rich Lillash. "WINNING AT WHAT?." Independent School 66.4 (2007): 18-28. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article asks the question of how schools define "winning" with their student-athletes. Should it be a diverse person with all around success, or is it excellence in a singular sport? The truth is that people are now trying to focus on one sport in order to gain a scholarship. The problem with this is that it draws the student athlete away from other valued activities. The desire to specialize conflicts with many schools' core values.

Lee, Jenny, and Charles Rice. "Welcome to America? International student perceptions of discrimination." Higher Education 53.3 (2007): 381-409. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This research is about International students experiences in universities in the U.S. the social problems that they encounter while living in the U.S, how each one of them dealt with the culture shock and become familiar with the American culture. how did those experiences affected their personalities and the way they think. also how experiences affected their academic life and the way to success and facing those problems.

McLachlan, Debra A., and Jessica Justice. "A Grounded Theory of International Student Well-being." Journal of Theory Construction & Testing 13.1 (2009): 27-32. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses how some International Student can easily adapt with U.S. universities life style while others are have a hard time adapting with it. the article gives us an idea about what the process that most students go through to have a successful Academic education. what should most students do for their first years? also what kind of methods they should use to break the barrier between them and other native students.

Madaus, Joseph W. "Navigating the College Transition Maze: A Guide for Students With Learning Disabilities." Teaching Exceptional Children 37.3 (2005): 32-37. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010 The article provides examples of problems that may arise during the transition from high school to college. It also gives a model of success for those students moving on to college with a learning disability. The article answers frequently asked questions about learning disability services at the university level. It shows differences between high school learning and upper-level college learning. Finally, the article expresses students the differences in the special education service in high school and college.

Frye, Elizabeth M., Woodrow Trathen, and David A. Koppenhaver. "Internet Workshop and Blog Publishing: Meeting Student (and Teacher) Learning Needs to Achieve Best Practice in the Twenty-First-Century Social Studies Classroom." Social Studies 101.2 (2010): 46-53. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article discusses successful ways to go about publishing blogs and using the Internet in a classroom setting. It also discusses all the other options there are when working with blogs and what types of technological things are able to be added to them, such as podcasts, video screencasts, and files in general.