Parkland looking for residents to host 12 international students

CHAMPAIGN – Beginning this summer, Parkland College will work with the U.S. State Department to promote international understanding, especially in Muslim countries.

And area residents can help: College organizers of the new program are looking for residential situations for 12 students who will arrive on campus late this summer to study at Parkland for at least a year.

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