A woman who was forced to flee war-torn Ukraine has said graduating from university in the UK felt "incredibly special" after what she and her family had been through. Sofia Demkiv left her home in ...

DELAND − After Russia waged a bombing campaign and invasion of her country two years ago, Yana Verbova thought the idea of earning a bachelor's degree from a U.S. university − let alone an Ivy League ...

East Tennessee State University held a special virtual ceremony for an international graduate student, a 27-year-old war journalist living in Ukraine who completed his master's degree at home amid the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Amid the flashes and celebrations of commencement at the University of South Florida, Danylo Solomentsev holds onto the moment a little differently. "What can I say? I'm just lucky to be ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — From Ukraine to Knoxville — the sound of a violin followed Marki Lukyniuk wherever he went. He arrived in Knoxville as a refugee, after Russia invaded Ukraine and began around two ...

When Mariia Syzonenko arrived at Wayland Baptist University in August 2022 after an exhausting journey from war-torn Ukraine, she spoke hesitant English, had never traveled alone, and did not know ...