We all know the saying The more things change, the more they stay the same. This runs true even in education abroad. A few weeks ago, when NAFSA announced the free publication of two resources entitled When a Reporter Calls
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Back in December, I wrote a post on Safety in an Era of Terrorism, discussing how to think about safety and risk management when horrific and unpredictable acts of terrorism were striking major world capitols such as Paris and Istanbul .
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How to answer the question, Is it safe to study abroad? The New York Times just published a piece on how we measure risk when we travel abroad and how to balance fears about traveling abroad with knowledge of facts
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Happy New Year everyone! We would like to begin the new year with a guest author—something we will do from time to time. Bradley Feuling is the Chairman and CEO of The Asia Institute, based in Shanghai, China. Many of
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It can feel good to celebrate study abroad successes in a time when fears about traveling abroad are widespread. It is also encouraging to know that college and universities continue to be intentional and strategic in their drive to ensure
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Safety is an important subject right now. Particularly in education abroad circles where our primary purpose is to send students far away from home and where we are keenly aware of the responsibility we bear by doing so. There is
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I am noticing a trend in our work with faculty-led programs: as the number of faculty-led programs increases across the country, requests for what we refer to as off-the-shelf programs is also increasing. More frequently, faculty and education abroad offices
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Last week, I attended an interesting session at the NAFSA Region IV conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on the subject of ethical service-learning abroad. Service-learning is such a trend at the moment. We have inculcated the current generation of students
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The most recent issue of the Seminars International newsletter Compact has just been published. We are highlighting the concept of resourcefulness a skill all education abroad professionals possess! In particular, we focus on how providers can add to your resources when you
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Volunteering abroad, particularly volunteering on a short-term basis, has long been a subject of discussion in the study abroad community. The practice is on the increase yet questions and controversy abound. It is helpful to the organizations and people on-site?
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