Faculty-led education abroad programs continue to grow in number and popularity across US institutions. Short-term programs are now 63% of all study abroad, according to the latest IIE Open Doors data. As well, the number and types of organizations offering
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The first question many faculty and education abroad offices ask when working with a provider is: how much will my program cost? Of course, this is an important question. Yet it s also a question that contains within it other questions and,
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Continued terrorist attacks abroad raise fears and bring up the issue of travel insurance what is it, what does it cover, and is it worth it? All good questions, and worth researching to be able to advise students and their families .
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Back in April, after the bombings in Brussels, the US Department of State issued a Travel Alert for Europe. It seemed to make sense at the time when so many of us were shaken by two terrorist attacks in Europe
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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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