Glimpse: Stories from Abroad Adam Lichtenheld “In an interdependent society, diplomacy is far too important to be entrusted to political leaders and their proxies. As a traveler, writer, and journalist, I have sought to do …
Study Abroad
UW Students Get Other Study Abroad Options After Trip Cancellations [WISC-TV]
From WISC-TV.com MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students whose study abroad trips to Mexico were sunk because of flu concerns are being offered other options. Last Friday, university officials canceled the trips this summer …
UW-Madison Cancels Early Summer Mexico Programs
Based on the recommendations of the university’s International Emergency Response Committee, Chancellor Biddy Martin is instructing campus units to cancel student programs in Mexico that are scheduled to depart before June 1. Programs that will …
Outbreak Could Alter Study Abroad Plans For Students [WISC-TV]
From WISC-TV.com Concerns about swine flu are prompting possible travel changes for some University of Wisconsin students. VIDEO: Watch The Report Reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and …
Study Abroad Photo Contest Featured on Madison’s CW
Watch the Madison CW report on the 2009 Study Abroad Photo Contest.
International Academic Programs announces its 2009 Study Abroad Photography Contest Winners!
From Argentina to England to Jordan, a record number of 1,000 photos were submitted to this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest. Winners were chosen from four different categories: Natural Landscapes, Urban Landscapes, People and Culture, …
Sustaining Study Abroad [Inside Higher Education]
By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education Sustainable study abroad. “It almost seems like an oxymoron,” says Daniel Greenberg, executive director of Living Routes, an Amherst, Mass.-based provider that runs study abroad programs in eco-villages. The …
Students Start Charity Library Program After Studying Abroad in Maua, Kenya [The Daily Cardinal]
By: Andrea Carlson /The Daily Cardinal – March 9, 2009 UW-Madison students began a charity program in Kenya after visiting the country on a study abroad program last spring. When twelve UW-Madison students traveled to Kenya …
Short Study-Abroad Trips Can Have Lasting Effect, Research Suggests [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
The length of time students study overseas has no significant impact on whether they become globally engaged later in life, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a conclusion that is sure to …
Students Help Students Study Abroad [Inside Higher Education]
By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education Ask study abroad professionals what their challenges are, and the increasing cost for students – followed by the rising cost of program administration and insufficient institutional scholarship support – …