International Education News

To keep up on emerging trends and national initiatives in international education, we will post the latest news articles, briefs, columns and feature stories on this page.

News stories

• Seeking Rigor in Study Abroad (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/09/study-abroad-call-greater-intentionality-and-ambition)
• Growth in Study Abroad Approaches Standstill (http://chronicle.com/article/Growth-in-Study-Abroad/135716/)
• Israel's Study Abroad Opportunities Expand (http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/on-campus-indepth/israels-study-abroad-opportunities-expand/2012/08/21/)
• For a Growing Number of Freshmen, Packing for College Requires a Passport (http://chroni.cl/PYWge2)
• Internationalizing University Education (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gragert/internationalizing-univer_b_1390125.html)
• TEDx comes to East Lansing, talks global understanding (http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2012/04/tedx_comes_to_east_lansing_talks_global_understanding)
• Colleges Are Urged to Try New Approaches to Diversify Study Abroad (http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Are-Urged-to-Try-New/130908/?sid=gn&utm_source=gn&utm_medium=en)
• In Study Abroad, Men Are Hard to Find (http://chronicle.com/article/In-Study-Abroad-Men-Are-Hard/130853/?key=QWkgKQRha3BBNntkZj9AZDhSOnJrOUsgZHUeaXMkblpdEA%3D%3D)
• Rick Steves: Study abroad is necessity, not luxury (http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2012-01-18/study-abroad-global-economy-travel/52650834/1)
• Why Americans are choosing to study abroad in record numbers (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2011/1114/Why-Americans-are-choosing-to-study-abroad-in-record-numbers)
• Study-Abroad Numbers Rebound as Colleges Offer Cheaper Options (http://chronicle.com/article/Study-Abroad-Numbers-Rebound/129755/)
• Back on Track (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/14/report-shows-study-abroad-foreign-enrollment-rising)
• The stakes are getting higher for U.S. college students in programs abroad (http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/11/college-study-abroad-programs-get-serious-with-studies.html)
• Study Abroad in a Risky World (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/04/08/educators_consider_safety_issues_in_study_abroad)
• American Students Studying Abroad Pushed Out Of Comfort Zone 'Bubbles' (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/25/american-students-abroad-_n_979951.html?ref=email_share)
• History Reverses Itself in Student Exchange Programs (http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/ctenglish/se/txt/2011-08/04/content_381597.htm)
• Musician will.i.am to Support the 100,000 Strong Initiative Concert in Beijing to Celebrate U.S.-China Educational and Cultural Exchanges (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/07/169362.htm)
• US News & World Report (http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2011/03/16/more-graduate-students-consider-study-abroad)

National initiatives

• Cuba (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/14/reaching-out-cuban-people)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/article/Changes-in-Cubain-US/127731/)
• Inside Higher Ed (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/06/01/international_educators_discuss_renewed_academic_exchange_with_cuba)
• 100,000 Strong (http://www.state.gov/p/eap/regional/100000_strong/index.htm)
• Coca-Cola Foundation Awards (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/dynamic/press_center/2011/07/1-million-in-grants-for-china-study-abroad-programs.html)
• Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Act (http://www.nafsa.org/public_policy.sec/commission_on_the_abraham/)
• Lincoln Commission (http://www.nafsa.org/public_policy.sec/study_abroad_2/lincoln_commission_issues/)
• International Initiatives through the American Council on Education (http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=cii)

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