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2023-11-16 01:48
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Bury Book International Education Library & Archive received a generous donation today from a retired colleague! A sampling of the donation + a photo of the entire donation in bags to so… Read More
2023-01-04 19:06
Columbia College Chicago is an acclaimed undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a comprehensive education in the arts, communications and public relations. We constantly aim to… Read More
2022-11-16 16:40
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GoAbroad is thrilled to announce we are now accepting nominations for the 2022 Innovation Awards! This is our 12th year of recognizing and celebrating the great ideas, programs, and peo… Read More
2021-07-26 17:45
Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of State & the U.S. Department of Education of Principles in Support of International Education - Reengaging the World to Make the United States St… Read More
2021-07-23 22:21
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to highlight value of International Education at the Department’s 12th Annual EducationUSA Forum on July 26th. U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Mi… Read More
2021-04-27 15:39
The following is a copy and paste from a message my colleague Jessica Oldford, Interim Managing Director, Global Initiatives at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Mi… Read More
2021-04-23 16:51
A research project on refugees and enrollment in U.S. higher education is underway. Any assistance in either completing the survey yourself, if you meet the criteria of course, or forwarding… Read More
U.S. Secretary Of State Antony J. Blinken Celebrates The Impact Of Cultural Diplomacy, April 5, 2021
2021-04-06 16:19
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I'm very excited to be attending the upcoming The PIE Live TNE & Tech event March 22-26, 2021. I'm a big fan of the work of our colleagues at The PIE News in advancing international educ… Read More
2021-02-25 17:37
The Gateway International Group just launched a compilation of EdTech companies/platforms for International Education. Compiled and edited by Erin Niday and Tony Ogden, this compilation has… Read More
2021-02-22 18:20
Learn more about the upcoming Forum on Education Abroad annual conference and register at https://forumea.org/training-events/annual-conference/general-info-2/ #ForumEA21 Note: I've been inv… Read More
2021-02-18 19:39
More information at https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1110H/T to Tom Millington for alerting me to this! Read More
2021-02-18 18:57
The Spring 2021 Gateway Leadership Institute will appeal to those international education professionals and related higher education experts who are interested in developing new knowledge an… Read More
2021-02-08 15:49
George P. SchultzDecember 13, 1920 - February 6, 2021George Schultz served as the 60th United States Secretary of State from July 16, 1982 – January 20, 1989 under President Ronald Rea… Read More
2021-02-05 17:45
Yesterday I received and I'm very excited to read and review for IHEC Blog: Education Abroad: Bridging Scholarship and Practice edited by Anthony Ogden, Bernhard Streitwieser and Christof Va… Read More
2021-02-01 14:10
30 years ago today my wife and I started our relationship with a late night/early morning kiss on a street corner in Valladolid, Spain after going out to the clubs! We were on the same study… Read More
2021-01-19 19:50
I was invited to attend the 2020 AIRC Annual Conference which was held virtually due to COVID-19. This was my first AIRC conference and I was not disappointed! Following is a brief sum… Read More
2020-11-19 17:21
I'm a big fan of Educational Credential Evaluators or ECE as many in the field may refer to them as since I began working in the field in 2000. To be sure, they are based in Milwaukee s… Read More
2020-11-18 23:50
It's been three weeks since I attended the Forum on Education Abroad's 5th European Conference. I'm delayed in posting my thoughts due to some personal/family obligations and matters as well… Read More
2020-11-18 21:27
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2020-10-29 23:36
Trying 2 focus & read this @WESPicks report BUT 6th grade band practice 4 sax has started! Someday, maybe, that will be a soothing sound 2 accompany my research but 2night that is simpl… Read More
2020-10-26 15:30
Two years ago I attended my first Forum on Education Abroad European Conference in Prague. It was a great conference and I'm really glad that I attended. This year I will be able to attend m… Read More
2020-10-25 17:59
RSVP at https://knowledge.wes.org/wes-twitter-chat-intlednow-covid-19-on-campus.html Read More
2020-10-23 18:06
The following post was originally published on September 1, 2020 by Adam Rubin on LinkedIn. I found Adam’s post to be very informative and thought provoking and I asked Adam if I could… Read More
2020-10-22 21:39
In case this was off your radar I thought I would share the following report “Institutional Compliance with Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965” by the U.S. Dep… Read More
2020-10-21 17:34
"One of the most un-American things I can think of... is an employer who's depriving qualified Americans of work while filling that job with a foreign national who doesn't qualify." - @Home… Read More
2020-10-19 19:47
Last week I was asked to answer several questions pertaining to international students studying at Columbia College Chicago as part of my day job as Assistant Provost for Global Education. C… Read More
2020-09-29 16:52
I've been a huge fan of The PIE News since their beginning! I admire what our colleagues at The PIE News have built and their continued entrepreneurial growth! I've always wanted to att… Read More
2020-09-18 17:30
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This coming Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 10:00am CST I will be moderating a live online discussion related two IHEC Blog guest posts on the topic of “Amplifying Persp… Read More
2020-09-11 20:56
Three of these items are related to international education- My son’s spider plant from second grade four years ago!- Christ the Redeemer nick-nack I bought for my wife somewhere up at… Read More
2020-09-10 14:46
I've been a fan of Tom Millington and his perspectives on the field of international higher education for a long time and I was honored when he invited me to be a part of the Abroadia "Globa… Read More
2020-09-01 21:14
Part 2 Overseas Voices: Redefining and Reinforcing Community Partnerships in Education AbroadWe are very grateful to have been invited into this conversation between U.S. and onsite edu… Read More
2020-08-24 17:15
Following is a copy and paste of a message I received from NAFSA asking me to help promote the submission of TLS KC Proposals for the 2021 NAFSA Annual Conference in Orlando:The TLS KC has s… Read More
2020-08-13 17:06
The following is a guest post by Samantha Brandauer, Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Global Study and Engagement at Dickinson College and Lou Berends, Vice Pr… Read More
2020-08-12 01:04
Before traveling the world with my GoAbroad hats (thanks to Troy Peden!) I traveled with my Let's Go hat! My brother-in-law Luis was a Research-Writer for the 1997 Central America publicatio… Read More
2020-07-23 01:28
Last week I attended the Via TRM BOLD Seminar and I thought it was excellent! I'm so glad that I was able to attend even though my schedule conflicted with two of the sessions.I've nev… Read More
2020-07-14 21:11
I will be attending the Via TRM BOLD Seminar today through Thursday and I plan to post here on IHEC Blog and related social media sites such as Twitter and IHEC Blog's Facebook page.In full… Read More
2020-07-14 19:21
NEWS: Government has agreed to rescind the July 6 policy on international students and online learning and FAQ released the next day. Also agreed to rescind any implementation and will retur… Read More
2020-07-13 15:40
More at IHEC Blog: Institutional statements on DHS "Broadcast Message: COVID-19 and Fall 2020" barring international students from remaining in the U.S. if they take all courses online Read More
2020-07-08 19:00
This list is being compiled in collaboration with my colleague Jessica Oldford, Director of Global Student Experience | Global Initiatives, Stephen M. Ross School of Business… Read More
2020-07-07 22:12
Across the world, people come to this country with unrelenting optimism and determination toward the future. They study here, innovate here, they make America who we are. Donald Trump doesn'… Read More
2020-06-10 17:09
I look forward to participating on this @WESPicks #IntlEdNow Twitter chat at 1:00pm EDT this coming Thursday, June 11th! https://t.co/k85leH8iTM— David Comp (@DavidComp) June 9, 2020 Read More
2020-06-09 15:57
My daughter Gabriel just graduated high school and in fall she will start her college career at Temple University! In April 2019 she participate on an exchange in spring 2019 in Lima… Read More
2020-06-02 17:17
I am a big fan of Elspeth Jones, Emerita Professor at Leeds Beckett University, and I have been for many years! So when she invited me to connect for her new #IntlEdChat interview serie… Read More
2020-05-22 14:22
I'm proud to announce that my colleague Jessica Oldford and I have been selected as a finalist for the 2020 GoAbroad Innovation Awards "Innovation in Crisis Response" category! Our initiati… Read More
2020-05-19 16:38
I'm excited to be a panelist on the upcoming free webinar titled "The Future of Student Mobility: A Student-Centric Approach" hosted by The Global Learning Collective. The webinar will be he… Read More
2020-05-14 16:04
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Happy to have contributed a piece on the "History of Undergraduate Research Abroad" for the newly published book edited by Kate Patch and Louis Berends.entitled "Undergraduate Research Abroa… Read More
2020-05-05 11:35
This is the final week to submit nominations for the GoAbroad Innovation Awards! Nominations must be submitted by Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 11:59pm MST. Since the NAFSA 2020 annual… Read More
2020-04-29 18:19
The following is a guest post by Tom Millington who is the Founder and Executive Director of Abroadia. I'm a big fan of Tom and the perspective he brings to the international education… Read More
2020-04-24 14:47
Yesterday, my daughter accepted her offer of admission to Temple University for their Theater Education 4+1 Program! She will earn her B.A. in Theater, focusing on Theater Education with a… Read More
2020-04-23 13:11
Today (Thursday, April 23rd) at 1:00pm EDTI'll be co-hosting with a great group of colleagues a World Education Services Twitter Chat focused on "COVID-19: Supporting Int'l Students Through… Read More
2020-04-22 17:28
A year ago, my daughter was in Lima, Peru on a short-term exchange through her summer theater program (she returned with a friend as an invited teacher/mentor for ~10 days last August!). Whe… Read More
2020-04-15 22:17
Updated as of April 15, 2020My colleague Jessica Oldford and I continue (although very slowly) to provide updates to the Forum on Education Abroad for their COVID-19 Program Status Tracker a… Read More
2020-04-09 15:19
Council calls for international student support(click on text above to go to the City of Melbourne statement) Read More
2020-04-01 01:17
I'm a huge fan of Yale Richmond's work and his scholarship! His book "Cultural Exchange and the Cold War: Raising the Iron Curtain" (2003) is what led to my interest in and scholarship… Read More
2020-03-22 15:26
Last week on a Zoom call for my institution's Incident Assessment Task Force (IATF), the Chief of Staff to the President said to everyone that our daily IATF Zoom calls allow us to learn a l… Read More
2020-03-12 20:10
This list was compiled in collaboration with my colleague Jessica Oldford, Director of Global Student Experience | Global Initiatives, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Univ… Read More
2020-02-27 17:20
CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 Information for Travelhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.htmlFollowing is a list of institutions that are hyperlinked to statements on the… Read More
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Report available via Global Ties U.S. at http://bit.ly/329itjfhttp://bit.ly/329itjf Read More
2020-02-17 15:23
GoAbroad Innovation AwardsNominations are now OPEN for the 2020 Innovation Awards!Submit your nominations today!For People’s Choice, submit your nomination on this form… Read More
2020-02-01 15:48
Today marks 29 years of being together as a couple with my wife! This is us in mid-February 1991 on top of the Alcázar de Segovia in Spain! Read More
2020-01-30 01:17
Click on the name of each institution or education abroad provider to read current statements/policies on academic travel to China.Institutions of Higher EducationArizona State UniversityBre… Read More
2020-01-14 21:43
o International Leadership OpportunityJoin the new Emerging Scholar-Practitioner Working Group (deadline Jan. 15, 2020)TLS is developing a new working group d… Read More
2019-10-18 19:24
...then look no further! You can access (almost) all that I have compiled or have been involved with via the following NAFSA webpage:Happy Researching! (Yes, I know some of… Read More
2019-09-20 13:25
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Many thanks Troy Peden! Read More
2019-07-03 17:32
Columbia College Chicago is looking for a highly motivated and results driven person to join our team! Under the broad direction of the Assistant Provost for Global Education, the Director o… Read More
2019-05-12 13:00
...and here is my view this morning of some of the mountains just outside of Pojoaque, New Mexico! Read More
2019-05-12 12:43
The following is a guest post by Roric McCorristin. I really like Roric's piece and I find it to be very important read for colleagues in our field! I'm very pleased that I… Read More
2019-05-07 18:30
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With the passing of former Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), former Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, it seems appropriate to post this brief video of him talking about the YES… Read More
2019-04-16 15:58
After a flight delay on Sunday and an unexpected night in a hotel in Panama City, Panama my daughter and her are now in Lima, Peru and spent their first night with their host families last n… Read More
2019-04-15 15:45
Yesterday, my daughter drove our family through a blizzard to O’Hare where she is off to Lima, Peru for nine days on an exchange through her summer theater program. Will be able to pos… Read More
2019-04-08 14:58
GoAbroad is again accepting nominations for their annual Innovation Awards which are handed out at the GoAbroad reception during the NAFSA Annual Conference! The GoAbroad Innovation Awa… Read More
2019-04-02 18:18
International students who are not currently enrolled at Columbia College Chicago and have completed at least one year of university may be interested in our 3.5 week "Summer Documentary Pro… Read More
2019-03-25 15:55
Photo taken of book information found in the "NAFSA Publications: Essential Resources for International Educators" (Spring 2019) bookletForthcoming Book "Undergraduate Research Abroad: Appro… Read More
2019-03-20 13:43
This was my fourth straight year sponsoring the IEI conference. All sponsors are listed on the conference Exhibitors & Sponsors page and I'm happy to have been a part of that group… Read More
2019-03-13 14:03
The following is a guest post by my colleague Jessica Oldford, Director of Global Student Experience | Global Initiatives, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michiga… Read More
2019-03-11 17:31
You can access the video and online report here! Read More
2019-02-27 15:51
The following is a guest post by three of my colleagues working in the MBA international programs side of our field. Prior to my current role at Columbia College Chicago I worked at th… Read More
2019-02-19 14:14
On this day 100 years ago, IIE opened in New York with a powerful belief: that international education was the best way to foster greater understanding among nations and to make the world a… Read More
2019-02-14 02:26
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More information and application available here! Read More
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Full UK Government Guidance available here!Full European Commission press release available here! Read More
2019-01-19 18:49
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Click on photo for larger viewMany thanks to Troy Peden and GoAbroad.com for the hats!Locations from left to right, top to bottom:Great Wall of China; U2 Joshua Tree Tour at Soldier Fie… Read More
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