Underrepresented Populations in Education Abroad

There are a number of universities that have information for advisers and students about underrepresented populations going abroad from the United States. In addition, there are publications and Web sites that provide excellent resources for education abroad advisers who need information and resources for advising students in underrepresented groups. Below you will find a number of links, listservs, and documents that can help you as you advise your students.

Resources Online

• Research on Underrepresentation (1.2MB )
  This annotated bibliography by David J. Comp (University of Chicago) includes research that has been done regarding a number of underrepresented groups.
• Supporting Diversity in Education Abroad at the Project for Learning Abroad, Training, and Outreach (PLATO)
• SAFETI Clearinghouse
• Black and Multicultural Professionals in International Education (B/McPIE) Special Interest Group (SIG) of NAFSA
The B/McPIE SIG welcomes advisers who are interested in promoting greater involvement of people of color in international education. To subscribe to B/McPIE's listserv discussion group BMCPIE-L, send a message to LISTSERV@CLEMSON.EDU with "subscribe BMCPIE-L yourfirstname yourlastname institution" in the body of the message, leaving the subject line blank



• Rainbow Special Interest Group of NAFSA
• Americans of Color Abroad (University of Michigan)
• Access International Education (University of Pittsburgh)
• Women Abroad (University of Michigan)



• Diversity Issues & Study Abroad (Brown University)
• National Resource Center on International Engineering Education (University of Rhode Island)
• BlackVoices.com
• National Multicultural Institute
• Mobility International USA



• IIE's Open Doors Annual Survey and Report
• SECUSSA-CC
To subscribe to this listserv for community college education abroad professionals, send an e-mail to subscribe-SECUSSAcc@listserver.itd.umich.edu (leave the subject line and body blank) or contact Rosalind Raby, the Education Abroad team's liaison to community colleges.
• Whole World Subcommittee
• Health and Medical Care: Support for Students with Special Needs (SAFETI Clearinghouse)



• Heritage Seekers/Speakers: Studying Abroad at "Home" (presentation, NAFSA 2003 Region V Conference)
• Reflections of Asian-American Students (handout from NAFSA 2002 Annual Conference)
• "Asian Americans: Factors Influencing the Decision to Study Abroad" by J. Scott Van Der Meid (Frontiers: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2004)
• "Abroad, Minority Students' Challenges Transcend Academics" by Paul Desruisseaux (Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992, login required)



• "Study Abroad Matters: Top 10 Reasons for African-American Students to Go Abroad" by Starlett Craig (Transitions Abroad, 1998)
• "Encounters of Another Color" by Stephanie Griffith (The New York Times, 1987, available for purchase)
• "Minority Students Abroad: an Inspiring Experience" by Joy Gleason Carew (Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993, login required)
• "Over There" by Dianne Williams Hayes (Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996)
• "Soul and Sushi" by Lynette Clemetson (Newsweek, 1998, login required)



• Support for Students With Learning Disabilities (SAFETI)
• Discrimination Abroad (SAFETI)
• "Perceptions of African American Educators toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities" by Cynthia Frierson (Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), 1993)

Resources in print

• "Diversity in Study Abroad." Transitions, May/June 2000.
• "Expanding Your Horizons" by Keisha Anderson, Black Enterprise, June 1996.
• Connected Careers for the Future: A Guide to International Careers for Young People of Color. Video anchored by Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Features on-site interviews with Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans who are working in international careers. Available for purchase from: The Global Center, 575 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10018. Tel: 212-246-0202.
• Go Girl: The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure. Anthology of 52 travel tales by female writers including Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Audre Lorde, and Alice Walker. Edited by Elaine Lee, 1998.
  
• "A World-Class Education: Rewards Abound for Those who Dare to Teach or Study Abroad" by Robin Smiles, Black Issues in Higher Education, August 2001.
• "Globalization, Culture, and Sharing" by Julianne Malveaux, Black Issues in Higher Education, August 2001.
• "An African-American in South Africa." Transitions Abroad, July/August 1998.
• "African-American Students Abroad." Transitions Abroad, July/August 1995.