Registration Details
| Event Date | Event Time | Registration Deadline | Registration |
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| December 5, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Register Today |
Join us for a one-hour webinar designed to help faculty leaders, advisors, and administrators create more inclusive education abroad programs for neurodivergent students. This session introduces a practical resource developed by the Education Abroad Knowledge Community’s Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittee, offering actionable strategies to reduce barriers and enhance global learning experiences.
What You’ll Learn
- What neurodivergence means and why cognitive diversity enriches education abroad
- About a new EAKC DEI resource designed with practical recommendations organized into seven key areas:
- Environmental and facilities support
- Instructional and learning strategies
- Social belonging and peer engagement
- Excursion and travel modifications
- Communication and executive functioning
- Student voice and alumni insight
- Institutional readiness
Presenters
Christina Thompson
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Compear Global Education Network
Content Coordinator for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, EAKC
Christina 'Chris' Thompson (she/her/hers) is noted for her influential work in global education and her dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her recent achievements include being nominated for the 2024 Go Abroad Award for Innovation in Diversity and receiving this award in 2022 and the...
Amy Bowes
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Duke University
D&I Subcommittee Member
Amy Bowes (she/her) is the Associate Director of the Global Education Office at Duke University. With over a decade of experience working in higher education and study away, Amy is experienced in program development, program management, crisis response, and advising. Amy holds a B.A. in Political...
Ash Trebisacci
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Brandeis University
Ash is the Assistant Director of Study Abroad at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. They hold a BA in English and Gender & Sexuality Studies from Stonehill College and an MEd in higher education from Merrimack College. They spent their junior year studying abroad at Worcester College, Oxford, and...
Noelle Baldwin
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IES Abroad
EAKC D&I Subcommittee Member
Noelle Baldwin (she/her) is the Director of Diversity Relations & Advising at IES Abroad, leading their Initiative to Diversify Education Abroad (IDEA). With over 16 years in higher education, her work spans International Admission to study abroad, focusing on supporting marginalized students in U.S...
