Education Abroad

Contributing to Comprehensive Internationalization

Developing and Implementing Programs (from a U.S. Campus)

Funding and Financing

Office Administration

Risk Assessment and Crisis Management

Student Advising

Student Health and Safety

Designing for Inclusion: Advice for Education Abroad Program Leaders

July 7, 2020

In facilitating efforts to engage all education abroad participants, it is important to be mindful of diverse needs of underrepresented students. This recognition is even more pronounced when the program faculty or staff are from majority groups. In this Collegial Conversation, panelists will answer

Education Abroad - Emerging Barriers & Opportunities for Underrepresented Students

July 15 | 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT In this Open Meeting hosted by the Education Abroad Knowledge Community's Diversity and Inclusion and Financing Education Abroad subcommittees, discussion will center on the financial impacts on underrepresented students related to education abroad. Like many crisis

Outbound Immigration and Logistical Considerations for Education Abroad During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 5, 2020

U.S. Passport Considerations Passport agencies across the U.S. closed in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic creating a significant backlog of applications. If a student submitted their application before passport agencies closed, passports are being processed on a first-in, first-out basis

Essential Federal Regulations for Education Abroad

As a new education abroad professional, understanding the basic federal regulations that govern privacy, discrimination, and mandatory reporting is an important part of your job. In this NAFSA e-Learning Express course, you will learn how five different U.S. federal regulations affect study abroad

Best Practice in Community-Engaged Learning in Education Abroad

May 19, 2020

By Karen McBride, EdD, and Melissa Whatley, PhD “Learning is community based, applied, reflective, connected, visceral, integrated and engaged; it is locally contextualized, historically informed and theoretically grounded” (Hartman et al. 2018, 4). Community-engaged learning. Transformative

Final Title IX Regulatory Changes in the Study Abroad Context

On May 19, 2020, the Department of Education (DoEd) published a final rule titled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance that amends the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX)

Continuity of Operations for the International Office

Adapted from a March 10, 2020 post on the NAFSA International Scholar Advising Network by Tina Rousselot de Saint Céran (Georgia Tech), chair of the NAFSA Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KCISSS). There are multiple considerations for the transition from in-person

Practical Operations in Crisis Management

What did you learn about your crisis management plan during this most recent pandemic response? Although most offices have a protocol for crisis management, it is often found lacking when put to the test. During this text-based chat, three panelists answered questions from members about model

COVID-19 and Federal Financial Aid for Education Abroad FAQ’s

March 23, 2020

Your peers on NAFSA’s Education Abroad Regulatory Practice Subcommittee on Financial Aid provide the following information to help education abroad professionals stay informed of federal financial aid guidance during the disruption of the COVID-19 crisis. Common questions related to Cost of

Resources for Online Telework and Learning

March 20, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, many institutions have closed or transitioned to working remotely and online teaching with little advanced notice. Entire offices have instructed employees to telework and stay home for an indefinite period of time while faculty pivot to