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Monitoring Travel Advisories and Conditions Abroad During COVID-19

During this August 20, 2020 presentation the Bureau of Consular Affairs addressed assessment criteria for travel advisories, frequency of review for travel advisories during the pandemic, as well as current restrictions and conditions for U.S. students travelling abroad including quarantines, host
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Global Learning and Unconscious Bias

How can global and intercultural learning opportunities identify unconscious biases and address prejudices? This Collegial Conversation explored how developing global and intercultural competencies can help faculty, staff, administrators, and students discover their own unconscious biases, and how
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2020: Innovation as the New Global Education

Download the July 2020 Report Read the Spanish version By Nadia Mireles, EdD During the past 20 years, the world witnessed many important changes and transformations, from the globalization and information era, to the knowledge and digital era. By 2020, the world was in the midst of the fourth
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Notifications and Emergency Responses for Education Abroad

This Notification and Emergency Response guidelines below describe when it may (or may not) be necessary for institutions to reach out to education abroad participants in the aftermath of an event overseas. Different constituencies in the field vary in their responses; an emergency for one program
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Perspectives on Developing IEP Short-Term Programs

The Department of State defines short-term programs as programs that “last 12 months or less and include university exchange programs, professional non-degree programs, and internships.” The purpose of these programs is to “learn and enrich yourself in a diversity of cultural settings.” These
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Intercultural Considerations in Developing Our Own Resilience

How can we employ self-compassion, self-care, and resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic so that we can better care for others? As educators, we care for others often at the sacrifice of our own needs. This Collegial Conversation is designed to help our community of supporters articulate their needs
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