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Study Abroad Program Locations that Offer Service Learning & Community Service Classes

AIFS Abroad

Whether you’re majoring in a field related to Community Service or Service Learning, just need to fulfill a class requirement, or are simply passionate about giving back, why not take those types of classes as you study abroad? Stellenbosch, South Africa 1. ” Katie H.,

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Alumni Spotlight: Azucena’s January Term Abroad in Rome, Italy

AIFS Abroad

Doing a study abroad program can be a life-changing experience, even if it’s short-term. Just ask Azucena, a college student from Texas A&M International University and an AIFS Abroad Alumni Ambassador who spent a January Ter m studying in Italy’s capital city of Rome. What does study abroad teach you?

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8 Destinations for Affordable Study Abroad Programs under $2,000

Study Aborad Association

Yes, it’s possible to study abroad on a budget – airfare included! If budget is a concern for you or your students, studying abroad doesn’t have to be out of reach. Study Abroad Association helps facilitate a variety of affordable study abroad programs that will meet educational goals while staying under budget.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today, of course, those professions include communication, journalism, hotel and restaurant management, library science, nursing, psychology, social work, and much more. The interests of administrators, faculty, staff, and students frequently collide. Priorities conflict. I don’t think so. Apparently not.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. This culture is also instilled at the faculty level.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. Elliot Felix 01:43 It is, it is.