The Passing of an Abroadia Ally

Abroadia mourns the loss of friend and Abroadia ally, Carlos Ramírez Martín. Carlos was a radio personality who frequently engaged in meaningful and important discussion on Ycoden Daute Radio in Tenerife, Spain. We had the honor of being interviewed by him twice for his radio program and we recall the comfort we had with him because of welcoming presence, his sincere appreciation for highlighting the Cuban people and his enthusiasm for meeting new people and learning new things. We were privileged to know him and will try, in our own way, to continue his tradition of discussions, debates and acquiring knowledge. Descansa en paz, amigo. Te extrañaremos.

Jon Paul Sydnor, PhD in Theology and Religious Studies at Emmanuel College, will be our Global Thoughts speaker on November 15th at 11 am EST. He is part of our International Education Week series of guest speakers. He will speak about his latest endeavor, the Nondualism Project. Register here: http://bit.do/globalthoughts-jonpaulsydnor

Veteran international educator and President of Global CareerCompass, Martin Tillman will be our Global Thoughts speaker on September 27th at 11 am EST. Register here.

Faculty Familiarization Visit to Panama in 2023

Abroadia has once again partnered with Geoversity to offer interested faculty the opportunity to spend nine days in the beautiful Mamoní Valley in Panamá, learning about possibilities of creating short-term programs for students of biology, environmental science, anthropology, public health or leadership studies. The dates will be June 4-12, 2023. Contact Abroadia to learn more. Click here to review the itinerary.

Abroadia is pleased to announced that it has signed an agreement with Wells College (New York) for the latter to serve as its School of Record (SOR) for our programs in Cuba. This will allow any student desiring to have their academic work appear on the transcript of a US-based institution of higher learning to do so.

Thank you to Wells College. We look forward to working with you for many years!

Today is Mother’s Day in Bolivia. ¡Felíz Día de la Madre Boliviana!

Global Cafe

Abroadia will host a Global Cafe for international educators to discuss trends in the field and to share ideas on how to address pressing challenges. This event is free and open to everyone. Register via this link: http://bit.do/abroadia-globalcafe

Abroadia Executive Director Tom Millington co-presented a session on “Mid-Career Professionals in International Education” at the Forum on Education Abroad conference in Chicago on March 25th.

Cuban Student Invites Americans to Cuba

A friend of Abroadia, who is currently studying in Havana, extends a warm invitation to American students to visit his country. Click on the link below to watch his greeting.

https://youtu.be/UZ1k-Zx6Ea0

Today, November 1st, marks the beginning of American Indian Heritage Month and Abroadia salutes our friends who are still struggling to maintain their voice in the vast echo chamber that is the American cultural and political landscape. We ask that you take a moment to reflect on the heritage and history of our American Indian friends.

Abroadia has reviewed numerous books about American Indians . Here are four that we recommend you read:

Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann

Killing the White Man’s Indian, by Fergus Bordewich

Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne

The Death of James Loney, by James Welch

Internationally renowned mediator and consensus builder Luis Oré will be our first Global Thoughts during International Education Week (November 15-19, 2021). He is the former Deputy Secretary of Conflict Management for the Office of the Prime Minister of Peru during the transition and emergency government of Peru under the Francisco Sagasti Administration in 2021.

He is a member of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI). During the 2010-2011 year he served as chair of the Association for Conflict Resolution’s International Section.

His presentation is titled: “The Field of a Consensus Building Practitioner”

Date: November 15th at 2pm Eastern time

Registration link: http://bit.do/global-thoughts-luisore

As part of our celebration of International Education Week 2021 (Nov. 15-19), Abroadia will host Elisabet Raquel García. She is a Global Education DEI Consultant Specialist for her company, Access Equitable Education. She was a first-gen, low-income student turned 4x scholar abroad and Gilman Awardee. She was also a 2x Study Abroad Peer Advisor and Liaison at the Division of Global learning at her Alma Mater, UC Santa Cruz, where she began her journey helping historically underserved students access global learning opportunities. Since then, she has been invited by the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations to participate in a special Cultural Immersion and Volunteer Program for Scholars of Mexican Origin in 2019 and to work as a Bilingual On-Site mentor for the program in 2021. She and her work has been featured by UCEAP, UC Santa Cruz Global Learning, and Terra Dotta.

She will share her global thoughts with us on November 16th at 2pm Eastern time. Her presentation is titled "Gendered Experiences of Study Abroad Students". The registration link is: http://bit.do/global-thoughts-elisabetraquelgarcia. See you then!