It is a commonly held assumption in education abroad circles that international study should be a foundational component of the 21st-Century higher education mission to shape young adults capable of informed, socially meaningful, and personally successful engagement in the communities in which they live and work. More
BY DR. ANDREW LAW, ACADEMIC DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF GLOBAL STUDIES The Academic and Student Affairs Team is pleased to announce that our very own Chris McMillan is the winner of the 2018 Award for Teaching Excellence. Every year, The College of Global… More
by Dr. Andrew Law, Academic Dean of The College of Global Studies The root of the word “dotty,” which is used in British English to describe eccentricity, can apparently be traced to the Dutch word “dote,” which translates as “folly.” So, an eccentric… More
By Andrew Law, Academic Dean of The College of Global Studies Ever since I was assigned the byline for the next several Updates, I have been pondering the best way to convey how we in The College see our legacy working in consort with our efforts over… More
In early November 2018, the Arcadia London Center sponsored a one-day symposium entitled, Marx and the City, inviting Marx scholars from the wider UK academic community to present papers representing their scholarly interests. This was the first academic… More
Congratulations to Jared Belsky (Hamilton College) for winning The Forum on Education Abroad’s 2018 Academic Achievement Award. Jared studied abroad with us on the Umbra Institute summer program during the Summer 2017 semester. Jared was awarded this… More
A note from David Rudd, Director, Strategic Planning and Research, The College of Global Studies. Yesterday morning, I was heartened to discover a large family of robins hopping about the yard digging for worms, seeds, or whatever else robins so yearn… More
The 3rd annual Guild meeting hosted by The College of Global Studies, Arcadia University, took place on Arcadia’s campus from June 19-20, 2017. Thirty-five institutions took part, and included Faculty, Directors of International Programs, Coaches, Deans… More
The College of Global Studies will have several staff members at the NAFSA Conference this year in Los Angeles from May 28th to June 2nd. On Tuesday May 30th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Melissa Chambers, Associate Director, will be participating in an Authors… More
What role should we as education abroad professionals play in designing faculty-led programs? As The College continues to increase the number of faculty-led programs we develop with our US partners through our custom programs team, this is a question… More