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Why is Study Abroad important for students from diverse backgrounds?
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Dawn Anderson
Director, International Study Programs
Northeastern University
Besides the opportunity to compare cultures non western influenced countries, many nontraditional locations offer a way to reap the benefits of immersion in places where the...
Rae Rae
Senior Year Student
Loyola Marymount University
It is important for you to gain a global perspective on the world. When you learn about others’ situations, it really makes you appreciate (or in some cases question) the...
LaNitra Berger
Senior Manager of Research and Policy
NAFEO
It’s important to understand the world you live in, and the best way to do that is through travel and study abroad. Study abroad is the best way to develop life skills that...
Daphne
Graduate Advisor
Student Government at North Carolina State University
Students of Color, primarily through my experiences do not travel as often as their White counterparts. It is important for these students to visit other cultures abroad...
Kenya Casey
Study Abroad Advisor
Emory University
There are few students from diverse backgrounds that travel overseas; therefore those that take advantage of the opportunity to travel internationally become global...
Kemi
Programming and Outreach Coordinator at an independent film co-op
Victoria Society of Independent Film Makers
Traveling to places with different histories and experiences meant that many of the racialized identities which were imposed upon me in the U.S. were not ingrained into the...
Russ Feingold
U.S. Senator, Wisconsin
United States
International education builds bridges between communities and improves understanding of cultures different from our own—something that has perhaps never been as important as...
Patrick Frazier
Director of International Education
Quinnipiac University
Study Abroad allows students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to not only represent a strong and vibrant part of the United States but also to gain an understanding...
Karen Parfitt Hughes
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
U.S. Department of State
I am especially pushing to rebuild educational exchanges so young people from abroad can study here, and I'm starting a people-to-people exchange to reach out to Iranians and...
Jessica
Graduate Student
Loyola Marymount University
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