Conversations with Brian Whalen

On November 7, Forum President and CEO Brian Whalen appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio's Conversations with Kathleen Dunn. The topic was "Should studying abroad be a requirement for college students?" The interview by John Munson and follow-up listener calls are archived for those who didn't tune in live.

New Coverage of Study Abroad

On Sunday, November 4, the New York Times featured study abroad in the Education Life section. The cover story was "The Foreign Legions" by Laura Pappano, with an interactive feature called "The World Is My Campus." A separate article on "Why Study Abroad Costs So Much, What to Do About It" by Laura Pappano included information from the Forum's Survey on Program Management in Study Abroad.

Forum survey results were also feature in the "Cost and Credit" graphic. Many Forum members were included in the articles, as was President and CEO Brian Whalen.

Thoughts, comments, responses and rebuttals are welcome here.