by Alliance Staff | Aug 8, 2016 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Study Abroad
In light of the recent terrorist attacks and threats in countries like France, Italy, Belgium, the UK, and Bangladesh, higher education institutions in the United States are reevaluating security measures and crisis management procedures for their study abroad programs in destinations around the globe, according to a recent article by the Atlantic.
by Alliance Staff | Aug 2, 2016 | Federal Register
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by Alliance Staff | Aug 2, 2016 | Department of State News, Federal Register, Study Abroad
A year after the U.S. Department of State launched its Study Abroad branch, branch chief Leanne Dunsmore reported a successful beginning as the branch strives to increase participation in and the diversification of study abroad.
by Alliance Staff | Aug 2, 2016 | Barack Obama, Federal Register, Policy Monitor Weekly Digest, Public Diplomacy, USAID
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a program launched by President Barack Obama in 2010 to empower young entrepreneurial African leaders, is holding its 2016 Presidential Summit in Washington D.C. this week. The Summit welcomes 1,000 fellows from the initiative’s flagship program, the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF), double the number of fellows in the 2014 inaugural cohort.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 26, 2016 | Federal Register
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by Alliance Staff | Jul 26, 2016 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Public Diplomacy
The recently appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Honorable Theresa May, is an alumna of the 2004 cohort of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), according to Meridian, one of the partners implementing the premier program.