► The importance and value of virtual exchanges took center stage in remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Evan Ryan and former Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Michael Nutter at a recent symposium on global digital education.
► An increasing number of British students are enrolling in colleges and universities abroad, reports The Telegraph.
► Alliance member job vacancies:
► A Senate sign-on letter in support of robust funding for Department of State international exchange programs, led for the second year by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), garnered a total of 19 signatures.
► Alliance member job vacancies:
► Student interest and enrollment in study abroad programs has not waned in spite of the recent terrorist attacks abroad, the Boston Globe reports.
► Congress passed a five-day continuing resolution (CR) earlier today, avoiding a government shutdown. The CR gives lawmakers through December 16 to finish negotiations on an omnibus bill to determine funding for the remainder of FY16.
► The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation, Donna Brazile, called for U.S. students to participate in exchange programs in her recent op-ed published by ABC News.