It’s Pride Month in the United States, and to celebrate, we wanted to introduce you to one of our partners for ISA by WorldStrides Internships. ISA’s newest internship location is Denver, Colorado, and in the Mile High city, we partner … Continue reading Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community through ISA by WorldStrides Internships
Malaika Serrano has been engaged in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work for nearly 20 years, first as a study abroad advisor, a faculty program leader, and now as the inaugural VP for Diversity and Inclusion at WorldStrides Higher Ed. She regularly presents at national conferences and is an active member of Diversity Abroad, Forum on Education Abroad, the Global Leadership League, and NAFSA. She received a B.A. from the University of Southern California, M.A. from the University of Maryland, a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, and is currently a Doctoral student at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore … Continue reading Confronting Race at Work: How our Team Came Together in Community
By Sarah Warren, ISA Program Advisor If you saw me on a normal day, you probably wouldn’t assume that I may require mobile accessibility accommodations in certain situations. That’s how I prefer it, honestly. I, and many people with different … Continue reading Accessibility in Education Abroad: Equity Matters
By Shelly Alfaro, Regional Director Ni de aqui, ni de alla. In English, this means ‘neither from here nor there’. To me, and to many other first-generation Americans, this is a sentiment that really hits home. As we enter Hispanic Heritage … Continue reading My Study Abroad Experience as a First-Generation Mexican-American
By Vaughn Thornton, Regional Director Five years ago in a Spanish discoteca, I finally said it: “I’m gay”. While I had said those words a billion times in my head (and a select few times to close friends), I had … Continue reading Coming Out Abroad
By Robin Marie Reliford, Director of Health and Safety Whistles. Animal noises. Suggestive comments. The official term is “street harassment” and though it happens all over the world, I know personally, it can be very unsettling when in a foreign environment. The … Continue reading Handling Catcalls and Street Harassment Abroad
By Abby Miller, ISA Senior Regional Director “First-generation college student” is a term we hear more and more often in the international education community. According to the Federal Trio Programs, a first-generation college student is defined as an individual whose … Continue reading Diversity Abroad: The First in My Family to Study Abroad – Perspectives from Three First-Generation College Students
By Matt Gulizia – ISA Senior Site Specialist and Geographic Oversight Manager, Europe ISA now offers phenomenal academic programs in Amsterdam, affording students the opportunity to experience firsthand the meaning behind the Dutch term “gezellig.” Gezellig (pronounced “heh-SELL-ick”) is one … Continue reading Inclusion in Amsterdam
By Juanita Lillie, ISA Intern In 2013, I participated in a semester-long ISA program in San Pedro San Jose, Costa Rica. That study abroad experience has without a doubt changed my life. Admittedly, I did not know if it would … Continue reading Access Abroad With a Disability
2015 was a great year for the ISA Today blog, from the year-long City Discovery series, which gave a glimpse into all of ISA’s program locations, to the major face-lift/format that the blog got mid-year. ISA staff provided local insight and global perspective … Continue reading ISA Today’s 10 Most Read Articles of 2015
By Matt Gulizia, ISA France Site Specialist Study abroad can be a daunting undertaking for virtually anyone, and cross-cultural perspectives on sexual orientation can be a concern for many students. “Will my host country be accepting of me?”, “Will I be … Continue reading Diversity Abroad: Tips for LGBT Students Abroad – Insights from my Studies in Paris
By Brittany Waddell-Allen, ISA South Africa Site Specialist The number of students from underrepresented groups who study abroad has slowly increased over the last decade. According to the Institute of International Education, the number of African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic students … Continue reading Diversity Abroad: Studying in the Rainbow Nation – A Minority Student Perspective
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