The Press of Atlantic City explores the reason local students pack their bags and head abroad for a semester. According to the article, despite the poor economy, student interest in studying abroad has increased.

USA Today outlines 10 great incentives for studying in the UK including no application fees!

The Democrat and Chronicle documents the adventures of 77 college students over winter break.

The Columbus Dispatch Thursday December 1, 2011 8:54 AM By Bill Bush A $5 million gift to Ohio State University will help pay the costs so 50 needy students a year can study abroad, the university announced yesterday. Former Coach Inc. executive...

December 2, 2011 By Sarah Caspari According to a recent study conducted by the Institute of International Education, the College of William and Mary has the highest percentage of undergraduate students who choose to study abroad of all public doctorate...

Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 12:15 pm By Casey Farrar Sentinel Staff Throngs marching in the streets near Nicholas P. Vitukevich’s apartment last year gave him a firsthand look at the political protests that erupted in Athens, Greece, occasionally...

12-05-11 By Jeffery R. Wakefield The Institute for International Education has ranked the University of Vermont fifth in the nation among public doctoral universities for the percentage of its undergraduate students -- 32.5 percent -- who participate...

IIE kicked off International Education Week by releasing the 2011 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange . According to the report, 270,604 U.S. students studied abroad for credit during the academic year 2009/10, compared to 260,327...

Aug 28, 2011 - By Anna Yacovone It’s been a little over two months since I’ve been back in the U.S. from Asia and almost nine months since I first stepped onto a plane headed for the wilds of Thailand. Before returning, I was warned about...

Sep 11, 2011 11:00 AM EDT The stakes are getting higher for U.S. college students in programs abroad—and it’s not just about going wild overseas “In every study-abroad program, you’re going to find students who just want to drink...

Laura Moix, Study Abroad & Exchange Coordinator , University of Arkansas We use the program Hootsuite, a social media communication dashboard, to help streamline our delivery process and schedule news releases in advance so that we maximize our small...

By Diane Weisz Young, Program Officer, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State The EducationUSA Network recognizes that many college and university admission offices have increasingly smaller travel budgets and invites admissions...

By Greenville Technical College (GTC) As part of a grant obligation, Greenville Technical College (GTC) was confronted in 2009 with the question of how to offer Arabic language instruction with few resources to a student body that had expressed interest...

By Lisa Brown, Coordinator of Study Abroad, Eastern Illinois University Since the Study Abroad Office at Eastern Illinois University has limited staff and resources, we elected to focus our social media efforts on Facebook. For International Education...

By Dena Roberts, Study Abroad Advisor, University of Florida To encourage students to become our fans on Facebook, we incorporated Facebook into our pre-departure sessions. We knew students would have their laptops and phones tuned to the Internet, so...

By Michael Bittinger, Marketing Coordinator, Purdue University Office of Study Abroad In a cross between “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” and “Where’s Waldo?”, Purdue University has incorporated its beloved mascot...

CNN reports on how the U.S. State Department decides when to issue a travel warning as opposed to simple guidance.

It may seem like a luxury, but study abroad is within everyone’s reach. This article includes some great tips and resources on how students can seize study abroad opportunities, no matter your financial circumstances. Read more from Fox Business...

Many U.S. companies are hiring in their offices abroad, and studying and interning abroad can help you be competitive for those positions. Read more about Diverse Issues in Higher Education .

Students claim gap years abroad have greatly influenced their lives. If you are a college student, studying abroad can have the same profound impact. Read this article from U.S. News and World Report .

For years, when it came to taking advantage of international travel, young black college grads lagged behind their peers. No more. International living is booming among millennials. Read more from The Root .

U.S. colleges and universities should encourage their students to study abroad and engage with the world, now more than ever. Washington Post: College, Inc.