February 23, 2009

Study-Abroad Directors Adjust Programs in Response to Economic Stress

By Karin Fischer

Portland, Ore.

With the global financial crisis bearing down, study-abroad officials are considering changes in both their immediate and long-term strategies for sending students overseas. They are budgeting more conservatively, seeking out cheaper destinations, and weighing collaborations with other colleges or private study-abroad providers.

At the same time, international educators need to remind campus leaders about the value—in today's economy more than ever—of gaining a global

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