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Most colleges wrestle with low study-abroad numbers. How do you convince students, and professors, that taking time away from the campus is both feasible and beneficial to a student’s academic career? The University of Minnesota has developed a method for success by working closely with departments to map out a realistic timetable, and appropriate international partners, for dozens of majors.

Learn how Minnesota did it, and get tips for your own college, by joining a live chat with Gayle Woodruff, director of curriculum and campus internationalization at the university, and Martha J. Johnson, director of the learning-abroad center there.

Related article: U. of Minnesota Integrates Study Abroad Into the Curriculum

The Guests:

 

Gayle Woodruff is director of curriculum and campus internationalization at the University of Minnesota.

 

 

Martha J. Johnson is director of the learning-abroad center at the University of Minnesota.

 

Previous chats in the series:

Murray State University: Coaching professors to lead study-abroad trips

University of Cincinnati: Building a system to track its place in the world

Tufts University: Building a global alumni network

East Carolina University: Linking overseas classrooms online

University of Washington: Eliminating administrative hiccups abroad