Trained as an anthropologist, I have spent the last thirty years working as a researcher and faculty member in the field of higher education. My research has concentrated on ways that students transition to and through college, how credentials are (or are not) valued, and policies regarding student success. I’ve been interested in the development of American general education curriculum and how co-curricular programs like undergraduate research and education abroad enhance th

My challenge in writing these posts is to see my own system and its inhabitants through an outsider’s lens and try to make sense of it. Hopefully, this will be useful. A few years ago, the EUASA conducted a survey of study abroad resident practitioners about their work and their challenges. Operating with very small teams, too little time, and too little money, the disconnect between on-site teams and students’ sending institutions were clear issues for these practitioners. F