A long summer’s adventure traveling in Europe after college led Bill Gertz to a career in education abroad. He has brought his passions for travel and writing together over the…
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S2, Episode 2: A Conversation with Jim Citron
Jim Citron, like few others, combines the experience and talents of educator, researcher, and on-site director with first-hand knowledge of the students’ lived experience abroad. At a time when study…
S2, Episode 1: A Conversation with Lilli Engle
Founding member of the Forum Council and plenary speaker at The Forum’s 2013 Annual Conference, Lilli Engle is a leading advocate for high-quality education abroad who has emerged as one of the…
S1, Episode 7: A Conversation with Margery Ganz
During her early days at Spelman College, Margery Ganz was known as “the go-away lady,” because she would encourage students to “go away” (i.e., to study abroad). In her 35…
S1, Episode 6: Remembering Joe Brockington
In August of 2015, the education abroad field lost one of its greatest advocates. Joe Brockington, recipient of The Forum’s 2016 Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award, served the field of…
S1, Episode 5: A Conversation with Jon Booth
Jon Booth’s 40-year career in education abroad began at SIT Graduate Institute and took him to the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, and Syracuse University. Jon was a founding…