(formerly known as Public Announcement) – Official term used by the U.S. State Department for a bulletin outlining a temporary risk to U.S. citizens traveling abroad. It is typically used for information regarding potential threats due to terrorism, civil unrest (such as political demonstrations), or natural calamities such as hurricanes or earthquakes. Travel Alerts may be issued for a city, a country, a world region, or worldwide. See also Travel Warning and Consular Information Sheet.
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Tributes in Memory of Forum Founding Board Member, Geoffrey E. Gee
The Forum was extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Geoffrey E. Gee, a member of The Forum’s founding Board of Directors, on December 28. Kathy Sideli, a fellow founding…
The Forum Signs Letter of Agreement with The Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE)
On the margins of the Institute on Online Global Learning virtual event, David Julien, Executive Director of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) and Melissa Torres, President and CEO…
The Nobel Dialogue Scholarship: High-Impact Student Program in Stockholm
Fueled by a common belief that in order to change the world you need to experience it, EF College Study and The Forum on Education Abroad have created the Nobel…