Mike Woolf’s fascinating life as an urban, cosmopolitan person started paradoxically in the narrow cultural environment of London’s Jewish East End in the post Holocaust years. His early commitment to…
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S2, Episode 7: A Conversation with Alexis Phylactopoulos
Alexis Phylactopoulos’s commitment to cosmopolitan and internationalist ideals, and his empathy with the dispossessed, derives, at least in part, through knowledge of his parents’ displacement from the Greek Diaspora. After…
S2, Episode 6: A Conversation with Mary-Elizabeth Debicki
Mary-Elizabeth Debicki is a true education abroad pioneer, who chose to build her career in education abroad long before it was a recognized field. Listen as she describes her experience…
S2, Episode 5: A Conversation with Bill Anthony
The founder of Northwestern’s Study Abroad office, Bill Anthony, is known in the education abroad field for his quick wit and creativity. Listen as Bill, interviewed by Annmarie Whalen shortly…
S2, Episode 4: A Conversation with Mickey Slind
Mickey Slind became an “accidental” study abroad professional when after raising a family she took a job in the Registrar’s Office at Hamline University in 1981. Prior to this she…
S2, Episode 3: A Conversation with Bill Gertz
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…
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…
S1, Episode 4: A Conversation with Lily von Klemperer
Join us as we journey back to 1988, for a special conversation with study abroad pioneer Lily von Klemperer, who was interviewed by Tom Roberts at NAFSA’s Annual Conference, at…
S1, Episode 3: A Conversation with Tom Roberts
One of the first education abroad “road warriors,” the legendary Tom Roberts entered the field over 50 years ago. Listen as he describes his career, from the early days to…
S1, Episode 2: A Conversation with William Hoffa
An education abroad colleague who has served the field in innumerable ways, William W. Hoffa is perhaps best known in the education abroad field as the author of A History…
S1, Episode 1: A Conversation with Kathleen Sideli
Kathleen Sideli, the subject of our inaugural podcast, has long been considered a pillar in the field of education abroad. A respected leader with over 40 years of experience in…