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Pride Month Spotlight: IES Abroad Staff Share what Pride Means to Them

In honor of Pride month, we wanted to highlight a handful of our LGBTQIA+ staff and share a little bit of their personal stories about what Pride means to them.

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June 6, 2022
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IES Abroad Customized Runs Most Programs to Date in 2016-17

Our IES Abroad Customized Programs continue to offer faculty and their students the best of study abroad through on-the-ground staff in our 30+ locations, tailored programing, a network of university, internship, service

Post by Victoria Bruick

2017 IES Abroad Awards & Honors

IES Abroad receives awards for 2017, and honors staff and students for their outstanding work.

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Launching Our New Diversity Initiatives: Tu Mundo & Take Off with IES Abroad

For more than 50 years, IES Abroad has built a legacy partnering with Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). As part of our Initiative to Diversify Education Abroad, we continue to create programs and initiatives to help increase access to study abroad.

Post by Victoria Bruick
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More Students Participate in Our Visa ACCeSS Program Than Ever Before

For our 2017-18 programs, we were excited to break our personal annual record, and help 989 students through the Visa ACCeSS Program – which is 92 more students than the previous year!

Post by Victoria Bruick
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Most Financial Aid Awarded in IES Abroad History...Again!

At IES Abroad, we’re dedicated to making study abroad more accessible and affordable for our students through study abroad scholarships and financial aid. So we’re excited to announce that in 2017 we awarded $5.1 million for the 2017-18 academic year for study abroad students and summer interns!

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IES Abroad Rome Students Learn About Museums and Art Conservation from Experts

During the Fall 2017 semester, IES Abroad students studying abroad in Rome had the rare opportunity to attend a conference on the management of cultural heritage in Italy, and a guest lecture on the importance of art conservation.

Post by Victoria Bruick
December 28, 2017
Alum of the Month

Food Lover & Au Pair Coordinator - Alum of the Month Frances Barbour

Meet Frances Barbour, an IES Abroad Paris alumna, who found a career working in international diplomacy.

Post by Abby Baric
December 26, 2017

Student Voices - Interning Abroad as a First-Generation Student

Hear from Barcelona Fall 2017 IES Internship alum Christian Canizal as he talks about his internship abroad, as well as how he was able to plan for and finance study abroad.

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Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Isaac Rysdahl, Craft Brewer

Alum Isaac Rysdahl (IES Abroad Buenos Aires, Fall 2012 | St. Olaf College) shares how he was inspired by the human connection he experienced over food and drink while studying abroad in Argentina.

Post by IES Abroad
December 8, 2017
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5 Things To Know Before Your Dublin Internship

I had the privilege of visiting Dublin with my family this fall. Like many folks from Chicago, where there’s a large population of people with Irish heritage, we went with the intention of ‘discovering our roots’ (which my dad was able to do).

Post by Shaina Moran
December 14, 2017

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