Faculty Are From Mars, Study-Abroad Officers Are From Venus

The following is a guest post from Mandy Reinig, director of international education at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Studying abroad has become an increasingly important role within American higher education. The administrators who run study-abroad offices and faculty members hold a key responsibility in this process. However, there is often a divide in the understanding of the functions they play in the process of turning students into global citizens. This tension can be particularly pronounced between education-abroad professionals and professors since it crosses that ever-contentious faculty/staff divide.