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New Education Abroad certification means more interdisciplinary, inclusive programming
Ashley Neyer, Education Abroad director, earned the Forum on Education Abroad’s Professional Certification in Education Abroad, which provides those who work in the global education field with specialized knowledge and expertise — all of which will guide the continued growth of UAB Education Abroad.
UAB awarded IDEAS grant to expand study-abroad experiencesUAB is one of 24 American colleges and universities selected to create, expand and diversify student mobility overseas in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.
INTO UAB secures $75,000 to educate young girls in 8 countriesINTO Giving will make three annual gifts of $25,000 to Room to Read programs in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Tanzania — changing the lives of more than 50,000 school-age girls.
35,000 miles, $100,000 and 5 paths to global changeFive faculty are translating proven methods directly from Birmingham to locations around the world with pilot funding from the Sparkman Center for Global Health.
INTO UAB secures another $9,800 for girls’ education in Sri LankaINTO Giving matched the grant the organization received this past winter to generate nearly $19,500 in support in a little more than a year.
Raut takes cutting-edge education technology to India, PeruBiology’s Sami Raut turned a teaching fellowship into an international STEM outreach initiative.