The Global Buffs Gazette: Fall 2021

Continuing Cultural Exchange by Moriah Maron

The world is well over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic - almost 500 days of working from home, welcoming students and our colleagues into our makeshift offices via a screen, developing new programs, and shifting expectations of a "typical" study abroad experience - and yet, through it all, Education Abroad has remain steadfast in our mission of providing CU Boulder students with access to an extensive portfolio of high impact study abroad programs... Read More

ISA Colombia: UniNorte - A Semester in Barranquilla, Colombia

Barranquilla, the largest city in the northern Caribbean Coast, is home to la Universidad del Norte. The university meets the region’s needs of community relations, a deep sense of ethics, transparency, and excellence in academics, extensions, and research. Courses are taught in both English and Spanish. Typically, students live in homestays to maximize immersion in Colombian culture and the Spanish language, but housing in student residences is also available. Cole Velasquez is a civil engineering major who studied at UniNorte through ISA Colombia during his sophomore year. He enjoyed a profound experience and offers numerous insights to share about his time in Colombia.... Read More

Pandemic study abroad presents challenges, new opportunities, Colorado Daily

Claire Boyle got on an airplane to Italy not knowing if she would actually be allowed to enter the country. While University of Colorado Boulder typically sends 1,000 students to study abroad during the spring semester, Boyle, a junior, was one of just 70 students who were allowed to study in other countries this spring.... Read More

Studying Abroad Despite COVID-19 by Moriah Maron

Many students attend the University of Colorado Boulder with plans to study abroad. Ashton Arnold, a rising senior in the Leeds School of Business, was one of these students. Ashton grew up hearing stories of her mothers' experience studying and living abroad. These stories engrained in Ashton a desire to explore the world and immerse herself in different cultures. Ashton studied on in Seville, Spain ... Read More

Upcoming 50th Reunions: Bordeaux & Lancaster

Alumni of the Bordeaux '71-'72 and Lancaster University  '73-'73  program are planning 50th reunions for their respective programs and invite fellow alumni to reach out and join in the celebrations.... Read More

Interview with Hailey Egelhoff -- a three-time Ed Abroad alum and former Peer Advisor in Education Abroad 

Hailey attended the Tanzania Global Seminar in Summer 2018, the CIEE Amsterdam Social Sciences program in Fall 2018, and completed a Global Internship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in Summer 2019! She's currently abroad in Spain so we asked her to give us a glimpse into her life abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic, and reflect on her experience in Spain vs her other time abroad in other countries....  Read More 

The Class of 2021: Global Buffs 

Education Abroad wants to congratulate all of the students who graduated this year! The class of 2021 includes a number of impressive, dynamic, and passionate Global Buffs whose careers at CU Boulder included participation in an Education Abroad program... Read More