An article in Black Enterprise examined study abroad experiences for college students of color. According to the article, "Despite the hurdles preventing many African-American students from studying abroad, resources and a little perseverance make it a possibility."
Citing numbers from IIE’s 2010 Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, only 4.2 percent of U.S. students who studied abroad in 2008/09 were African-American. According to Peggy Blumenthal, senior counselor at IIE, "The problem is that African-Americans, Latinos, students of color generally are underrepresented in study abroad compared to their participation in U.S. higher education." The article goes on to discuss opportunities to fund study abroad programs, including through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
For the full article, please visit: www.blackenterprise.com/2011/08/10/studying-abroad/.
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