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How to Support and Expand Strong, Existing Study-Abroad Programs: The Elon College Experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2016

Heidi Glaesel
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Since the beginning of Elon College’s study-abroad program 30 years ago, it has been an ever-expanding part of the Elon academic program. Indeed, 46 percent of May 1999 Elon graduates participated in study abroad, ranking Elon second in the country among comprehensive colleges and universities for the percentage of students who study abroad. This short article summarizes some recent activities undertaken at Elon College that support its strong study-abroad program. Cost and time commitment vary by activity.

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Making Programs Work
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African Issues , Volume 28 , Issue 1-2 , 2000 , pp. 77 - 79
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2000 

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1. W. Rich, personal communication with dean of International Programs, Elon College, 1999. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (vol. 46, no. 16 (1999): A61), Elon College is also ranked fifth among the top 20 U.S. master’s institutions for the largest number of students studying abroad.

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