THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD ANNUAL REPORT 2021 DISRUPTING THE FUTURE
TABLE OF CONTENTS About Us 04 Board of Directors & Forum Council 05 Members 06 A Focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 07 Quality Assurance Programs 08 Resources: Website & Social Media 09 Working to Advance the SDGs 11 Guidelines for Best Practices in Responding to Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct 12 Resources: Frontiers 13 Events: Workshops 14 Events: US Conference 15 Events: European Conference 16 Events: Institutes 17 Events: Webinars 18 Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program 19 Events: Critical Dialogues 20 Finances 21
Through education abroad, students of every background benefit from their experiences with other peoples, cultures, and countries, in ways not available on their home campus Together these experiences advance students’ personal, academic, and professional growth. In return, host communities and home institutions benefit from students participating in education abroad Widely accepted standards, sustained by best practices and implemented by well informed professionals, are critical to education abroad as a field of professional practice. The Forum’s Standards must remain adaptable to the unique mission and operational model of each institution or organization engaged in education abroad
The Forum envisions a future in which education abroad is integral to the mission of higher education, meets Standards of Good Practice, and is accessible to all students Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Foundational Principles
VISION
The Forum on Education Abroad cultivates educators who champion high-quality education abroad experiences that ignite curiosity, impact lives, and contribute to a better world.
We, The Forum, believe that:
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We are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion and eliminating structural racism and inequities within the organization, the field of education abroad, and our communities
Mission
The Forum, as a leading source of intellectual inquiry and innovative research in education abroad, depends on the knowledge, experience and voices of all education abroad stakeholders and on collaboration with professions outside the field.
THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 05 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & FORUM COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORUM COUNCIL The Forum Council works collaboratively with the Forum Staff to produce member programs, services, and benefits The 15 members of the Forum Council are elected by the voting members of The Forum The Council accomplishes its work through Committees, Working Groups, and Task Forces In practice, this means that the Council provides the expertise needed to advance The Forum’s strategic priorities through the production of deliverable products and services that benefit the membership Officers Enda Carroll (Chair) Susan Popko (Vice Chair) John Lucas (Secretary) Kerry Edmonds (Treasurer) Directors Tracey Bradley (Council Chair, Ex Officio) Roslyn Artis Thomas Buntru Christopher Elliott Paula Fontana Martha Johnson Hilary Landorf Bill Martens Paul McVeigh Eveadean Myers Dave Sadoff Patricia Scroggs Bruce Sillner Lorna Stern Nicole Stokes Dawn Whitehead Tracey Bradley (Chair) Craig Rinker (Vice Chair) Annette Mares Duran (Secretary) Keshia Abraham Brian Brubaker Christina Carroll Elena Corbett Devin Foxall Emily Gorlewski Hannah Kilgore Joy Phaphouvaninh Kyle Rausch Uttiyo Raychaudhuri Leo Rowland Bianca Schonberg
MEMBERS 0% 25% 50% 75% InstitutionsU.S.Colleges&UniversitiesCommunityCollegesU.S.ProvidersoutsidetheU.S.ProvidersOutsidetheU.S.ReciprocalAffiliatesCharitableFoundationU.S.Systems THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 06 78.5% RENEWAL RATE Percentage of Membership Breakdown 63 91% 8.28% 7 66% 8.44% 4 22% 4.06% 1 56% 1.25% 0.63% 640 MEMBERS The Forum on Education Abroad is an institutional membership association and welcomes as members all institutions of higher learning, consortia, agencies, and organizations who are committed to improving education abroad
THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 07 a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion
The Forum deepened its commitment to making education abroad more equitable and inclusive over the course of 2020 2021 In addition to rolling out a new series of Standards Workshops in conjunction with the sixth edition of the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad, which puts the guiding principle of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at center stage, a new workshop, Supporting Diverse Students on Education Abroad, and a webinar series and digital badge focused on Ending Global Racism provided colleagues in The Forum network with opportunities for professional development and networking focused on how to center justice and anti racism in our work, our programs, and the communities in which we live and engage.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS 171 PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED DIGITAL BADGES NEW: 158 TOTAL: 470 14 COUNTRIES 16 FOUNDATIONS 31 ACCELERATED RESIDENCY #1 22 FUNDAMENTALS 19 COMPETENCIES PARTICIPANTS TOTAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS NEW: 20 TOTAL: 80 75 FORUM CREDENTIALS $5,000 DONATIONS 23 PRINCIPLES THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 08
RESOURCES WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 09 Standards of Good Practice5thEdition Guidelines:Conducting EducationAbroadDuring Covid 19 Most Accessed Resources Most Popular Web Pages 354,056 WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS 100,644 WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS OUTSIDE THE US 28.4% VIEWS OUTSIDE THE US Top 5 Top 5 HOMEPAGE ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE STANDARDS OF GOOD PRACTICE 6TH EDITION FORUM JOBS Standards of Good Practice 6th Edition Forum Jobs Guidelines: Conducting Education Abroad During Covid-19 Guidelines: Advancing the UN SDGs
RESOURCES WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter Followers 7,261 Change from previous year +3.2% Facebook Followers 3,063 Change from previous year 22.2% LinkedIn page 4,869 Change from previous year 70.2% THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 10 social media social media wins Total engagement is 14,471 interactions representing an increase of + 1,200.2% compared to previous year The total impressions are 127,819 representing an increase of +150.6% compared to previous year Impressions = Number of times your page’s content has been viewed during the selected period. Engagement = Number of followers' interactions (likes, comments, clicks and shares) with your LinkedIn page Brand awareness score = Number of mentions of your username and listening searches containing your brand name for the selected period. The brand awareness score is 244 representing an increase of + 27.7% compared to previous year
The Forum continues to drive the field towards a more sustainable future with a series of workshops and training based on this critical resource
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The guidelines were drafted through a collaborative process by a team of 12 colleagues representing 7 countries and a variety of institution and organization types, program models, experience levels, and roles Feedback from the greater field was collected through a public comment period, and incorporated into the final text
WORKING TO advancE the sdgS
In March 2021, The Forum released guidelines for Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Education Abroad, which have been among our most accessed resources since their publication. These guidelines direct the education abroad sector toward social, economic, and environmental sustainability by connecting the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad and the UN SDGs They are accompanied by an SDG Impact Worksheet, which helps users visualize the connections between their work and the SDGs and formulate their own plans.
Sexual and gender based misconduct is harmful to an individual’s well being, can be disruptive to students’ educational experiences, and can damage an institution’s reputation While laws and regulations governing educational institutions’ and programs’ responsibility in such matters vary from country to country, the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad (5 1 6) tell us that having policies and procedures in place to prevent such misconduct wherever possible and to respond to it when it arises is not only best practice in our field but also mandated by the Standards.
GUIDELINES FOR BEST PRACTICES IN RESPONDING TO SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED MISCONDUCT
Historically, U S federal laws have created specific obligations for U S colleges and universities regarding the prevention, reporting, and response to sexual and gender based misconduct that occurs when participants are abroad In 2017, The Forum on Education Abroad published the Sexual Misconduct, Education Abroad and Title IX/Clery Act guidance on compliance with those U S laws when they apply overseas. These current Guidelines are in part a response to the most recent Title IX Final Rule which negated overseas compliance, published in May 2020, and aim to provide colleagues with best practices in responding to incidents of sexual and gender-based misconduct During the preparation of these guidelines, the Department of Education withdrew its Clery Act Handbook (and ostensibly, according to a cover memo, obligations for Clery compliance in study abroad and distance learning) Many institutions maintain such obligations in their Codes of Conduct, and future administrations may return to the prior approach to addressing crime, violence, and harassment in distance learning and study abroad. Therefore, when a program or partnership involves at least one partner institution that is based in the U S , the following guidelines should be used in conjunction with the aforementioned guidance to ensure good practice and regulatory compliance
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RESOURCES FRONTIERS Abstract Views 60,690 Article Downloads 32,477 Twitter Followers 378 LinkedIn followers 249 Social Media Impressions 28,546 Twitter 23,311 LinkedIn 5, 235 Subscribers 1,240 Number of Issues 3 Articles Published 24 Book Reviews 3 Submissions 137 % Acceptance Rate 17.5% Submissions ArticlesPublished BookReviews NumberofIssues 137 24 3 3 THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 20% Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad is an open access, peer reviewed academic journal that communicates the latest research on education abroad within a multi disciplinary forum to reflect on critical issues and concerns for academics and professional practitioners.
EVENTS WORKSHOPS VeryGood 53% Outstanding 296% Good 139% Fair 35% Workshops Overall Evaluation Quality ALL WORKSHOPS 235 ATTENDEES EuropeanAnnualConferenceWorkshops12.9%ConferenceWorkshops9.7%AcceleratedResidenciesWorkshops19.4% CertificationWorkshops58.1% Workshop total includes Customized and 2020 Accelerated Residency There were no workshops offered abroad in 2021. THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 14 29 WORKSHOPS OFFERED
EVENTS US CONFERENCE 0% 20% 40% 60% Outstanding VeryGood Good Fair THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Conference Overall Evaluation Satisfaction Response Rate: 14 91% 617 ATTENDEES 23 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 63 SESSIONS OFFERED 42 39% 52 17% 3 26% 2.17% For the second year in a row, The Forum’s Annual Conference was held virtually. Utilizing a state-of-the-art virtual platform, participants engaged in lively discussions and shared best practices for addressing common challenges With student mobility drastically curtailed as a result of the ongoing pandemic, The Forum’s 17th Annual Conference provided a much needed opportunity for education abroad professionals to gather during an extraordinarily difficult time, reinforcing the sense of community and camaraderie for which the field is known
EVENTS EUROPEAN CONFERENCE VeryGood 53% Outstanding 38% Good 7% Fair 2% Conference Overall Evaluation Satisfaction Response Rate: 19% 232 ATTENDEES 78% OF MEMBER ATTENDEES 18 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 41 SESSIONS OFFERED THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 16 Originally planned for Milan, Italy, The Forum's 5th European Conference was instead held virtually due to the pandemic. The event attracted participants from 18 countries, the majority of whom indicated a high degree of satisfaction with the event.
EVENTS INSTITUTES H&S OGL VeryGood 548% Outstanding 226% Good 21% Fair 1.6% VeryGood 783% Outstanding 13% Good 44% Fair 44% Institute Overall Quality Institute Overall Quality Response Rate: 33.51% Response Rate: 20% 185 ATTENDEES 115 ATTENDEES 18 SESSIONS OFFERED 17 SESSIONS OFFERED INSTITUTE: Health & Safety INSTITUTE: OGL THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 17
EVENTS WEBINARS THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 18 20 WEBINARS 2,513 REGISTRANTS 1,544 ACTUAL PARTICIPANTS
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Future Nobel Laureates scholarship program
Fueled by a common belief that in order to change the world you need to experience it, EF College Study and The Forum implemented a first-of-its-kind, high-impact student scholarship program, in collaboration with EF's educational partner the Nobel Prize Museum. Development of this interdisciplinary program was guided by the Standards of Good Practice. The scholarship is dedicated to enhance students’ professional, personal and intercultural competence development by engaging in culturally relevant, ethical, and reciprocally beneficial activities in relation to the local context The inaugural cohort included 11 students from the U.S., Peru, and Ireland studying at a community college, an HBCU, and both public and private institutions The online course, developed and led by Dr David Wick and Dr Darla Deardorff, featured numerous distinguished speakers, including a Nobel Prize Laureate. Students worked in teams to tackle some of the most urgent issues of our time. Since students were unable to travel to Stockholm to participate in the 2021 Nobel Dialogue Week as planned, all students who successfully completed the course have had their scholarship extended so they may attend the 2022 Nobel Dialogue Week with the second cohort of students
EVENTS CRITICAL DIALOGUES THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 20 Critical Dialogue Session: Graduate Global Education Critical Dialogue Session: Intersections in Education Abroad: Social Justice as Decolonization CRITICAL DIALOGUE LET'S TALK ABOUT IT 42 attendees 18 attendees Critical Dialogue Session: The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create it: Reimagining Education Abroad 9 attendees Critical Dialogue Session: Education Abroad in Europe: All Voices at the Table 9 attendees Critical Dialogue Session: Doing the Right Thing (Isn’t Always Easy): Ethical Partnerships in Education Abroad 8 attendees
FINANCES Conference&Events 321% Management 26.1% Programs&Resources 253% Training&Education 157% Other 0.7% Other 347% Membership 26.5% Conference 175% COVIDRelatedIncome 14.5% Programs 6.9% THE FORUM ON EDUCATION ABROAD | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 21 ENDOWMENT Market Value $2,577,095 Book Value $1,705,532 Total Expenses Total Revenue Financial Statements IRS Form 990 Audit Report
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