Employers today want workers who are prepared to work in a global economy. One way students are gaining that exposure is by studying abroad. Today more than 280,000 American students go overseas during college. Still, that’s just 10 percent of all students. Kirk Carapezza and Mallory Noe-Payne report on a national push to make studying abroad more affordable and accessible.
It’s part of this urban university’s attempt to raise awareness about its study abroad opportunities. Lurlene Van Buren is the study abroad coordinator here, where only one percent of students study overseas.
“Study abroad has always been popular and available and feasible for children of the affluent,” said Van Buren.
According to the Institute of International Education, study abroad students tend to be white, female and attend private liberal arts schools, schools like Boston University, where nearly half of students study abroad.
