Managing Uncertainly: The Faith of International Exchange Program with Dr John Lucas

The Education & Empowerment Podcast

In this episode, John Lucas is President and CEO of the International Student Exchange Programs (ISEP Study Abroad), the world’s largest community of more than 350 post-secondary institutions in over 50 countries cooperating to provide affordable, life-changing programs of studying, interning, and volunteering abroad for a diverse student population.

Previous leadership roles include Provost and Executive Vice President at the School for International Training (SIT), Associate Vice President of Academic Programs at IES Abroad, and Center Director in Barcelona and Alicante for CIEE.

He holds a PhD and MA in Spanish Linguistics from Penn State University, where he was an Edwin Erle Sparks Fellow in the Humanities., as well as an MA in Management from SIT. Dr. Lucas is the Past Chair of the Board of the Forum on Education Abroad and serves on the Advisory Council of the Global Leadership League.

He publishes widely and has held adjunct faculty roles at Georgetown University and the Universidad de Alicante, Spain. He speaks Spanish, Catalan, French, and German.

Story Notes:

• Importance of International Exchanges, Managing uncertainty
• Being an International Educator
• Value of the International Education
• Challenges of International Education
• Future for International Exchange Programs

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