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On June 12th at 11am Eastern Time, Abroadia will host Andrea Rizzotti, the Academic Coordinator of FLACSO in Argentina. She will discuss their new program, “Global Leadership, Peace, and Human Rights” semester program. This Zoom chat is free and open to everyone.
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Today is Mother’s Day in Bolivia. ¡Feliz Día de la Madre Boliviana!
On May 26, 2025 Tom Millington sat down with Federico Scremin and Yasmin Prumar from the Universidad de la Matanza (Buenos Aires, Argentina) for a conversation over Zoom. Check out the recording of the chat below.
Chat with Universidad de la Matanza
Abroadia is welcoming applications to participate in its familiarization visit to Cuba June 25-July 3rd. This is open to anyone with an interest in Cuba, but especially for faculty, administrators and graduate students.
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Join Tom Millington on March 3rd at 10:00am Eastern Time as he discuss the program and answers your questions. Register for free below.
“Schools are built on producing single right answers rather than creative solutions”
In his book “The Perennials”, Mauro F. Guillén notes that “18% of Americans live in multigenerational households” and that “Creativity peaks when people are in their 20s and 50s.” He also describes “perennials” as, “People who are not characterized by the decade in which they were born, but rather by the way they work, learn, and interact with others.”
Johnny Maracas in action.
Understanding that this is new terrain for an international education program, Abroadia partnered with Austin Community College to create a forum for individuals whose profiles may not align evenly with those of most study-abroad students.
From June 1-15, 2024 Austin Community College students ranging in age from 19-63 joined Abroadia in Cuba to experience the world of percussion and music. They not only represented a diversity of age and experience, but they differed in musical ability and language skills. It was no accident that the students got along so well; they each complimented the other in their interests, aspirations, and willingness to engage in and interact with Cubans.
The American poet Ezra Pound beseeched readers to “Hear the colors of my voice.” In Cuba, the Austin Community College students, this community of post-generational individuals, experienced first-hand the vibrancy and polychromic beauty of Cuba while expressing their own pedagogical and experiential diversity. We believe the field of international education would be remiss not to focus more attention on perennials.
Guillén defines perennials as, “People of all ages, stripes, and types who transcend stereotypes and make connections with each other and the world around them…they are not defined by their generation.”
Resources on Postgenerational students and workers:
Mauro Guillén, author of Perennials and the Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
The Postgenerational Workforce
How to leverage the unique contributions of millennials and Gen Z to build a powerful multigenerational team
Young Talent: What to Expect From the Post-Millennial Workforce
Source of Banner Photo: Kaboompics.com
Michael Loadenthal, Executive Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Association, has joined Abroadia’s Board of Advisors. He will help guide Abroadia’s efforts to build peace and justice components in its programs. Click HERE to learn more about his background.
Abroadia Executive Director Tom Millington published an article in the Finger Lakes Times (Geneva, NY) about the recent Austin Community College program in Cuba. Check it out HERE.
Bella Brown (Nazareth University) who studied in Cuba with us in January 2024, wrote a wonderful article detailing her experience in Cuba and her impressions of the country. Click the link below to read it. Thank you, Bella!
In the picture to the left, Bella is giving us the thumbs up. We think she likes Viñales!
https://8amfeatures.substack.com/p/dont-understand-it-just-appreciate
New! Customized online Spanish classes for high school or college/university students and anyone interested in learning the language. This can be designed to be embedded into an existing class or act as a stand-alone component of a particular lesson. Contact us to learn more!
Abroadia’s Tom Millington co-edited a new book featuring observations by leading international educators about the state of the field and its future. Join us for our virtual book launch on April 3 at 10 Eastern time. Register via this link: https://morganstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpce-pqzwqHtPkkP7Ip0XBP7jJGk-W79W7#/registration
As a transfer student to Nazareth, I knew I wanted to take advantage of my SPARK Grant and study abroad quickly. With my love of history, the Cuba program jumped out to me as a once in a lifetime opportunity.
-Griffin Bond
Minutes after introducing himself, our tour guide, Abel, said “Do not try to understand Cuba.” While his claim first startled me, over the next nine days in Cuba I gradually began to see his rationale. Havana, Cuba, where we spent the majority of our time, is a city remarkable to the eye. With architecture of colonial style, Old Havana is an enchanting place with centuries of history to share with visitors. Tom Millington, Executive Director of Abroadia, organized an abundance of meetings with Cuban intellectuals, professors, diplomats, and journalists to help give our group a dynamic view into Cuba. Through these conversations, our group gained a vital amount of information about the country we were visiting. Beyond presentations delving into the Cuban economy, political situation, race and gender relations, and much more, our group was treated to numerous opportunities to learn about Cuban culture.
In this manner, Abroadia’s Cuban experience took full form. While providing us with substantial chances to learn of Cuba from an academic standpoint, Millington organized many unique adventures peering into Cuban life. From art and music, to dancing and religion we saw and heard Cuba in an intimate manner.
Looking back to my experience in Cuba, I often reflect on Abel’s statement. I do not understand Cuba, but I certainly appreciate it far more than I did before this experience. I am now more attuned to how the United States foreign policy can impact people in such a personal manner. I am ever more curious about Cuba and its institutions. Most of all though, I feel a sense of gratitude for walking the streets of Havana and building relationships with those who call Cuba home. The Nazareth program, in conjunction with Abroadia, is an exploration of a place filled with charm, passion, and endearing connections. Above anything, traveling to Cuba will empower students to think critically beyond the classroom setting.
Griffin Bond is a junior at Nazareth University where he features on the men’s tennis team. He joined Abroadia in Cuba in January. In the photo above he is conversing with veteran American journalist Marc Frank in Havana.