Between Two Worlds

Institute of International Education

Through the IFP Alumni Tracking Study, we found that approximately 13% of the global IFP Alumni population resides outside their country of origin, or home country. In 2020, the IFP Alumni Tracking Study team at the Institute of International Education conducted a qualitative study among 60 such alumni. Join us over the course of this series as we explore what influences the decisions of IFP alumni to stay abroad, how they remain connected to their home communities, what role social justice continues to play in their lives, and what sort of impact they are able to have. read less

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Episodes

Episode 4: Key Takeaways

Episode 4: Key Takeaways

In the fourth and last episode of Between Two Worlds, we wrap up our series with a discussion on what is left to learn from our IFP alumni community living outside of their home countries, and how the new data and perspectives we discovered can help to inform and advance the role of international education in our changing world.

Episode 3: ”Always a Foreigner”

Episode 3: ”Always a Foreigner”

Join us for this third episode, to hear from IFP alumni as they elaborate on what life is like in their new home, and how they are navigating culture change, using new methods for remaining connected to their home countries, and connecting their networks at home with those in their adopted countries.

Episode 2: Pursuing Social Justice Globally

Episode 2: Pursuing Social Justice Globally

This second episode probes the experiences behind our new finding that 90 percent of IFP alumni still living abroad continue to work to advance the same causes they were advancing at home and during the IFP Fellowship, including domestic violence and community development, women’s rights, environmental sustainability and youth outreach, among others.

Episode 1: Building Bridges

Episode 1: Building Bridges

Join us as we parse the latest component of the IFP Alumni Tracking Study that focuses on IFP alumni living outside of their home countries. What brought these alumni to their current homes? Why did they leave their countries of origin? What new challenges and opportunities are they facing as a cohort of global citizens working for social justice near and far? We share audio excerpts from our interviews among nearly 60 alumni living outside their home countries.

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