Tuesday, April 7, 2026
2:00 – 3:30 pm ET

From Policy To Practice

International travel inherently carries risk. Nearly 300,000 U.S. students studied abroad in 2022–2023*, so institutions must ensure their education abroad policies, procedures and training align with the complexity of managing international risk, compliance expectations, and traveler well being.

Join us on April 7, 2026, when our travel abroad risk management expert will equip your international educators, risk managers, and campus partners with the necessary tools to confidently navigate today’s regulatory landscape—while protecting students, staff and your institution. From Title IX to HIPAA, ADA to Clery, and the unpredictable nature of traveler decision making, compliance missteps abroad can expose institutions to legal, reputational, and operational risk.

This session clarifies the regulatory complexities of education abroad and provides actionable strategies to strengthen your compliance framework. Evaluate your current protocols, identify gaps, and implement improvements that align with institutional risk tolerance and global best practices.

Through real world case studies, you’ll practice applying compliance principles to challenging scenarios. Discover how cross campus collaboration creates safer, more resilient programs, better prepared travelers and safeguards your institution.

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Interpret national and international regulations (Title IX, Clery, HIPAA, ADA) and revise or create protocols that reflect updated regulations and global conditions and understand how they apply or don’t apply to education abroad contexts.
• Conduct a comprehensive audit to assess and strengthen institutional compliance protocols to align with industry standards and institutional risk tolerance.
• Identify collaboration opportunities with campus and international partners to enhance compliance, communication, and traveler support.
• Implement a comprehensive traveler training and pre-departure program that mitigates known and unknown risks, including personal decision making abroad.
• Address the expanding duty of care and rising traveler expectations around safety, health and support.
• Protect yourself and your institution by putting key and well-practiced risk management strategies in place to mitigate institutional and traveler danger.
• Understand the fundamentals of risk management in education abroad to evaluate and mitigate new risks, evolving international security concerns and shifting mobility restrictions.

*The Institute of International Education Open Doors Report

Presenter

Whitney Longnecker currently serves as the Health and Safety Manager at Texas A&M University located in College Station, Texas.
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