CIEE News

Last week, CIEE shared a message regarding our commitment to our nonprofit mission. Some readers drew inferences that were not intended. We’d like to clarify our message. Our focus was... keep reading

This month, the CIEE BridgeUSA Celebration Tour continued in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where businesses and local community members were recognized as champions and critical leaders for BridgeUSA programs that make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

In the last two months, CIEE was approached by three private equity firms interested in buying, merging, or partnering with CIEE. I write to share updates on those conversations and... keep reading

The Frederick Douglass – Daniel O’Connell Global Internship Program concluded with a beautiful and intimate closing ceremony at the historic FIRE Restaurant in Dublin’s Mansion House. The venue carried deep... keep reading

Four CIEE Leading Change in Study Abroad $1 Million Grants are changing international education at four of the nation’s leading universities – Arizona State University, the Borough of Manhattan Community... keep reading

CIEE senior leaders were in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina earlier this week as part of our three year-long celebration of the U.S. Department of State's BridgeUSA international exchange programs that... keep reading

Fifty exceptional international college students participating in the BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel Program learned skills for working across national and cultural barriers. The 11th Annual Ambassador Johnny and Angie Young... keep reading

This year, CIEE launched a three-year, nationwide BridgeUSA Celebration Tour to raise awareness of the power of BridgeUSA to help strengthen local business, enrich local communities, and make America safer... keep reading

This past Tuesday, the Frederick Douglass–Daniel O’Connell (FDDO) Global Interns were honored to participate in the O’Connell 250 Symposium: Liberty, Democracy, and the Struggle for Human Rights held at Trinity College Dublin... keep reading

CIEE is hitting the road to Myrtle Beach next week for the third stop on its nationwide BridgeUSA Celebration Tour, spotlighting how international exchange programs powered by the U.S. Department of State are making America safer through diplomacy, stronger through global collaboration, and more prosperous through innovation and shared opportunity.

The goal of the Frederick Douglass - Daniel O'Connell Global Internship is to honor the legacies of these two champions in the fight for global justice, by giving a diverse... keep reading

A new chapter in international exchange is opening for young people across the UK, as CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)—one of the world’s leading cultural exchange non-profits—officially establishes a... keep reading

To be successful, BridgeUSA programs need champions at all levels – strong community leaders, strong business leaders, strong BridgeUSA sponsors, and dedicated, hardworking participants. CIEE’s BridgeUSA Celebration Tour is traveling America to recognize and celebrate these champions. Congratulations to the BridgeUSA 2025 Champions of Yellowstone National Park!

For the past 17 years, Worlds of Fun amusement park has worked with CIEE to welcome approximately 3,000 BridgeUSA participants as seasonal employees through the U.S. Department of State’s Summer Work Travel program.

CIEE will travel to Montana and Wyoming July 21-24 for the second leg of a year-long, nationwide celebration of U.S. Department of State’s BridgeUSA international exchange programs that make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.