Month: February 2011

Amanda Knox movie on Lifetime

Amanda Knox and the actress who plays her in the film.

Lifetime channel in the US will be airing the Amanda Knox movie on February 21st.  Needless to say, her parents, as well as the parents of the young British woman who was murdered, Meredith Kercher, are quite upset about this film being released.

I have written about this case as both young women were in Perugia, Italy to study abroad.

Here is the trailer:

Reflections on Emergency Planning for Advisers of Study Abroad Students in Egypt

Egypt. It IS the news. But when you're a study abroad adviser who had sent students to Egypt for the spring semester, your mind is focused: Safety. Their safety. Comforting and advising parents. Working with the partner institutions abroad. Communication, even when there is no internet.

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