Dr. Ryan Hartwig serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Vanguard University. On today's episode he shares his personal and professional connection to study abroad and global education as well as the challenges and benefits of global education through the lens of university leadership.

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Our guest today is Ryan T. Hartwig, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Vanguard University. You can connect with him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartwigryan/

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