Curriculum Vitae
William Whitney Cressey
Consultant in International Education
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Contact Information
41 Ocean Street
Belfast, Maine 04915
207-338-1125
WCressey@gmail.com
Mobile: 207-653-8704
FAX : 302-338-1125
Education
(Junior Year in Spain, New York University at
Universidad Complutense, Madrid) 1959-1960
B.A. in Spanish, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut 1961
M.A. in Spanish, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1962
Ph.D. in Spanish, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1966
Most Recent Employment
Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice President
Council on International Educational Exchange 1996-2006
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan 1966-1971
Associate Professor, Georgetown University 1971-1980
Professor, Georgetown University 1980-1996
Academic Administrative Appointments at Georgetown University
Associate Dean for International Education 1993-1996
Director of International Programs 1983-1993
Director of Study Abroad 1982-1983
Chairman, Spanish Department 1978-1982
Resident Director, GU Summer Program, Quito, Ecuador 1976
Professional Publications
1989. Financial Aid for Study Abroad: A Manual for Advisers and Administrators. (Washington, D.C.:
NAFSA) Co-editor and contributor.
1990. Review of Study Abroad: The Experience of American Undergraduates by Carlson, et. al.
Greenwood Press. Review appeared in CIEE Campus Update.
1991. "Georgetown University: The Articulation of Study Abroad Programs and the Home Campus
Curriculum." in Integrating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Liberal Arts Curriculum.
(edited by Barbara B. Burn) (Westport CT: Greenwood Press).
2004. The Princeton Review Guide to Studying Abroad. (New York: Random House, Inc.)
2004. “Does Study Abroad Grading Motivate Students?” Frontiers. Volume 10, pp. 201-218 (with
Stevan Trooboff and Sue Monty).
2005 “Credit and Grades” Chapter 6 of NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and
Administrators, Third edition. (with Sara Dumont)
Summary of Scholarly Publications
Four books and twenty-two articles on Hispanic Studies, Spanish Linguistics, Linguistic Theory,
Applied Linguistics, and Language Teaching Methodology.
(Complete bibliography available upon request)