Curriculum Vitae
William Whitney Cressey

Consultant in International Education
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)