The Foreign Service Journal, December 2016

110 DECEMBER 2016 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT Hikers,” by college students Jackie Bannon and Carolyn Webber, published at the Backpacker magazine website in October. Bannon and Webber reviewed hun- dreds of schools and rated them on a five- point scale based on three main criteria: proximity to mountains, trails, rivers and other outdoor recreational opportunities; culture, evaluated by number of outdoor clubs and participation; and quality and diversity of academics for outdoor- related careers. The No. 1 spot went to University of Alaska Fairbanks. If you have the urge to travel, Princ- eton Review’s 2016 college rankings include “The 20 Most Popular Study Abroad Programs.” These rankings are generally student-input based, and this one is the result of asking 143,000