We’d love to be a resource for you! Please contact us for any general media inquiries.
Gap years allow students to explore their interests and figure out where they want to land after they graduate. Through volunteering and internships, students work out where they best fit in before they commit to a major. When students return to campus, they are more motivated to do well and engaged in the classroom, because they have a taste of what the world will be like after they graduate.
We’d love to be a resource for you! Send general media inquires to info@gapyearassociation.org or call (406) 201-5389.
The Gap Year Association is the central hub of the gap year movement in the United States. As a coalition of gap year experts, researchers, educators, alum, consultants, program providers, enthusiasts, and gap year students, we are here to provide insightful data, current information and introductions to interview subjects for your next article, blog or news segment.
- Forbes: Israel Emerges as the Top Destination for American Teens During Pandemic
- New York Times: Gap Year Ideas For College Students
- NPR: Malia Obama’s ‘Gap Year’ Highlights Growing Trend In U.S.
- Verge Magazine: Q & A with Executive Director, Ethan Knight
- Newsweek: Malia Obama’s Gap Year: A Fad Not Just For Presidents’ Kids
- Huffington Post: Why Your Highschool Graduate May Want to Take a Gap Year
- How to Start Planning a Productive Gap Year
- Taking a Gap Year Could Have Saved Me Time and Frustration
- The Daily Texan: American Gap Year Association
- Oregon Live: Gap years and high school students: Advice for parents
- Financial Poise (podcast): Gap Year with Ethan Knight, Is It Right For Your Grad? Episode 81
- Associations Now: Gap Year Association: Trend Goes Beyond Malia Obama
- CNBC: Filling in the gap year after high school: Making the most of time off
- Time: Here’s How to Make a Gap Year Before College Count
- WBUR (podcast): The Growing Allure Of The Gap Year
Additional Videos
Spectrum News: Student Gap Years Increasing Because of Pandemic
GMA: Countdown on for parents and students entering college
Podcasts
Gap Year Radio: A podcast brought to you by Julia Rogers (EnRoute Consulting) and Margo Brookfield (ARCC Gap).
Gen Nomadic: A podcast from Julia Greene, a gap year student taking on questions of ethical travel and exploring experiential education on her journey!
Press Kit
GYA’s Outreach Committee developed the following Press Kit for basic information and data points to answer common press questions.
