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Editor’s note: Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester. CORE 106 Saving the Appearances: Galileo, the Church, and the Scientific Endeavor Jeff Bary, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy MW 2:45–4:00 p.m., Lawrence 20 Course description […]

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Off-Campus Study Committee and Dean’s Advisory Council have approved an extended study trip to Patagonia for January 2018.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ students are taking lessons in the liberal arts outside the picturesque Chenango Valley — and in impressive numbers. The university has been ranked first among baccalaureate institutions for student participation in semester-long off-campus study opportunities. The rankings appeared in the annual Open Doors report, published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with the […]

It was a ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Hello that could be heard around the world. On October 15, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ ushered in a new era of internationalism and officially celebrated the opening of the Center for International Programs (CIP). The center will serve as a hub for the university’s numerous global initiatives, conducted by faculty and students.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) released its Open Doors 2014 data today, and ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ has again risen on two important lists representing the number of students studying abroad. This news is most welcome as President Jeffrey Herbst and Provost and Dean of the Faculty Douglas Hicks have made study abroad one of several priorities related to globalizing ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ.

Dozens of flags representing countries around the world hung from the balconies of the Ho Science Center atrium during the Study Group Fair held earlier this month. Hosted by the Office of Off-Campus Study, the fair featured poster presentations for each of the 19 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ-sponsored study groups.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ students are reflecting on their summer research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Natasha Torres ’15, an educational studies major and women’s studies minor from Cleveland, Ohio, who was given an award for outstanding research at the fall student poster session. My study abroad experience, which included a […]

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ wrote the book on off-campus study. The storied Washington D.C. study group, a unique semester-long NIH experience, faculty-led trips around the globe, and research abroad — all of these options for off-campus learning add depth to the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ experience. Last winter, Kara Vadman ’14 and Mikhaila Redovian ’15 joined geology professor Amy Leventer aboard […]

Karl Marx reportedly did it. So did George Orwell, or so the story goes. But it’s definitely 100 percent true that Anthony Tamburro ’14, Caroline Kraeutler ’14, and three of their classmates on ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s London Study Group made their positions heard at the Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, near the Marble Arch tube station.

A college degree provides you with many advantages after you graduate. A ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ education, however, not only opens up lots of opportunities once you leave, but while you are studying here as an undergraduate. One of the most popular ways to take advantage of all ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ has to offer is to study abroad. As ironic […]