by srkirby | Jan 21, 2020 | Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Peru, Political science, Study Abroad
Beck Williams, an honors political science major who participated in the January 2020 Honors Passport study abroad intersession course to Peru, found himself in an unexpected dilemma when the class took him to the top of a hill on the island of Taquile in Lake...
by srkirby | Nov 15, 2019 | African & African American Studies, History, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Political science, Spain, Study Abroad
Political science and African & African American studies double major Maxwell Carter spent a semester in Spain last year — here he writes of his trip through Catalonia, where a separatist movement was taking center stage in regional politics. The Bodenhamer...
by srkirby | Aug 22, 2019 | Ghana, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Path Program, Social Work, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
James Robinson II, a senior Path scholar and honors social work major with a minor in African and African American studies, spent six weeks this summer in Accra, Ghana, exploring culture, history and landscape in an unforgettable study abroad experience that took him...
by srkirby | Aug 7, 2019 | Biology, France, French, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
Honors biology and French double-major Duru Erkan recently returned to the States after spending a month living with a French family in Perpignan, who taught her how to do as the French do, starting with savoring cheese at every meal. From Emmental to Chèvre to...
by srkirby | Jul 30, 2019 | Apparel Merchandising & Product Development, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Mexico, Study Abroad
Apparel merchandising and product development student Kayla DeMark spent a month in Puebla, Mexico, this summer as a participant in the U of A Faculty-Led Spanish Immersion & Service Learning program. In this blog, Kayla frames her experience in the...
by srkirby | Jul 17, 2019 | College of Education and Health Professions, Ghana, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Nursing, Study Abroad
Honors nursing student Rachel Pruitt’s first experience working in the maternity ward was an unforgettable one, her first birthing experience drama-filled and breathtaking…not least of all because both were in a hospital in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Thanks to an...