Behind the syllabus: Stephen Long
What do you do during the weekends?
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What do you do during the weekends?
With the study-abroad decision date just around the corner, many second-year students are anxiously waiting to hear which country they will live in, study and explore for at least four months of their lives.
Many University of Richmond students are opting for alternate jobs with programs such as Teach for America and the Peace Corps, with the economy possibly motivating their choices.
On a dead-end street, a two-story split-level red brick house sits on a quiet street among its neighboring homes. The white paneling on its front facade allows the house to blend in with those surrounding it. An abandoned wooden play set hides in the corner of the backyard, while a few doors away a young boy runs around his yard.
Two Westhampton College Government Association members started a mentoring program that partners University of Richmond undergraduates with School of Continuing Studies students.
Hundreds of University of Richmond students spent an amazing semester studying and traveling abroad. But now it is back to reality.
University of Richmond faculty and staff in various disciplines are increasingly using the videoconferencing software Skype in the classroom to connect with colleagues and research partners abroad.
I won't check myself into Counseling and Psychological Services just yet, but I won't be surprised if I need to come January. I, along with many other juniors studying abroad, should be prepared to go slightly insane upon returning to the University of Richmond. Don't get me wrong — I love Richmond. I love America. I love Panera and Wal-Mart and Dunkin Donuts and baseball. But I don't know that I am fully prepared for what so many juniors have gone through during the past: the reverse culture shock after studying abroad.
Many of us who work in the field of international education are preoccupied with intercultural understanding. Our conferences and publications are constantly asking how we can help students who study abroad learn about the cultures of the countries they are visiting, or how we can help exchange students learn about the plurality of American cultures during a semester or two on a U.S. college campus.
Greetings from Ireland, the Emerald Isle! I realize I should have probably written something about Ireland first, instead of Germany, but in the spirit of October (and what better way to celebrate this glorious month than a beer-and-pretzel-laden festival in a German city), I would like to recount an amazing weekend abroad: Oktoberfest 2009.
More than 75 study abroad programs in 30 countries were represented at the University of Richmond's Study Abroad Fair in the Alice Haynes Room last Thursday.
It was the day before I left for my journey to Europe. All summer, I had been mentally preparing myself. I was going to live in a small Spanish city for four months, attend a university in which no one spoke English and try to do it successfully.
It was the day before I left for my journey to Europe. All summer, I had been mentally preparing myself. I was going to live in a small Spanish city for four months, attend a university in which no one spoke English and try to do it successfully.
The Study Abroad Office at the University of Richmond does a fine job of equipping students with the necessary materials and attitudes that will assist them in maximizing their welfares and potentials overseas. I personally have experienced minimal culture shock overall.
Faculty, staff members and a student discussed potential changes to the University of Richmond's general education requirements on Friday during an open meeting hosted by the General Education Revision Committee.
CUSCO, Peru -- As President Alan Garcia's approval rating continues to plummet, various bloody protests have amplified chaos and killings throughout Peru, notably in the northern Amazon region.
Four students and one professor at the University of Richmond have been awarded Fulbright grants to teach abroad in the countries of Spain, Indonesia, Taiwan and Sierra Leone next year.
When Sarah Woodis unpacked her belongings in her room in North Court in January, images of the hills of Galway came to mind, she said.
SEOUL, South Korea -- I've finally reached my limit for listening to people harp on the notion of a deep East-West cultural split.
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