Office of International Education receives record number of study abroad applications
By Jack Doyle | April 20, 2022Despite ongoing interruptions to travel, 338 University of Richmond students have applied to go overseas next semester.
Despite ongoing interruptions to travel, 338 University of Richmond students have applied to go overseas next semester.
For many students, returning home at the end of the semester is a guarantee. But for some, going home has not been an option for three years.
UR planned events for students remaining on campus, including a Thanksgiving lunch at the Heilman Dining Center on Nov. 24 and a dinner on Nov. 27.
Nicolás Valenzuela, one of the original leaders of Chile’s student-led uprisings that called for democratic reforms, is among the experts who will be visit UR.
The Office of International Education will host a study abroad fair on Sept. 29 at the Forum from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to highlight more than 75 study abroad programs.
Indonesian culture filled The Westhampton Green at 6 p.m. Tuesday, inviting passersby to the space with traditional food, coffee, music, dance and martial arts.
The Office of International Education is unable to offer some study abroad programs to students in the fall of 2021.
Senior Jessie Bonilla, junior Gabriela Lopez Gutierrez and senior Ana Paula Alvarado, created fundraisers to help people affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota.
The difference between UR tuition and the tuition of study abroad programs or host institutions varies.
Every international student here has a story to tell. I think that everyone should be open to finding out more about different cultures and perspectives.
Now, Tartline plans to study abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico, in the spring with an affiliate, or non-UR-sponsored, program, she said.
There are plenty of ways to explore and learn about other countries rather than physically being there.
The OIE announced limited study abroad programming yesterday, wrote Ellen Sayles, associate dean and director of education abroad.
The OIE contacted several of its long-standing study abroad partners, and several were willing to work with the OIE given COVID-19.
It may seem as though Landau was destined for the vacation rental industry, but he had not always known where he had wanted to go after college.
This question, “What to do next and how?” has really been a recurring theme for me and many other international students like me during this pandemic.
"I can’t blame anyone," Higdon said. "This is something we can’t control."
My quest to visit UNESCO sites took me to incredible places.
Abroad leaves you with the feeling that everyone around the world craves more than anything right now: the feeling of life as it was before.
Imagine what it’s like to spend a semester eating in Spain, the land of jamón ibérico, as a lifelong vegetarian.