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    We offer students the freedom to tailor their education to their own intellectual interests and professional goals.

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  • Transformational Travel

    Through engagement with local scholars, artists, political leaders, activists, and community members, our study abroad programs prepare students to engage with an increasingly globalized world.

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  • What is CHID?

    CHID is a one-of-a-kind program where students enjoy the freedom of an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree within the context of a renowned research university.

    About CHID

  • CHID Turns 40

    40 years ago, we founded an undergraduate program centered on student leadership, radical pedagogies, and public service. Today, these core values remain our north star.

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  • Question. Critique. Create.

    Our students ask questions that matter, think critically about education, and creatively express their understanding within a community of learners.

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Study Abroad

Widening Circles: Online Community for Learning and Action (Study Away)

We are living in a moment of paradox: the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered our ability to engage with others outside of our usual circles, yet it also reveals overlapping crises of health, inequality, and injustice that demand our collaboration. Meanwhile, so many of us are looking for connection, inspiration, and pathways...
Quarter Offered: Winter 2021
Application Deadline: January 1, 2021

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News & Events

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CHID Senior "connecting communities with health care"
November 1, 2020
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CHID Students as Critical Makers
November 14, 2019
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