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Featured Course

CHID 498 A: "Neither Here Nor There: Narrating Your Experience Abroad"
Winter 2019

Description: “HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?” Students returning from study abroad often findit difficult to answer this question. How can oneexplain in just a... Learn more
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Study Abroad with CHID

Our international programs are renowned across the university and attract students from all majors. For over 20 years, CHID faculty have immersed students in the cultural contexts of their sites and built relationships with local communities. CHID believes that true global citizenship requires a powerful experience of leaving one’s comfort zone.

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