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Short On Time? Study Abroad on a 2022 Spring Accelerated Program
Posted On March 4, 2021

If 2021 isn't your year for study abroad, that's OK! Study abroad in 2022 is alive and well, and we're hard at work rolling out new opportunities to help you fit …

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Academics
Gain Real-World Job Experience, Explore Your Professional Passions and Earn Credit with USAC’s NEW Summer In-Person Internships
March 2, 2021

You asked for more internship opportunities, and we listened! USAC’s newest in-person internship opportunities are available in three Specialty Program locations and can be taken alongside regular Summer Session I and II program curriculums. These study abroad internships are available in …


Tips & Advice
Black History Month Special Edition: Living and Learning Abroad in Thailand as a Black Woman
February 25, 2021

Shadia Amir is a Western Washington University Student and USAC scholarship recipient who is studying with the USAC Chiang Mai, Thailand Program in Spring 2021. Following is a recent interview where she gave her perspective on living and …


Academics  / Student Stories
From COVID-Crisis to Career Confidence: How USAC’s Remote Internship Empowered My Career
February 23, 2021

Ty Moye is a senior at the University of Idaho majoring in International Business. Ty shares his experience studying abroad in Shanghai, China and interning virtually with an events and party planning business, The Italian Planners through USAC’s Global Perspectives …


Alumni Stories
COVID Couldn’t Stop Us: Alumni Reflect on 2020 Study Abroad
February 19, 2021

Study abroad in 2020 was... unique. Flexibility was the theme of last year and our students in the U.K. and Asia were the first to experience life abroad during a …


Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion  / My Identity Abroad  / Student Stories  / Tips & Advice
Black & Abroad: My Experience in Chengdu, China
February 17, 2021

Hello explorers! If this is our first time meeting, I’m Cy-Anne and I just got back from studying abroad in China during summer 2018. I shared my adventures, wisdom I gained, …


Alumni Stories
Falling in Love with Study Abroad
February 12, 2021

Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day, USACers! In recent years, we’ve celebrated Valentine’s Day with alumni love stories from abroad, but we know that studying abroad has so much more to offer. So, we asked USAC staff and alumni what, not who, they fell in love with …


My Identity Abroad  / Tips & Advice
People of Color Should Study Abroad – A Student’s Perspective
February 9, 2021

As a person of color, specifically a Black woman, its very disheartening to go abroad and see the lack of diversity among your fellow international students. People of color should …


Alumni Stories  / My Identity Abroad  / Student Stories
Being Black in Spain
February 4, 2021

There were so many things I was worried about before studying abroad. Most of them were normal jitters that I’m sure almost every student studying abroad could relate to -- …


USAC Happenings
Introducing USAC’s Academic Lecture Series
February 1, 2021

In the spirit of "new year, new us," USAC has launched an exciting and informative guest lecture series, featuring exciting cultural and academic-driven topics highlighted by our very own Specialty …

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