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An Open Letter About Wanting to Go Abroad as an LGBTQIA+ Student
Posted On June 15, 2021

Dear Future USAC Students, Wanting to go abroad is scary enough for some people but for the LGBTQIA+ community it adds another level of fear. Being an openly gay male in …

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Studying Abroad as an LGBTQ+ Male Student – Alumni Q&A
June 1, 2021

DeVanté Thomas-Pittman studied abroad in Lyon, France in Summer 2018. He is a French and German major from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. DeVanté identifies as a Black-American gay …


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London in Lockdown – Studying Abroad During COVID
April 15, 2021

Hi everyone! My name is Anna Shoultz and I am a senior spending my last semester here in London, England with USAC. My home university is the University of Alabama where I major …


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Supporting Community Growth in Montevideo: The Longterm Benefits of a Virtual Internship
April 1, 2021

Since the launch of our Global Perspectives Program in 2020, we've been shouting from the rooftops about the benefits of a virtual internship. (Ahem, such as gaining a global perspective, …


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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 …


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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, …


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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 …


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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 -- …


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Más allá: More than Studying Abroad
December 31, 2020

This article was written by Madeline Aviles, a Gilman Alumni Ambassador for the 2020-21 Academic Year, and originally appeared on the Gilman Program Website here. Madeline studied abroad in Chiang …


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A Look at 2020 Through Student Testimonials
December 25, 2020

2020 – the year of well, you know, is coming to a close. Here at USAC, we’re celebrating some exciting wins despite the many curve balls thrown at international education, …

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