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De'Jia Long Hillie has been accepted into the JET program!

Will represent the U.S.A. as cultural ambassador to Japan

"It's with great honor I share with you today that I have been accepted into the JET program!" If you've been following De'Jia, a Global Studies major with a Political Science minor, you know she...

Posted: April 8, 2020, 4:22 PM

I saw my first Brighton starling murmuration on my walk back

Tess McRae study abroad Ambassador

Tess McRae Humanities Scholars majoring in English with minor in Creative Writing is at Brighton University, Brighton England. "Since I last wrote, my cohort and I have now attended two field...

Posted: March 11, 2020, 3:53 PM

Anjali DasSarma is a Baltimore Sun Media 2020 summer intern

Working on the opinion desk

Anjali is a rising senior and Humanities Scholar majoring in media and communication studies with a minor in journalism.  At UMBC, I edit the opinion section of The Retriever Weekly student...

Posted: March 4, 2020, 1:03 PM

Tess McRae Study Abroad Ambassador, at Brighton University

Update on her first few weeks in England

USAC England: Brighton – Undergraduate Courses Major/Minor: English / Creative Writing Brighton Playlist • Brighton Playlist Lyrics Guide February 19, 2020 Three and a half weeks is not a lot...

Posted: February 28, 2020, 3:01 PM

UPDATE:Tess McRae in Brighton, England

Is it possible - overpack & underpack at same time?

Tess McRae English / Creative Writing See Tess's latest post from February 4th, 2020

Posted: February 5, 2020, 12:04 PM

Camille Blackford in Bhutan

Land of the Thunder Dragon, home of the Thunder King

Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon, home of the Thunder King, Queen and Prince (soon to be princes). A small Buddhist country situated in the Himalayan mountains between two of the largest...

Posted: February 3, 2020, 3:30 PM

Kara Gavin returns from Brighton England

Congratulations Kara! A 2019-2020 BUTEX Scholarship Winner

Humanities Scholar Kara Gavin received a British Universities Transnational Exchange scholarship to attend University of Brighton this past Fall 2019 semester. Kara is an English major and a...

Posted: January 29, 2020, 1:53 PM

Tess McRae soaring across the Atlantic Ocean

Listen! Her Spotify playlist tells her study abroad story

Humanities Scholar Tess McRae is an English Communications & Technology major and minoring in Creative Writing. Tess was awarded a Bunting Family Foundation Study Abroad Award and is studying...

Posted: January 28, 2020, 11:41 AM

De`Jia Long-Hillie LAST update before returning to US

See you in January

De`Jia Long-Hillie, a Global Studies Major with a Political Science minor, recently attended the scholar's leadership weekend for the Toshizo Watanabe scholarship which is offered through the...

Posted: January 3, 2020, 1:01 PM

It pushed my boundaries

IFSA- King’s College London

From Anjali DasSarma majoring in Media & Communication Studies with minor in journalism One last post before returning to US. https://studyabroad.umbc.edu/london-england/

Posted: December 16, 2019, 1:58 PM