News – Humanities Scholars Program

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

A holiday without your family

Anjali DasSarma in England - an Abroad Ambassador NEW post

Anjali DasSarma '21 is a Humanities Scholar pursuing a Media and Communications Studies major with a minor in Journalism. Read her latest Post

Posted: December 4, 2019, 2:13 PM

Thanksgiving dinner from the toaster oven

De'Jia Long-Hillie spent Thanksgiving in Japan this year

I wanted to share my Thanksgiving experience in Japan. Thanksgiving is a very important holiday for me as it gives me a feeling of closeness to my family who I only get to see twice a year. In...

Posted: December 4, 2019, 12:21 PM

De`Jia Long-Hillie - Black Women Conference in Kobe, Japan

Phenomenal black women doing phenomenal things

From Humanities scholar De`Jia Long Hillie, currently studying abroad in Japan: "This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to receive the opportunity to volunteer and participate in a black...

Posted: November 6, 2019, 2:20 PM