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Join Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove on December 2011 Enrichment Voyage
This December’s voyage will feature Rita Dove as one of its keynote speakers. Presently, she is a professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. where she lives with her husband.
Our Floating Academical Village
Thomas Jefferson’s ideal educational setting was summed up by his use of the phrase “Academical Village”. He saw value in professors and students living and working in close proximity to each other because he knew that learning could extend well beyond the classroom to spontaneous conversations and daily interaction.
U.S.-Sino Relations Take Center Stage at Upcoming Global Forum
The critical importance of U.S.-China relations in the 21st century will be at the forefront of lively debates and discussions among some of the nation’s top business, political, and educational leaders at the upcoming Institute for Shipboard Education’s Forum on Global Engagement.
J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to China and currently director of the Kissinger [...]
What is a consortium agreement?
The term “consortium agreement” may not mean much to you right now. But in the field of study abroad, it’s a common form that allows your home university to transfer your financial aid funds to the school where you’ll be studying. We’re no stranger to consortium agreements here at our office in Charlottesville. We will [...]