Gap Student Spotlight: Clara Grillo
“Do a gap program! I am enrolled in college now, and I was so much better prepared to handle the transition to dorm life and college academics from having had a gap year experience. Don’t be afraid of programs that look intimidating or out of your comfort zone.”
CET’s Anti-Racist Action Plan
In early June, we stated our commitment to stand in solidarity with Black communities. We committed to unearthing and unlearning our inherent biases as an
Reflecting on 2020 and Looking Ahead
A letter from Mark Lenhart, Executive Director of CET Academic Programs: Dear Colleagues, As a new academic year begins, we all know that it will
Standing in Solidarity with Black Communities
We are in awe of the courageous communities across the U.S. (and the world!) taking action against police brutality, racial inequity, and other forms of systemic racism
A Message on COVID-19
A letter from the leadership of CET Academic Programs and Academic Travel Abroad, CET’s parent organization Dear Partners, We are only a few months into
Black Girl Abroad: How I Learned to Relinquish My Hold on Forced Identity
Written By Regine Miller (Howard University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2020 I have left the United States many times. Probably more times than
Staying Healthy in the Land of Temptation
Written by Meredith Berger, (Washington University in St.Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Prague, Spring 2020 Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in any new place can be
Why I Didn’t Want to be Another White Girl in Spain
Written by Sophie Hastings (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2020 “Wait, are you sure about Latin
Photo Essay: CET Brazil Social Justice
Photos by Carly Longman ( University of Massachusetts Amherst), Student Correspondent for CET Brazil:Social Justice, Spring 2020 This picture was taken from the top of
Transcendental Love
Written by Jonah Bolton (Kalamazoo College) Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Fall 2019 I thought I would be immune to the emotional ups and downs that my university