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 2020, and what a year it has been. Academic Travel Abroad is celebrating its 70th year in 2020, and we, like everyone else in the world, did not envision that this year would unfold in this way . We have experienced […]
Greater Focus for CET Journeys
We’re thrilled to announce the addition of a Custom Programs Manager here at CET. This position focuses on the overarching development of CET Journeys, our customized faculty-led programs created in collaboration with our partners. In June 2018, Lauren Kardos joined us in our DC headquarters to take on this new role. She’s already hard at […]
A Great Wall
Written by Rebekkah Mallicoat, (University of Texas at Austin) Student Correspondent CET Shanghai, Summer 2018 长城 It is highly likely that most people looking at these characters have no idea what they mean. They may correctly guess that it is Chinese, but beyond that there are no identifying markers, no clue as to their meaning. If […]
Photo Essay: CET Kunming
Photos by Peri Law, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Kunming, Summer 2018
Child Rights and You
Written by Jane Merriman, (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Student Correspondent for UW in India: Delhi, Summer 2018 I’ve spent most of my time in India trying to understand the unavailability of many basic resources, which is an issue that many children living there face. For my internship, I have been working with an organization called CRY, […]
A Place Where I Belong
Written by Margaret Jackson (Georgetown University) Student Correspondent CET Harbin, Summer 2018 The weather was beautiful my first weekend in Harbin. I thought to myself, “I am so happy I choose a program in northern China where the summer is cooler than the hot and humid south!” Harbin residents often herald their city as a refuge […]