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Making the Most of Eid Break

Written by Brandon Bishop (Washington & Lee University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Summer 2023 Every year, Eid Al-Adha (عيد الأضحى) is celebrated to commemorate Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. As a result of this holiday falling during our time at CET, we were given a week off class. This year, Eid Al-Adha […]

JEDI Action Plan Annual Review: Year 2

Our JEDI Action Plan consists of specific long-term goals to work towards transforming our workplace, programs, and industries to be more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive.  After two years of hard work, intensive review, and lessons learned, we renamed our Anti-Racist Action Plan as the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Action Plan to be more reflective […]

CET Jordan: Read the Comprehensive Assessment Report

In our School of Record partnership with the University of Minnesota, the Learning Abroad Center assesses one CET program per year to review all elements of a program. This gives UMN full access to CET staff, faculty, and students during their visit, after which the assessors submit a report of recommendations and commendations for CET […]

Identity in Colombia: Internal vs. External

Written By Amara Payne (The George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2022 As my time in Cali came to an end I found myself reflecting on how and why I’ve changed. Who I am now and who I was when I arrived in Colombia, and what parts of this beautiful country and culture […]

Photo Essay: CET Jordan

Photos by Andreas Fathalla, (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Fall 2022 One day on the weekend we went on a tour of Wadi Mujib with our CET local neighbors, and on the way there we stopped for a view of the Dead Sea. The water is extremely salty, so much so that you can see […]

Photo Essay: CET Taiwan

Written by JT Titmus, (Middlebury College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2022 Welcome back to the wonderful world of Taiwan! It gets much prettier, and the photos are much clearer now that I have found a suitable film camera. I took another shot with on the Facebook marketplace with an untested camera, hoping that it would […]

CET Jordan: Academic Consultation Board

Over the years, we’ve built a strong network of locally-based faculty that we’re proud to call our peers. These faculty make up our Academic Consultation Board—a select group of local voices and thought leaders that help advise and shape components of the CET Jordan program. 

Board members support the program in many ways, including but not limited to:

  • Leveraging topical expertise to help develop courses, including field-based components.
  • Teaching courses or guest lectures for CET Jordan and custom programs
  • Recommending and providing academic resources for research

2022-2023 BOARD MEMBERS

  • Dr. Bader Al Madi | American University of Madaba, PhD, Sociology, Political Science
  • Dr. Amani El Serhan | University of Jordan, PhD, Women's Studies
  • Dr. Amani Qashmar | University of Jordan, PhD, Education
  • Dr. Areej Alawzi | University of Jordan, PhD, English Literature/Translation
  • Dr. Ahmad Al Khrisha | World Islamic Sciences & Education University, PhD, Arabic Language & Literature

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