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Bringing the Semester to a Close at CET Beijing

Photos taken by Jalen Walker (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2024 Great Wall with Middlebury in Beijing It’s possible that no trip to China, and particularly Beijing, is complete without a visit to The Great Wall (长城, chángchéng). To close out April, we once again joined forces with the students in the […]

Moments in Chengdu, China

Southwest Jiaotong University language partners and CET Beijing students sitting around a table in a restaurant

Looking Back on a Full First Month in Beijing

Photos taken by Jalen Walker (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2024 Outside Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall Developing a deep understanding of the city in which you’re studying abroad is crucial to supporting the process of cultural acclimation. During week two, we had the opportunity to learn about Beijing’s Central Axis and later […]

Snapshots from Week One in Beijing

Photos taken by Jalen Walker (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2024 Around Capital Normal University (CNU) 中国房子 (Zhōngguó fángzi, China House) is the home for CET Beijing students at Capital Normal University. Here, we share rooms with other CET students, as well as access to helpful amenities like in-building laundry and CET-specific […]

Chengdu Circles (成都圈)

Written by Dominic Bellido (Colby College), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Fall 2023 Dear Reader, As I write to you, it is the last day of our trip to Chengdu, the Sichuan city nicknamed “The Land of Abundance.” I compose these thoughts as I stand by a quiet lake in the center of the Southwest Jiaotong University campus. […]

Off the Wall

Written by Dominic Bellido (Colby College), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Fall 2023 Some time ago, one of my good friends from college offered me a meditation exercise he had come across in a Buddhist text. Close your eyes, he told me, and imagine you are standing somewhere outside. You can envision yourself anywhere—standing in your backyard, in […]

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

Academic Consultation 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

Learn more about studying abroad with CET

Learn more about studying abroad with CET