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Living Abroad in Taiwan for Three Months: Unexpected Realizations I’ve Had During My Time Abroad

Written by Beatrix Damashek (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2023 With only two weeks left in Taiwan (we’re on week 11/12 of CET’s language-intensive semester), my friend Avery asked me last night: “What is one thing you’re not going to miss about Taiwan?” Between the two of us, we had difficulty finding things we didn’t like about living […]

The End of Courses and the Start of Production 

Photos by Katherine Chang, (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Fall 2023 Typically, one would be excited about the prospect of classes ending halfway through the semester, leaving just free time and projects. For me especially, the promise of no more 9-5 days of lectures was my lifeline some days— more time to […]

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, […]

Photo Essay: CET Brazil Social Justice

Photos taken by Dominique Ziehl (Smith College), Student Correspondent for CET Brazil, Fall 2023 August 11 On Friday, CET arranged a guided tour of the historic Beco da Liberdade (Liberty/Freedom Alley), located in the most central borough of São Paulo. It now hosts the largest ethnic Japanese population outside of Japan from an influx in immigration during the 20th Century.  […]

Photo Essay: CET Film Production at FAMU

Photos by Natalie Mitchell, (Brown University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Fall 2023 Pho Bibo (Prague 4) This September, I spent many days exploring my Prague 4 neighborhood and just blocks away is a pho shop that has quickly become a favorite for me and many of my peers in CET. But everywhere you […]

Photo Essay: CET Japan

Photos by Elizabeth Grieve (Lewis & Clark College), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Fall 2023 Spending Time with Osaka Gakuin University (OGU) Housemates Some of my Japanese OGU housemates invited me to the mountains, where we’d planned to hike to the Hoshi no Blanco Bridge, but it was too rainy. They said we could come back in the […]

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

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