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A Month in Prague: Český Krumlov, Classes, and more!

Written by Olivia Charis, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2024 It has officially been a month since we arrived in Prague, and it honestly feels like we’ve already been here for four. Since my last post the final film groups were decided, and now each crew is moving into pre-production. At […]

Feeling Settled in Prague within a Whirl of Newness and Excitement

Written by Lila Frost, (Cornell University), CET Prague, Spring 2024 It is a Saturday afternoon and I am sitting at the little kitchen table in my Praha 4 apartment. I can feel my life here falling into place. Orientation week has been amazing. It facilitated a smooth transition—cultural, academic, linguistic, and social. As soon as I […]

Improvisation 101: Learning to Relinquish Control

Written by Olivia Charis, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2024 Three days into study abroad, and I’m lying in a Prague hospital bed. I started imagining this semester in June of 2023. By late November, I had planned everything down to my airport outfit. Studying abroad was going to transform me. […]

Do You Like (Making) Movies?

Written by Katherine Chang, (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Fall 2023 Between this post and the last, I am glad to report that pre-production and now post-production are completed. It is a bit uncanny to realize that we’ve made a real short film (on 16mm film), but from start to finish. It’s […]

Prague: A Land of Learning

Photos by Samundra Ghimire, (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Fall 2023 Where should I start? Let’s start with the US. One day, I saw a lady standing behind the table in one of the American University’s buildings with flyers and posters that read, “Study Abroad in Chile.” I went to her and […]

Interning at The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) in Prague

Written by Johana White, (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities), CET Prague, Fall 2023 My placement has been with The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC), first in Finland in 1975 and locally in 1988. The organization is committed to monitoring the conditions of human rights protection and advocating for justice in cases of non-compliance with international […]

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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