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Staying Healthy in the Land of Temptation

Written by Meredith Berger, (Washington University in St.Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Prague, Spring 2020 Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in any new place can be difficult. That difficulty is only exacerbated when you mix in having to navigate a completely new language and cuisine. Although at first, the task of maintaining expectations for health may […]

An American in Siena

Written by Benjamin Trombetta (University of Virginia), Student correspondent for CET Siena, Spring 2020 In Siena, you’re never really lost; all you have to do is look up. Nestled within the city walls are a range of towers, including the Torre del Mangia in Piazza del Campo, the central square of the city and location […]

How to Handle Homesickness, Culture Shock, and other Stressors While Abroad

Written by Abby Schwendel (University of Texas at Austin), Student Correspondent CET Beijing Summer 2019 No matter where you’re traveling in the world for whatever length of time, you’ll want to prepare yourself for your host country’s cultural differences. Most people will try to warn you about an “adjustment period,” but I disagree with this […]

Sustainability Starts Small

Written by Elizabeth Kennedy (University of Washington), CET Kunming Summer 2019 The availability of boba milk tea on the street outside of our dorms and classrooms in Kunming is incredible. And so is the availability of plastic bags, single-use items, and non-recyclable (or non-recycled) waste. In Seattle, I live in a bubble of burlap-grocery-bag-toting tree-huggers, […]

Living on an Island Filled with Pig

Written by Kate Ross, (Brandeis University), Student Correspondent CET Taiwan, Summer 2019 When I arrived in Taipei I knew that I would have some challenges finding food to eat because I eat kosher style. I don’t eat pork or shellfish. It didn’t hit me until I actually began exploring the city how difficult that would […]

Being Vegetarian in Amman ،بالحقيقة

Written by Cecilia Beard, (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Jordan: Intensive Language Spring 2019 Before coming to Amman, I’d been vegetarian for almost ten years. At the age of eleven, after coming home from a friend’s house who happened to not eat meat, I decided that chicken was strange, I […]

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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