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Traveling Seminar

A Trip from Beijing to Shanghai

Photos taken by Paul Douglass (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2025 This past week CET Beijing took a trip to Shanghai. Shanghai is known as the “Magic City” in part because of its weather. Its location in between the coast and the Yangtze River Delta creates a temperate and humid climate, leading to foggy views […]

Traveling Seminar: San Basilio de Palenque

Written by Jada Jackson, (Howard University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Fall 2024 Hi everyone! For my last photo essay, I would like to reflect on our Traveling Seminar to Cartagena, specifically on our trip to San Palenque. Because this land and its people has so much importance and deserves so much appreciation, this photo essay will […]

A Touch of the Tang Dynasty

Written by Jae Will (University of Richmond), Student Correspondent for CET Shanghai, Fall 2024 CET Shanghai gets one of the most unique experiences, in my opinion. A four day Traveling Seminar to Xi’an in Sha’anxi province. We took a sleeper train overnight from Shanghai all the way to this unique, central destination for a total of fifteen hours; […]

Excerpts from a Living Dictionary: 10 Words and Expressions in Portuguese

Written by Martha Denton, (University of Minnesota), Student Correspondent for CET Brazil, (USP track), Fall 2024 As my time in Brazil comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on everything I’ve learned since arriving in July. When I touched down in São Paulo, I started a simple practice: writing down new words that I encounter in a notes […]

Pelourinho | A Week in Salvador, Brazil

Photos taken by Kennedy Campbell (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Brazil, Fall 2024 Day 2 On Sunday, we took a guided tour through the historic district of Salvador, known as Pelourinho. This area, the old center of Salvador de Bahia, is home to many historical landmarks that reflect the city’s rich past. Our guides explained that the […]

A Week-long trip to Colombia’s Caribbean Coast

Written by Karen Garcia-Ramos, (Pomona College), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2024 With the semester coming to a close, it was time for us to embark on our long-awaited Traveling Seminar. This week-long trip to Colombia’s Caribbean coast comes included in the program as an extension of our core class, Race and Identity: Debates 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

Learn more about studying abroad with CET

Learn more about studying abroad with CET