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Recognizing the Class of 2021

By: Penn Abroad Congratulations to the class of 2021! We are especially proud to congratulate and recognize the graduates of the class who served as ambassadors and have contributed to Penn Abroad’s mission of providing every Penn student with a meaningful global experience. As we celebrate, join us in looking back on their travels abroad, the…

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Exchange Paths and Possibilities

By: Penn Abroad 2018-2019 Penn Exchange Students For international students from across the globe who call Penn home for a semester or two, there are a wealth of possibilities and paths to choose between. Whether through joining a sports team, working with a Philadelphia-based startup, traveling to other east coast cities, gaining hands-on clinical experience,…

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Becoming a Global Citizen

By: Penn Abroad Catherine (far left) with fellow Penn students in India To say that Catherine Parr’s experience at Penn has been a global one would be an understatement. After graduating from high school in Cold Spring, New York in 2017, Catherine had never traveled outside of the United States. Now, by her senior year…

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Meaningful Partnerships: Connecting Global Communities

By: Penn Abroad Dr. Jami Fisher, Senior Lecturer and American Sign Language Program Director, in Siena, Italy Connecting students with global communities through international experiences has been central to linguist Dr. Jami Fisher’s work in the Department of Linguistics and American Sign Language program. In her course, Disability Rights and Oppression: Experiences within Global Deaf Communities, which was first offered…

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Local to Global: Examining Indigenous Politics

By: Penn Abroad Dr. Tulia Falleti, professor of political science and director of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Program The goals of Dr. Tulia Falleti’s course People of the Land: Indigeneity and Politics in Argentina and Chile are centered in understanding power structures and policy, asking big questions about the imminent challenges of our times, and are grounded in concrete social science…

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Virtual Summer Opportunities

By: Penn Abroad Each summer, Penn’s campus centers and departments offer exciting internship opportunities for Penn students across schools and programs. Check out these virtual global summer opportunities, which are currently accepting applications for Summer 2021. Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship: Latin America  Application Deadline: February 1 Apply to be an International Reporting Student Fellow with the Pulitzer…

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Announcing PGS-COIL | Spring 2021 Semester

By: Penn Abroad This spring we will be offering students the unique opportunity to participate in collaborative work with individuals, classes, and organizations outside of Penn in a virtual environment. Penn Global Seminars (PGS) will run as Collaborative Online International Learning (PGS-COIL) courses in the Spring 2021 semester. Each course is a semester-long, 1 C.U.…

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Summer 2020 Office Services

By: Penn Abroad Penn Abroad is offering a number of ways to connect, have an advising session, and learn more about global opportunities while the University’s onsite operations remain suspended. Even though our office is closed to in-person business, we are operational during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET.  Here are some…

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Recognizing the Class of 2020

By: Penn Abroad Congratulations to the class of 2020! We are especially proud to congratulate and recognize the graduates of the class who served as ambassadors and have contributed to Penn Abroad’s mission of providing every Penn student with a meaningful global experience. These 65 graduates shared their experiences studying and interning in more than 39…

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