Arcadia University and Augsburg University form collaboration to expand study abroad opportunities
Arcadia and Augsburg announce an agreement to expand access for students to study abroad on social justice-focused programs. The partnership connects Arcadia University’s College of Global Studies and Augsburg’s Center for Global Education and Experience programming through shared outreach and student support.
“This cooperative agreement allows Arcadia to further our deep commitment to providing students with social justice and community engagement programs,” said Andy Law, Executive Director of Arcadia Abroad, “as well as access to teaching, learning, and impacting the world through social justice.”
Augsburg CGEE delivers high-impact, experiential programming in Africa, Europe, and Latin America, with courses designed to learn from communities and groups working for social change to inform thought and action for personal and societal transformation.
“Collaborating with Arcadia Abroad is an exciting opportunity for CGEE. Not only does it connect us with one of the oldest and most respected leaders in international education, but it allows us to offer our programs to a substantially wider audience, which expands CGEE's key commitment of student access,” says Patrick Mulvihill, Assistant Provost for Global Education and Experience of Augsburg University.
The partnership includes the availability of CGEE programs through Arcadia Abroad:
- Conflict, Peace & Transition in Northern Ireland
- Decolonizing the Mind: Racial & Environmental Justice in South Africa & Namibia.
- New Activisms, Human Rights, & Social Justice in Guatemala; Yucatán, Mexico; and Costa Rica
- Language & Culture, Medical Spanish & Clinical Observership, and Migration & Social Change in Cuernavaca, Mexico
About Augsburg University
Augsburg University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees to approximately 3,200 students of diverse backgrounds at its campus in the vibrant center of the Twin Cities and nearby Rochester, Minnesota, location. Augsburg educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings. For more than 40 years, Augsburg’s Center for Global Education and Experience has provided global experiences focused on social justice and community engagement for students, institutions of higher education, non-profits, businesses, churches, and more.
About Arcadia Abroad
Arcadia University is a top-ranked private university in Greater Philadelphia that provides a values-based educational experience that keeps students at the center of all its efforts. Since 1948, Arcadia has been a leading provider in international education. The Institute of International Education's (IIE) Open Doors Report has ranked Arcadia nationally in study abroad for 10 of the last 11 years, and U.S. News & World Report ranked Arcadia second and fourth nationally for study abroad in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Each year, nearly 3,000 students from more than 300 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada embark on international experiences through Arcadia University. Visit studyabroad.arcadia.edu