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December 14, 2009
College students return after semester-at-sea journey
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS 8) - Hundreds of college students are back on solid ground after a semester-long journey around the world.

November 19, 2009
All aboard! University's Semester At Sea program celebrates its 100th voyage
For more than four decades, the University's Semester at Sea program has changed the way students see the world. This semester is no exception.

November 19, 2009
U.Va. Librarian Composes Musical Ode to Semester at Sea's 100th Voyage
Semester at Sea is making its 100th voyage this fall and University of Virginia librarian and composer Fred O'Bryant has written a concert march to commemorate the occasion.

November 13, 2009
Honors student spends semester sailing the seas
Varner decided to spend the semester half way across the globe along with other college students while sailing the seas.

November 10, 2009
Over 550 U.S. College Students To Port In China On Historic Voyage Around The World
More than 550 students from the US and other nations will arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow morning, 11 November, as part of the Semester at Sea shipboard study-abroad program for a two-day stay in Hong Kong, before continuing on to Shanghai for an additional two days of exploring China from November 15-16. This is Semester at Sea's 100th voyage, making it an important landmark in the program's history, and China is one of the final countries on the program's impressive 108-day itinerary.

November 2, 2009
The "Semester at Sea" Visits Chennai
A day of intercation with this unique global education and travel programme and educationists associated with it compels one to dwell on inclusive education.

September 16, 2009
Spending a semester at sea
Starting a new school year can be exciting for college students, and for 510 of them, it could be the experience of a lifetime. WVTF's Sandy Hausman reports on a unique educational program for young adults in search of adventure. It's sponsored by the University of Virginia but participants come from all over the country.

August 26, 2009
Semester at Sea Program to Celebrate 100th Global Voyage
The Semester at Sea study-abroad program, widely recognized for educating individuals for leadership, service and success in shaping our interdependent world, will set sail on its 100th voyage Friday from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

August 20, 2009
Rice professor named dean of historic voyage
Iammarino to set sail for Semester at Sea
Rice University's Nicholas Iammarino will sail into the history books this fall when he serves as executive dean of the 100th voyage of Semester at Sea. Departing next week from Nova Scotia, Iammarino and about 700 students will travel around the world before returning to San Diego Dec. 14.

August 20, 2009
View From The Hill
Imagine heading off to college on a ship. Instead of settling in on a campus, you would visit eleven countries in just over 100 days.

May 25, 2009
Semester at Sea sails off for 100th voyage
With the theme of "Globalization and The Post American/Flat World," the Semester at Sea program will sail off for its 100th voyage this fall.