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Southern Connecticut student shares her experience in Vicarious Voyage program

For every Semester at Sea Voyager, the urge to share the experience of traveling the world with friends, family, and loved ones is powerful. As the Fall 2017 Voyage came […]
Voyagers find ways to give back to community in Ghana

Many of Semester at Sea’s programs in Ghana focused on connecting with locals and students did just that. Between homestays and service visits to local social enterprises, voyagers took the […]
Interport lecturer Zubeida Jaffer joins community in Mauritius

Zubeida Jaffer, an award-winning South African journalist, joined the shipboard community in Mauritius to talk about her experience as a journalist of color reporting at the time of the uprisings […]
Spring 2018 faculty member wins Hiddingh-Currie award

Faculty member Megan Lewis is much more than a professor- she’s a thespian, a historian, an advocate for human rights, and now, the winner of the Hiddingh-Currie literary award. As […]
Interport lecturer talks human rights activism in Myanmar

As an advocate for human rights in Myanmar, Khin Zaw Win was invited aboard the World Odyssey to speak on his work in trying to improve his country by helping […]
Discovering theatre in Vietnam

Theatre and performance can be seen everywhere in our daily lives. According to Introduction to Theatre professor Dr. Megan Lewis, you can learn a lot about a culture from how they act […]
Global Studies prepares students for Japan

Twelve days at sea between Hawaii and Japan have given Global Studies director Alex Nalbach a lot of time to prepare students for culture shock in Kobe. Semester at Sea’s […]
Spring 2018 discovers the Aloha spirit in Hawaii

At 08:00 on January 12, 2018, the MV World Odyssey docked in it’s first port of the spring voyage: Honolulu, Hawaii. With cabin fever settling in, students were excited to […]
How one Fall 2017 faculty member stays connected

Semester at Sea Faculty Member Professor Shauhin Talesh has been busier than usual during the latest leg of the Fall 2017 Voyage. In addition to teaching courses in business and sociology, […]
Langa Township visit holds many lessons for Fall 2017 voyagers

Fall 2017 Voyagers travelled to Langa Township, a predominantly black community in Cape Town, South Africa. There, they soaked in the mirth and soul of the community through the power […]
Fall 2017 Voyagers serve village in India

Most Fall 2017 Voyagers made it to the Taj Mahal while traveling in India, thanks to different field programs options that all, at one point during the six-day stay in […]
Grappling with Globalization in Ghana

In Ghana, internationally recognizable products are advertised on billboards that tower over street vendors selling plantain chips to passing cars. Mitsubishi dealerships nestle next to pockmarked roads, and luxury condos […]
Meet Fall 2017 Academic Dean John Olienyk

John Olienyk is no stranger to Semester at Sea, or education abroad. After retiring from 37 years of service at Colorado State University, traveling and teaching in over 60 countries […]
P.F. Kluge challenges Fall 2017 to travel thoughtfully

Fall 2017 faculty member P.F. Kluge has a lifetime of travel experience, and almost every place he’s been, he’s written about. “I’ve traveled a lot. I was a longtime contributing […]
Professor Preview — Dr. Robert Smith

Hands-on learning, with real-world application. It’s the basis of every Semester at Sea Voyage, and Fall 2017 Voyagers stand to benefit from from having Dr. Robert Smith’s unique combination of teaching and […]