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Wofford’s study abroad is a popular attraction for Wofford students, but was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. While upperclassmen gear up for 2021 trips abroad, the question remains as to what they will look like? Photo courtesy of  wofford.edu.

Study Abroad Update

Hal Crosswell May 9, 2021

Abroad programs disclose contingent restrictions for students. A year after study abroad in 2020 was cancelled for both Wofford students due to the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs for the...

The Interim structure allowed the class to take several field trips, including this one to Congregation B’nai Israel, a Jewish synagogue in Spartanburg

Where Religion Meets Interim

Mikala McBride February 19, 2020

A review of the religion gen-ed course Interim is an integral part of the Wofford student experience.. Its existence stems from a desire for students to explore new subjects and have unique experiences...

From the moment that our plane landed, my perspective of African countries began to shift from being characterized by suffering and poverty to a continent bursting with life, kindness and culture

Changing a Single Story

Grace Gehlken February 19, 2020

A reflection on the Interim trip to Tanzania Often times, it is easy to describe other countries and cultures through the narrative of a single story. According to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a female...

Crossing More Than The Border

Crossing More Than The Border

Jacob Hollifield March 9, 2019

How culture is respected and disrespected by Terriers abroad  As we travel abroad, we cross borderlines into countries that we have only heard about in readings and lectures. We hand over...

Interim Strikes Creativity

Interim Strikes Creativity

Contributing Writer March 9, 2019

See some of the new subjects Wofford students explored during Interim: Knitting   Jonathan Hall, ‘18: “In the knitting interim, I not only learned how to knit, but I was also taught...

The Golden Affair

The Golden Affair

Emily Washburn December 8, 2018

A new campus event during Interim for all of Wofford to enjoy  The Golden Affair is a new event taking place during Wofford’s 2019 Interim open to all members of the Wofford community. It is a formal...

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