OCS Blog: Voices and Views

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An Interview with Faculty Director Fernando Contreras Flamand

3 January 2024

Faculty Director Fernando Contreras Flamand, who leads Social Justice and Cultural Immersion in Mexico, explains the simultaneous language acquisition and social justice issues exploration that this Winter Break program offers.

LSE with Leon Morduch ’24

22 December 2023

Leon Morduch ’24, a Political Science/International Relations major, discusses his year-long experience at the London School of Economics.

Hued Hueds in Tamango, Patagonia with Caroline Loescher ’25

6 December 2023

Caroline Loescher ’25 describes her hike in Tamango, a park in Patagonia, though the Round River’s Conservation Student Program.

LSE Summer School with Tori Gray ’24

27 November 2023

Tori Gray ’24 discusses her six-week summer experience at the LSE Summer School (London School of Economics), studying the analysis of Foreign Policy and International Migration Studies.

Study Abroad At and Soon After Carleton with Erik Lagerquist ’19

26 October 2023

Erik Lagerquist ’19, a Physics graduate who now works within the renewable energy sector, discusses the impact of his experiences abroad as well as his work as an OCS Fellow.

Language Learning in Taiwan with Sydney Merrell ’24

15 October 2023

Sydney Merrell ’24 shares her language learning process in Hsinchu, Taiwan over this past summer, 2023!

Punting for Prosperity: Economics Adventures in Cambridge with Jason Lin ‘25

15 October 2023

Jason Lin ’25 shares his experiences during the Carleton Program: Economics in Cambridge this past summer, 2023!

Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia

12 October 2023

Faculty Director Dr. Tun Myint, who leads Political Economy and Ecology in Southeast Asia, shares highlights of this winter’s study-abroad trip as well as the unique insights into themselves and the world around them that students will gain through their experiences.

Introducing Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania to a Wider Audience

6 September 2023

The fall of 2022 marked the first time that Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania operated under Carleton’s direction. By Helena Kaufman, Director of OCS, and Rob Quanbeck, Program Manager of GEP.

A Discussion with David Wright Faladé ’86 on Travel, Study Abroad, and Life after Carleton

23 May 2023

David Wright Faladé ’86, a Carleton alum, acclaimed author, and professor of English at the University of Illinois, discusses his study abroad experience and how that shaped his worldview.