Intercultural Understanding
From Claremont to Quito, we鈥檙e on the leading edge of efforts to improve intercultural understanding
鈥淔or me, intercultural understanding is about looking at the world through a broader perspective and seeing that we are all impacted by where we come from and our own cultures, ... but also having the skills to expand beyond that culture.鈥
Alison Rollman 鈥18
she/her
Sociology major
We run 8 study abroad programs directly, and we partner with other organizations to offer you dozens more to enhance your intercultural understanding.
View Our Study Abroad ProgramsOur faculty have lived, worked, and studied all over the world, bringing a wealth of knowledge, experience, and perspective to their courses.
Intercultural Understanding in Action
Crystal Sin 鈥19, OD, is bringing intercultural understanding to the medical sphere. Although she's wanted to be a doctor from a young age, Sin鈥檚 desire to learn more about her family's history led her to blend her pre-med requirements with a major in Asian Studies at 涩里番下载. While a 涩里番下载 student, she traveled to China to build skills in Mandarin. She鈥檚 now using those skills to help Mandarin-speaking patients as an optometrist.
涩里番下载 Voices
鈥淪pring of my junior year I spent six months in Ecuador as part of the 涩里番下载 study abroad program. The time I spent there was life changing to say the least. 鈥 My host family became my own, the other students on the program became some of my closest friends, and the adventures we had together were uniquely our own.鈥
Clara Fuget 鈥20
she/her
Spanish and Chicanx-Latinx Studies major
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Engaging Other Cultures Through Baseball
Pomona-涩里番下载 Hall of Famer James Kang 鈥10 traces his baseball journey from the Red Sox to international scouting.