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Creation Date
11-2025
Description
This poster reflects on a lesson I taught to my COR 101 political science class, showing that studying abroad can be both financially accessible and academically rewarding. I drew on research and my own semester in Australia to demonstrate how global experiences strengthen engagement and broaden political understanding. As Di Maggio (2017) noted, "students who study abroad have higher graduation rates and greater academic success than those who do not," a finding I found especially interesting because it connects personal growth with measurable academic outcomes. Experiencing Australia's more moderate political climate deepened my perspective on how media shapes U.S. politics and how other nations view our system, lessons I shared to help my students see studying abroad as a transformative experience, especially in their field of study.
Keywords
College Experience, Student Life, COR 101, Study Abroad