News & Updates

Highlights Abound as India Studies Program Concludes First Year

NEWS May 14, 2012 | posted under NEWS STORY | program ISP

Kali Fairchild (in orange) and other fall ISPers react to the fireworks during Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. ISP student Jake Maude poses with the local cigarette-walla.... more »

The Universal Language of Story

NEWS May 14, 2012 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LAFSC

Jeremy Casper teaches film students during a one-week film school outside Brisbane, Australia. Jeremy Caspar (plaid shirt, front left) poses for a group shot with students... more »

LAFSC Director Gives Address on the Dark Side of Beauty, Studies in U.K. During Sabbatical

NEWS Apr 10, 2012 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LAFSC

Rebecca Ver Straten-McSparran, director of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ BestSemester Los Angeles Film Studies Center, has been working with artists and churches in Los ... more »

LAFSC Alumni Are Part of Crew for 'The Artist,' Winner of 2012’s Best Picture Oscar

NEWS Apr 9, 2012 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LAFSC

Katie Alloway Page David Smokay By Chris Krebsbach, LAFSC industry relations directorThe Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ BestSemester Los Angeles... more »

MESP Resumes Student Home-Stays in Israel

NEWS Mar 6, 2012 | posted under NEWS STORY | program MESP

Spring 2012 MESP students enjoy bowling with Palestinian friends. Mollie Moore, fall 2011 MESP student, poses for a photo at a shop. JERUSALEM – Last year when the ... more »

Long-Standing LASP Study Trip to Cuba Now Part of All LASP Students’ Curriculum

NEWS Jan 18, 2012 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LASP

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – For more than 10 years, students and faculty of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ BestSemester Latin American Studies Program, based in S... more »

CMC Students Enjoy Longest Tour Yet

NEWS Dec 5, 2011 | posted under NEWS STORY | program CMC

Pictured: Clayton Thornton (North Greenville University) Pictured: John King, Nate Netti, Kevin Embleton and Dave Judy (Malone University) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Featur... more »

Gordon Student and ASP Alumna Published in Washington Post

NEWS Nov 29, 2011 | posted under IN THE NEWS | program ASP

Gordon College student and American Studies Program alumna, Hilary Sherratt wrote an essay on mentorship that was recently published as part of the Washington Post's new series on "Leadership Reimagin... more »

MESP Students Meet with Turkish Leaders

NEWS Nov 21, 2011 | posted under NEWS STORY | program MESP

Recently, students from the Middle East Studies Program fall 2011 semester had the opportunity to meet with Turkish political leaders. MESP director, David Holt reflects on the meetings: MESP stud... more »

LAFSC to Co-sponsor Short Film Conference

NEWS Nov 16, 2011 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LAFSC

The L.A. Film Studies Center is co-sponsoring Much More than a Little Feature: The Splendor of the Short Film, a conference on the unique form of the short film, December 2-3, 2011, with the newly fo... more »