News & Updates
Here is our most recent news:
Contemporary Music Center Begins Semester in Nashville
NEWS Sep 8, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY | program CMC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After nine years in Martha’s Vineyard, BestSemester’s Contemporary Music Center (CMC) has relocated to Nashville, Tenn. On Saturday CMC staff welcomed 31 students to ... more »
Scholars’ Semester in Oxford Offers New Tutorials
NEWS Sep 8, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY | program SSO
OXFORD, U.K.— The Scholars’ Semester at Oxford now offers students dozens of new tutorial options for their academic experience. New subjects have been added each of the following catego... more »
LASP Director Celebrates 20 Years
NEWS Aug 23, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LASP
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—This summer, Anthony Chamberlain celebrated 20 years of serving as the director of BestSemester’s Latin America Studies Program (LASP), based in San Jose, Costa Rica... more »
India Studies Program to launch fall 2011
NEWS Aug 12, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY | program ISP
The CCCU Board of Directors just approved a new BestSemester off-campus study program in India. The India Studies Program (ISP), scheduled to begin during the fall 2011 semester, will be offered ... more »
BestSemester programs conclude for the year
NEWS Jun 4, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY
The 2009-2010 year has come to a close for most BestSemester student programs, with the exception of the Australia Studies Centre, which will conclude June 19, and the Oxford Summer Programme, which... more »
New book explores study abroad experience
NEWS Jun 4, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY
ABILENE, Texas—The book Transformation at the Edge of the World: Forming Global Christians through the Study Abroad Experience, recently released by Abilene Christian University Press, explore... more »
NEWS May 13, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY | program LAFSC
The 22-minute film Flint Creek, produced with help from an L.A. Filmworks grant, won top honors in two competitions in late April 2010: Best Short and Best Supporting Actor for Rob Monroe at the 4th A... more »
Washington Journalism Center alumnus wins Associated Press award
NEWS May 7, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY | program WJC
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Washington Journalism Center (WJC) alumnus Matthew Strayer was awarded first place for “Best Sports Writer” in Division 2 newspapers (circulation 8,000 to 13,000) May ... more »
USP’s Adeline Kamwasir receives Wheaton scholarship
NEWS May 5, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY
By Kami L. Rice Uganda Christian University (UCU) and Uganda Studies Program (USP) employee Adeline Kamwasir has been awarded an international Christian leader award by Wheaton College’s Billy ... more »
Contemporary Music Center Moves to Nashville
NEWS Apr 9, 2010 | posted under NEWS STORY
The Contemporary Music Center (CMC), a BestSemester program of the CCCU, will be changing location from Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., to Nashville, Tenn., beginning with the fall 2010 semester. &ld... more »
