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  • Al Akhawayn University
    Ifrane, Morocco Al Akhawayn University
  • Albion College
    Albion, Michigan U.S.A. Albion College
  • Allegheny College
    Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Allegheny College
  • The American College of Greece
    Athens, Greece The American College of Greece
  • American Unversity of Bulgaria
    Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria American Unversity of Bulgaria
  • The American University in Cairo
    Cairo, Egypt The American University in Cairo
  • The American University of Beirut
    Beirut, Lebanon The American University of Beirut
  • The American University of Nigeria
    Yola Adamawa State, Nigeria The American University of Nigeria
  • Antioch College
    Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.A. Antioch College
  • Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts
    Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts
  • Denison University
    Granville, Ohio, U.S.A. Denison University
  • DePauw University
    Greencastle, Indiana, U.S.A. DePauw University
  • Earlham College
    Richmond, Indiana, U.S.A. Earlham College
  • Forman Christian College
    Lahore, Pakistan Forman Christian College
  • Franklin College
    Lugano, Switzerland Franklin College
  • Hope College
    Holland, Michigan, U.S.A. Hope College
  • John Cabot University
    Rome, Italy John Cabot University
  • Kalamazoo College
    Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A. Kalamazoo College
  • Kenyon College
    Gambier, Ohio, U.S.A. Kenyon College
  • Oberlin College
    Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.A. Oberlin College
  • Ohio Wesleyan University
    Delaware, Ohio, U.S.A. Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Wabash College
    Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.A. Wabash College
  • The College of Wooster
    Wooster, Ohio, U.S.A. The College of Wooster
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The Global Liberal Arts Alliance is a multilateral partnership of equals that seeks to serve as a beacon for educational leaders, faculty members and administrators. Its purpose is to exchange knowledge, expertise and experience among institutions committed to education in the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences. This initiative was founded and is administered by The Great Lakes Colleges Association with the generous support of the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New Directions Initiative provides support for the renewal and continued professional growth of liberal arts faculty members in 'mid-career' - the extensive professional period between receiving tenure and thinking seriously about retirement. A particular emphasis of this program is to help faculty members think outside traditional boundaries and divisions of their discipline and of typical faculty work - to chart a course that leads beyond the familiar waters of one's early academic achievements and embarks on the extended journey of a stimulating faculty career. Funding has been awarded to support 246 faculty projects.
This year, twenty-four faculty members on thirteen Alliance campuses will enhance their courses by connecting with a companion course in another nation. The goal of the Global Course Connections project is to enrich each connected course with an international perspective through direct exchange between students and faculty members as they discuss shared readings and assignments. The participating campuses for the 2012-2013 academic year are: Al Akhawayn University, Albion College, Allegheny College, American College of Greece American University of Beirut, American University in Bulgaria, Denison University, Earlham College, Effat University, Franklin College, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, and The College of Wooster
For information about this project or other GLAA programs, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Great Lakes Colleges Association.
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