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Build your knowledge of traditional medicine and develop cultural competencies in the historic foothills of the Peruvian Andes.

Program webpage: Global Health: Peru – Pre-Clinical Observation

Program location: Peru

Program term: Winter Break

Information Meeting:

• September 28, 2026
• 5:00 pm
• Zoom – Registration Required (Passcode: 650385)

The program will examine the impact of tourism and globalization, processes of immigration/migration, and the wider regional relations in the Caribbean.

Program webpage: Migration, Food and Culture in the Caribbean

Program locations: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Program term: Winter Break

Information Meeting:

• September 28, 2026
• 5:00 pm
• Zoom – Registration Required

Alon Tal and Yael Aronoff will discuss key issues surrounding the upcoming Israeli elections, scheduled for October 27, 2026. Their conversation will examine the opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu's government over the past four years and look ahead to the established and emerging political parties competing in the election, including the possibilities for future coalition governments. They will also explore the potential implications of the election for Israeli democracy, relations with Palestinians, policies in Gaza and the West Bank, prospects for a two-state solution, and Israel's relationships with its neighbors and the United States.

Yael Aronoff is the Director of the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel, the Michael and Elaine Serling and Friends Chair of Israel Studies, and a Professor of Political Science and International Relations in James Madison College at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on Israeli politics, political psychology, and foreign policy, including the Israeli opposition, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the political decision-making of Israeli prime ministers.

Alon Tal is a professor at Tel Aviv University and a former chair of its Department of Public Policy. He has also taught at Ben-Gurion University and the Hebrew University and served as a visiting professor at institutions including Harvard, Stanford, and Michigan State University. A former member of the Knesset and chair of Israel's Green Party, Tal has founded several environmental organizations and authored seven books on environmental issues, many focused on Israel.

Learn about issues related to gender roles, socialization, and different leadership theories as these topics relate to the college experience.

Program webpage: Gender Roles and Leadership in College

Program location: Italy

Program term: Spring Break

Information Meeting:

• September 29, 2026
• 6:00 pm
• Zoom – Registration Required (Passcode: Italy)

Interested in studying abroad in Shiga, Japan? 

Visit the JCMU table at the Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) Study Abroad Expo to find out more information about our programs, learn about funding opportunities, and discuss how a JCMU program could fit into your academic plan! 

If you are unable to attend the fair, schedule an advising appointment to talk with a JCMU program coordinator.  

The program will examine the impact of tourism and globalization, processes of immigration/migration, and the wider regional relations in the Caribbean.

Program webpage: Migration, Food and Culture in the Caribbean

Program locations: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Program term: Winter Break

Information Meeting:

• September 30, 2026
• 2:30 pm
• Zoom – Registration Required

Come to our table at Psychfest in Munn Ice Arena to learn about options for psychology majors to go abroad!

Harriet Tubman's legendary life is widely known, but a crucial chapter often overlooked is her daring Civil War service as a spy for the U.S. Army. Dr. Edda Fields-Black will discuss her book "COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War," which won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History and the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize.

Fields-Black is a direct descendant of a soldier who fought in the raid. In her book, she unveils Tubman's command of spies, scouts, and pilots and intelligence gathering among freedom seekers, which led to a raid that liberated 756 enslaved people from bondage on seven rice plantations. It was the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. Through unexamined documents, she brings to life the Combahee River Raid and the untold stories of those freed, their resilience, and the lasting impact of Tubman's heroism.

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