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The College of Charleston School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs provides students with the education they need to become informed global citizens.

09/30/2026

What a fun and memorable day celebrating 20 years of the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs at the carnival! 🎪⭐🍦🌎🎇

09/28/2026

Meet the International Scholars!

Cohorts from the Classes of 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 gathered together last week to celebrate the start of another great semester and hear from alumna Syd Jackson ('25) about how the program impacted her both at CofC and now 👏 📚

09/24/2026

It's officially fall, Cougars! Campus is feeling a little chillier this week ☕🌻🍁🍂

09/23/2026

Interested in spending spring break in Belgium?

Dean Arias is hosting an information session next Wednesday, September 30, from 4-5 PM in ECTR 225 to share more about this annual Belgium and European Union study abroad opportunity!

Attend to learn more about the program, hear what to expect and enjoy some Belgian snacks🇧🇪 ✈🍫

09/16/2026

Seven College of Charleston students were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and completed study abroad opportunities this past summer. Two of the recipients are LCWA's Breanna Williams (German studies and elementary education double major) and Gabbie Holt (German studies and psychology double major)!

The Gilman Scholarship fully funded Gabbie Holt‘s travel and living expenses during her three-month internship in Germany over the summer. With this experience, Holt will now finish her German studies requirements as a junior this year.

Congratulations to all students who received this nationally competitive award! To read more: https://today.charleston.edu/2026/09/09/7-cofc-students-receive-gilman-scholarships-for-study-abroad/ 🌄

09/09/2026

Step right up to the LCWA Carnival!

Join the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs next Wednesday, September 16th from 4-6 PM in the Cistern Yard for an afternoon of carnival fun! Play games, earn prizes, redeem tickets for free food and more as we celebrate LCWA's 20th anniversary 🎪🎆🍦🥨🌏💃🎉🍿🌴

As part of Weeks of Welcome, all students are invited to the festivities! Come one, come all ☀️

09/07/2026

The Mroz Global Leadership Institute's speaker series begins this fall!

Join us this month for a talk from Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau, Director of Global Policy at the George W. Bush Institute. With decades of diplomatic experience, she has served in senior leadership roles in Baghdad and Kyiv and represented U.S. interests across Europe, Africa and Asia.

📆 Monday, September 28th
⏰ 5:30 - 6:30 PM
🌴 Beatty Center, room 115
📍5 Liberty St, Charleston, SC

This event is open to students, faculty and the Charleston community. Find out more and RSVP! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z4kLztG6xr-TCWGLt3TYoxj8iY9Ts2LqobaS_FdtSfw/viewform?edit_requested=true

09/04/2026

Ella Bougher ’25 combined German and art history to deepen her knowledge and appreciation of the Rococo period, using her studies to connect coursework with the art and culture that brought it to life.

Bougher chose to attend the College of Charleston after learning of the intensive abroad language program through Dr. Morgan Koerner, associate professor of German. Receiving the Michael W. Haga Study Abroad Award from College of Charleston - School of the Arts made it all possible.

Read more about Ella and her time in Germany here! https://momentum.charleston.edu/ella-bougher-german/

09/01/2026

What do birds and marshes have to do with international and cultural learning? Chair of International Studies Dr. Blake Scott’s grant-funded initiative ties them together and has grown into a large community project featuring ecological restoration, on-campus clubs, historical land marking, student internships and more.

The B.I.R.D. Project - the Bird Island Research Directory - explores the Carolina Lowcountry’s bird islands as places shaped by transnational history —of birds, people, and a changing coast. Funded by a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant, the project is a collaboration of university and state partners including the Department of International Studies and Environmental and Sustainability Studies at the College, in addition to The Coastal Expeditions Foundation, the M.A.R.S.H. Project, and the South Carolina Office of Resilience. By connecting sites like Deveaux Bank, Crab Bank, and Bird Key–Stono to the larger networks that link the South Carolina Coast with the Caribbean and South America, B.I.R.D. brings together history, ecology, and storytelling to understand how species and communities move across borders - and how those movements shape the places we call home.

Pictured here is the B.I.R.D. Project’s recent Crab Bank excursion. Photos by Mary Kathleen Photography.

08/29/2026

Nic Jones transferred to the College of Charleston in 2024 as a mathematics major, but his interests led him to explore new academic and extracurricular opportunities. He is now a double major in International Studies, vice president of the International Club, a lead Cougar Ambassador and an LCWA Student Ambassador, just to name a few.

Nic attended the 2026 study abroad trip to Belgium led by Dean Arias. During the week-long experience, students spent time in Brussels and visited the College of Europe, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, where they engaged directly with diplomats and other leaders.

"Now that I’ve been to Belgium and lived in Sweden for a month, I love it. I know for sure that in the future I want to go abroad,” said Jones.

Read more about Nic! https://today.charleston.edu/2026/08/13/students-connect-across-cultures-nic-jones-sweden/

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