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<Title>Cancellation of Summer Education Abroad Programs</Title>
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<Summary>Catch up with Tess as she writes about her first few weeks in England, adjusting to the new environment, and exploring the city!</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">The Education Abroad Office has extended the deadline for the following Summer 2020 Faculty-Led programs:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://goabroad.umbc.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=36808" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Faculty-Led: Picturing Italian Art and Culture in Context in Rome, Italy</a> has been extended until <strong>2/28/2020</strong>. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://goabroad.umbc.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=36805" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Faculty-Led: Child Developmental Psychology and Applied Internship</a> in Granada, Spain has been extended until <strong>2/21/2020</strong>. </div><div><br></div><div>Please email <a href="mailto:educationabroad@umbc.edu">educationabroad@umbc.edu</a> if you have any questions! </div></div>
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<Summary>The Education Abroad Office has extended the deadline for the following Summer 2020 Faculty-Led programs:    UMBC Faculty-Led: Picturing Italian Art and Culture in Context in Rome, Italy has been...</Summary>
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<Summary>Still need to complete your Study Abroad 101 requirement and/or advising requirement for a summer faculty-led program? Stop by Education Abroad in Admin 301 between 10am and 2pm on Friday to...</Summary>
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<Title>Study Abroad Ambassador Blog Post: Camille B, Bhutan</Title>
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