Black Brilliance Beyond Borders: Celebrating Black History Month 2025

“I've never been through such a demanding, stimulating, challenging time in life. I almost want to say that Oxford has taken so much out of me. But in reality, it poured into me. ”

Timaira H. (Oxford Direct Enrollment | Fall 2023 | Howard University)

“Back when I was first applying for study abroad programs, I thought being away from home for four months would be too long to the point where I considered not going. After being in Berlin though, the time flew by so quickly that all of a sudden I was at the final farewell event and the tears were coming out.”

Myles M. (IES Abroad Berlin | Spring 2024 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor)

“The work for study abroad definitely starts before you go because it’s really important to be cognizant of the situation you’re going into…it’s important to read, to know at least a little bit of the language—at least greetings! It’s the bare minimum of what you should be doing!—just to be prepared for what you’re getting yourself into and to have some type of plan, some type of idea of what’s going on.”

Yazmin B. (IES Abroad Rabat, IES Abroad Rome | Academic Year 2019 | Lafayette College)