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TANGIER, Morocco

³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's study abroad programs featured in Mexico Newspaper

³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s study-abroad programs were featured in Mexico City’s English language newspaper The News.

The article, written by Anthropologist Charlie Goff, highlighted ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ for the unique opportunity it provides science students to experience life abroad while still keeping up with their laboratory course responsibilities.

In addition to describing student opportunities to study in Seville, Spain, Goff also commended the Tangier, Morocco campus. Home to state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms and housing, Goff credits the campus for aiding the development of important cultural relationships.

In particular, Goff featured Anouar Majid, Ph.D., vice president for Global Affairs and director of the Center for GLobal Humanities, who helped bring the Tangier campus to life.  He described Majid’s efforts to bridge cultural gaps through his written works, his prestigious lecture series held on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s Portland campus, and now with the new Tangier Forum lectures, of which Goff was the inaugural speaker.

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About the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ

The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.