This past July, eight Northern Kentucky University students and two staff members spent a week in the southern U.S. to learn about the Civil Rights movement.
Last semester, students in Yasue Kuwahara’s POP 345 “Japanese Pop Culture” class teamed up with students from Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan to learn more about each other’s cultures through the larger COIL project between Nanzan and NKU.
"There’s so much more going on with the things that we consume than we would think. I watch a lot of bad TV, those messages, even though they’re silly and entertainment can change the way I think about things even if I don’t intend for them to."
"I think it all came down to finding out what I liked and what was my niche, which these classes let me do. The big projects also helped prepare me for my career."
"The research opportunities I’ve had have been really beneficial. Not just about the research but also building professional relationships and networking in my professional life."
