HBCU Students Explore Black London

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UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EXPLORE LONDON TOGETHER

Redlands, CA -- This summer, a group of University of Redlands and Tuskegee University students spent three weeks documenting the sights of London for a study abroad course on storytelling. In addition to learning about the region's history, politics, and culture and how these elements can come together in photos and narrative, the group shared personal experiences and perspectives, making for a meaningful international learning experience.

When she was designing the course, Art Professor Tommi Cahill asked Allison Fraiberg, a communications professor and associate director of international programs for the School of Business whom she had collaborated with before, to embark on the project with her. Their two disciplines - art and writing - exemplified the course's learning objectives.

"My Ph.D. is in English, so narrative studies were the foundation of my training," Fraiberg said. "Tommi and I relied on our respective fields of expertise as we worked with students to build their own stories of London."