Global Immersion
Public Health Summer Lab
Where: Dakar, Senegal
When: July 5-18, 2026
Join a powerful faculty-led study abroad program in Senegal, where you’ll explore the connections between race, environment, and public health. Visit national museums to learn about Senegal’s rich history and culture, then dive into pressing health issues through site visits to heavily polluted areas like the Pink Lake and coastal fishing communities. Gain firsthand insight into how environment is affecting local health and livelihoods, while working alongside community organizations and local scholars. This immersive experience will expand your global perspective, sharpen your critical thinking, and prepare you to engage with real-world health and environmental challenges across cultures.
Decolonizing Education
Where: Dakar, Senegal
Our Decolonizing Education Immersion Program welcomes undergraduate students to Senegal over winter term for eight days of service learning. Together we examine the specific ways that knowledge, education, and imagination have been impacted by colonization in the region—and the ways in which local communities have engaged with, resisted, reformed, and reimagined learning over the course of the 20th and 21st century. We will take lessons in Wolof and read about important figures and pedagogies in Senegalese history, while also participating in one education based community directed service project.