Have you ever wondered how the world really affects you, and how you can learn to understand other people and places? The Global Communities Living-Learning Program could help you find the answer! Here students experience and learn about global interconnections that shape our lives. It is the University of Maryland’s premier living-learning program dedicated to international engagement.  

Global Communities students, whether or not they already have some international experience, are united by a common interest in the rest of the world. They are curious about other people, places, and perspectives. They take specially designed courses together to learn the knowledge and skills needed to excel in an interdependent society and learn to communicate across cultural boundaries. They live together in Dorchester Hall and participate in many activities outside of the classroom, sharing their ideas and building on what they learn in class. This fosters a close-knit and supportive community. Our location near Washington, DC gives us access to people and institutions that bring the world to our doorstep. Global Communities encourages students to embrace the world and seek to understand and experience it.

Global Communities is a two-year program that allows students to earn a Global Competencies notation on their transcript upon completion. Global Communities also provides an entryway to the new Global Studies Minors offered by different departments and colleges.

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