![Last year, Politics 288: Democratic Community in Italy: Food, Shelter, Space and Voice visited Acetaia San Matteo in Modena, Italy, where they tasted and learned about traditional balsamic vinegar at a family-run vinegar loft.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BolognaSTA-Vinegar-Excursion-1200x900.jpg)
Spring Term Abroad: What to expect in 2025 and beyond
Students and staff reflect on what is and isn’t happening off-campus this spring
![The Journalism Department is offering a spring term abroad course to Barbados to study climate change.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241113_120046-e1731943142320-1200x752.jpg)
Spring term abroad selection is too early and confusing
Asking students to choose their classes without all of the options being available can breed FOMO and trap students in decisions
![The Center for Global Learning houses resources like the Center for International Education, the Global Discovery Laboratories and numerous language departments including Arabic and Russian. Photo by Lilah Kimble, ’23.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/LMK_0280-900x600.jpeg)
Spring Term Abroad returns
Students and professors remain cautiously optimistic in light of COVID-19