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Webcasting technology is giving Tufts students an on-the-ground view of the realities of life in the Middle East.
Elizabeth Hoffman, Tufts University
Published August 14, 2012

The same technological advances that are changing the way the world communicates are bringing Tufts students face-to-face with the cradle of civilization.

Since the fall of 2003, Tufts’ Experimental College has offered a student-led class enabling Tufts students to connect with their peers in the Middle East. Three years later, that class is becoming part of the political science curriculum at Tufts.