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Most students enrich their education through internships, international study, field work, service-learning, and other "hands-on" experience.
- Western offers approximately 150 undergraduate majors, so you can change your mind without changing schools.
- Recognized for its diverse and innovative curriculum and narrative grading system, Fairhaven College collaborated with six other colleges and universities to create a consortium that received a $400,000 grant.
- Study abroad programs are available in dozens of countries, including Mexico, Spain, Japan, Austria, Ecuador, England, France, Vietnam, Italy, Australia, and Chile.
- National Student Exchange (NSE) encourages Western students to study for a semester or year at one of 160 selected public universities in the United States and the Caribbean for the price of in-state tuition.
- Western received the first annual American Association of Higher Education "Going Public" grant for the creation of a Teaching/Learning Academy that engages students and faculty in discussions about how to enhance teaching and deepen student learning.