Western Carolina University Teams Up With Republic of Georgia
Looking for study abroad opportunities in the midst of the pandemic, Brian Railsback, a professor of English at Western Carolina University, decided to try a virtual study abroad course – but unlike other digital efforts, he wanted to “team up” with a literature class from another country. “As it happens, I have been invited to lecture in the Republic of Georgia four times, so I reached out to my good colleague, Irakli Tskhvediani in Kutaisi, the second largest city in Georgia,” Railsback said. “We agreed to do a course together, ‘Cross Cultural Readings: Georgia and the USA,’ working out the logistics of technology, time difference and course content.”