Rumford Local Studies Abroad in Spain

Lewiston, ME - Hannah Fitts of Rumford, R.I., participated in the fall 2018 Bates College Junior Semester Abroad program. Fitts, who is majoring in physics and minoring in Spanish and mathematics at Bates, studied in Spain through The Council on International Educational Exchange, Advanced Liberal Arts, Seville.
She is the daughter of Dr. Sherri C. Nelson of Rumford, R.I., and Mr. Frederic P. Fitts and Ms. Susan B. Sluyter of Cambridge, Mass., and a 2016 graduate of Lincoln School.

60% percent of Bates students elect to study abroad through the college's Center for Global Education. Bates' nationally recognized international education program offers access to academically rigorous and culturally enriching programs in more than 60 countries.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

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