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Sam Allen was a college freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when he went to Angola in 2015 through the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to learn about the West-African nation’s society and military…

Forensic science. Crime and film. Wrongful convictions. Restorative justice. These are just some of the fascinating topics covered in SDSU’s One-Unit Weekend courses, which allow students to quickly and affordably earn the extra unit they may need to graduate. Each course is only $221 and meets two times — typically a Friday and the following Saturday — for a total of 15 classroom hours…

With a degree in economics, Roelof Grootenhuis worked in business operations for several pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the Bay Area and San Diego before realizing it wasn’t the right…

Among the superpowers of advanced sommelier Lisa Redwine is the ability to determine the grape varieties; country, district, and appellation of origin; and vintage of a wine in a blind more »

San Diego State University’s Open University program allows you to attend regular SDSU classes and earn credit, if space is still available after SDSU students have registered. Many of the more »

With three days of breakout sessions, 1:1 access to top-tier publishing professionals, and a lineup of literary luminaries, the 2019 SDSU Writers’ Conference takes place Jan. 31–Feb. 2 at the more »

Annette Gregg has been an essential part of San Diego State University’s Professional Certificate in Meeting and Event Planning since the popular program began in 1993. For decades, she’s been more »

Emily Halbig always wanted to be a teacher. “My mom was a school nurse and is very passionate about social justice,” says Halbig. “I grew up in a very stable more »

Google “Dr. Bill Sysak” and you’ll see that the founding advisory board member and instructor with San Diego State University’s Business of Craft Beer program is a superstar in the more »

Andrew Toledo had always wanted to teach abroad, so after he graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in psychology, he did a Google search and found that more »

Molly Brooks’ love of wine is as deep as her knowledge. “We joke around in the office that my blood type is Champagne,” said Brooks, the national account manager for more »

In preparation for a study abroad program in her senior year at San Diego State University, Chandler Marshall made a few visits to SDSU’s College of Extended Studies, through which more »

In 2012, local craft beer expert Jake Nunes was the bar manager for Stone Brewing when he was contacted on Twitter by someone at San Diego State University doing research more »

“I’m in a beer Disneyland!” “The camp far exceeded my expectations. Literally EVERYTHING was thought of.” “My brain was put into info overload, but in the best way possible.” Now more »

Deborah Gray didn’t even drink until she was 25 and tasted the Gewurztraminer that her father produced during his reinvention as a vintner in Australia. After that, she was hooked. more »

This summer, students can literally stand on both sides of the world — one foot in the northern hemisphere, the other in the southern hemisphere — as part of a more »

Babies are genius mimics and can quickly recognize and produce the basics sounds of their native language. If you can’t distinguish “caught” from “cot,” you’re likely from California. Some victims more »

San Diego State University’s second annual Craft Beer Education Camp, held this past summer at SDSU and several local breweries, once again attracted campers from all over the world. Winning more »

This spring, SDSU’s College of Extended Studies’ will offer a fully online business writing course, making it easier than ever to master your ability to craft clear and concise communications more »

In the summer of 2016, Chris Duncan was part of the first-ever cohort of students in San Diego State University’s newly launched Craft Beer Education Camp — a distilled, nine-day more »

Numerous high-profile events in the news have made it increasingly clear that interactions between emergency responders and the public they serve are becoming more challenging. Cultural differences, polarization of worldviews, more »

“It was love at first sip,” says Joey Jubran about her first taste of craft beer some five years ago. Taken not only with the beverage but the people and more »

San Diego is home to a world-renowned destination for disorders of the ears, head, and neck. Founded in 2004, Senta Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of more »

“What did I get myself into?!” was Carissa Baird’s first impression upon arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2013 to teach English as a second language. By the time she more »

When San Diego State University’s College of Extended Studies launched the Business of Craft Beer program in the fall of 2013, registration for the introductory course, Exploring Craft Beer, sold more »

In just two years, Mark Gonzalez went from being a college student working as an entry-level intern, to an assistant superintendent for one of the Southwest’s most award-winning builders. How more »

In 1950, a small group of entrepreneurs in New York City bought the patent rights to a European invention — a process for depositing chromium on the surface of carbon more »

From Half Dome in Yosemite, to Il Duomo in Italy, Kevin Petti has always followed his bliss. And his unique career is the perfect example of what can happen as more »