Around the World and Back Again: My Liberal Arts Journey

By Ben Wolf, BA 2012 International Studies & Certificate in Entrepreneurship

To this day, I can still remember receiving the letter in the mail saying that I, Benjamin A. Wolf, had been admitted to the College of LSA at the University of Michigan; a new journey was about to unfold. A journey that I predicted would involve countless hours of research at the medical school, late night study groups, and the Chem building—just ordinary life for a pre-med undergrad. Fast forward to the fall of my sophomore year…

Pre-medicine was a thing of the past. I wanted to re-open my studies, explore other opportunities, and there was no better place than LSA.

Between sophomore spring and junior fall, I took coursework spanning eight different subjects ranging from philosophy to international studies and more. From there, I stumbled upon the newly minted international studies major. Since declaring my major, I have been able to take my explorations across the globe, both inside and outside the classroom.