Student and Faculty Advisory Committees help ensure that the Dean Rusk Program is attuned to student interests and serves the college's educational objectives. Members of the Student Advisory Committee also organize a number of international activities on campus and in the community. Additional details at The Dean Rusk Program. The South Asian Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that enables students to study India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sir Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan, which together constitute a region in which a fifth of the world's population is concentrated and which serves as the home of some of the world's oldest and richest of cultural expressions. More than fifteen courses on the region are taught by faculty members representing the academic perspectives of art, classical languages, economics, history, religion and sociology.
Instruction is available in Hindi and Urdu.
In 1970, the college was accepted as a member institution in the Library of Congress Public Law English Language Materials Program, which now brings to Davidson's library numerous books, monographs and English-language periodicals published in India, Bangladesh and Sir Lanka. Details at Davidson in India . The cost of study abroad, including tuition, room, board and some travel expense, is approximately the same as for a similar period at Davidson. Students may also study at one of many British universities or join academic programs sponsored and administered by other accredited American colleges or universities. Additional information at The Study Abroad Office .