Applications for the Fall 2027 Expedition are now being accepted.聽 Apply .
For details and stories from our last expedition in Fall 2025, check out the which includes posts, videos, and information from the 2023 and 2025 expeditions.
Travel from the Headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico as part of this unique educational expedition.聽 Students earn a full semester of college credits with a customized curriculum focused on environmental justice and social change in the Mississippi watershed.聽 The River Semester is a chance to explore new ways of learning and living, outside the carbon-intensive confines of mainstream educational practices.
- a unique, fully-immersive educational experience and opportunity
- travel the Mississippi River from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico on a 100-day canoe expedition
- customized curriculum and courses to fit your interests and graduation requirements
- develop聽a聽field research project on topics such as urban environmental justice, the Clean Water聽Act, agriculture in the watershed, political organizing聽around environmental issues, race relations and social justice, or聽urban riverfront revitalization
- explore the history, literature, food, music, and culture of the American heartland
- gain skills tailored to fit the needs of partner聽businesses and institutions including graduate schools, nonprofits, and聽government agencies
- meet with local experts, “river rats,” and environmental organizations
- hear from guest lecturers on topics such fluvial geomorphology, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, ancient river civilizations, American Indian communities and their fight for justice, and the urban resilience in the age of climate change
Those interested in registering as researchers, fellow travelers, or guest lecturers can contact the Program Director at underhil@augsburg.edu, or
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