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Academic Solidarity Movement - Vieques, Puerto Rico to Prescott College, Arizona
During the past academic year, 4 Prescott College Sustainability Education Doctoral Students studied Fair Trade Learning and developed a program based on its principles. Now, their insights and commitments from Vieques are pushing them forward to engage in social change … Continue reading
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Americanah: Strong Characters, Propelling Narrative, Global and Local Lenses, Class and Race
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie provides a beautiful and humane entry point into the profound impact of race, nationality, and migration policy both domestically and globally. It takes place in Nigeria, the UK, and the US, and it is everything other … Continue reading
The Overview Effect - An Amazing 20-Minute Video to Brighten Your Day
A recently released 20-minute documentary trailer beautifully tells the story of astronauts’ experiences looking back on the earth. It leads with the profound proposition uttered by English astronomer Fred Hoyle in 1948: Once a photograph of earth, taken from outside, … Continue reading
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Safety for Female Travelers
Why are we talking about solo female travel, not violence against women? That’s the question that perpetual traveler Jodi Ettenberg asks at the beginning of her thoughtful essay, Revisiting the Solo Female Travel Experience. As an educator, I appreciate her … Continue reading
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Study Abroad Safety Resources for LGBTQ Travelers
Educators are consciously developing capacity to support LGBTQ Students’ Safe Study Abroad experiences. Sexual orientation and gender identity are essential topics throughout the program selection, pre-departure, on-site orientation, program delivery, and re-entry process. Late last week I inquired about resources … Continue reading
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Immediately Applicable Teaching Resources: Participation, Reflective Writing, and Final Project Rubrics
Marcia Eames-Sheavly (Cornell University), has been gracious enough to share the rubrics that support her community-engaged course in Garden-Based Learning in Belize. Applicable to courses across disciplines, content areas, and locations, are her: Reflective Writing Guidelines Class Participation Rubric, which … Continue reading
How to Have the Best Possible Global Health Volunteer Trip
I’m pleased to share these guidelines from Professor Judith N. Lasker, who previously contributed a Better World Blog Post on Short-Term Programs in Global Health, the subject of her forthcoming book. The book’s Table of Contents is available here. Important advice … Continue reading
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