Monthly Archives: December 2013

Fighting for the Soul of the Public University: A Manifesto

A 2012 discussion of teaching among faculty and graduate students at UMASS-Amherst led to the manifesto that follows. Enjoy the text below - then decide how you will further commit to and spread opportunity for education that supports ecological sustainability, … Continue reading

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3 Clear Principles for Honorable Activism

Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation Alex de Waal originally published this insightful and provocative essay on April 30th of this year. Considered one of the foremost experts on Sudan and the Horn of Africa, de Waal’s scholarly work and practice … Continue reading

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Reflecting, Reconsidering, and Re-Connecting: The Journey Home

Re-entry is the elephant in the room for international educators. We know, from Student Learning Abroad, that systematic reflective activity after abroad experiences significantly improves students’ intercultural communication skills, cultural understanding, and self-awareness. As I have shared elsewhere, Richard Kiely’s chameleon … Continue reading

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Michigan Journal Call for GLOBAL SERVICE-LEARNING Abstracts

The Fall 2014 issue of the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) will feature a special section on global service-learning guest co-edited by Richard Kiely, Cornell University and Eric Hartman, Providence College. Please consider submitting an article to this … Continue reading

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Between Hope and Humility: Navigating a Space for Ethical Global Engagement

The presentation below was delivered by Eric Hartman as part of Becker College’s Global Voices of Change Speaker Series on November 4 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Thank you all for the opportunity to be here with you today. It is an honor … Continue reading

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Watch Dr. Maya Angelou’s Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela

Released by the US State Department, written by Angelou, “on behalf of the American people.”

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Partnering Human Rights and Engaged Scholarship in Local Communities

“Human rights pedagogy means that we are all responsible for injustice and we all have a role to combat it daily — in both small and substantial ways. The creation of a human rights pedagogy, based on interwoven liberation, requires … Continue reading

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