Oct
28
The Delight of Starbucks
October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
Abdul Aziz Sohail ‘13 (”Aziz”) is a first-year Wien International Scholar from Pakistan who will be contributing regular posts to the Global Brandeis Blog. He’ll be bringing classroom discussions and student dialogues on diversity and religion to life, including global affairs events at New England colleges and universities. Recently, Aziz experienced his first trip to [...]
Oct
22
Ribelle teacher learns about sharing, Marshall Islands style
October 22, 2009 | 1 Comment
Marci McPhee is on a year-long leave of absence from Brandeis University, where she is volunteering as an English teacher at Kwajalein Atoll High School, on an island called Guegeegue (pronounced goo-jee-goo) in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. In July 2010 she will resume her position as associate director of the International Center for [...]
Oct
19
Flat New World
October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Jacob Bockelmann graduated from Brandeis in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics, with a minor in business. After taking a class on globalization taught by Professor Thomas Friedman, Jacob gained a new perspective on global issues. Upon his graduation, he decided to spend his first several months out of college traveling [...]
Oct
15
Beautiful foliage, pumpkins, and mid-terms…
October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Melissa Branzburg is a first year candidate in the MBA program. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Journalism and Japanese. As a junior, she travelled for 13 months in Japan, including a 3 month stay in rural Japan studying Japanese puppetry and 10 month stay in [...]
Oct
12
Recycle for a life cycle
October 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program offers travel grants for Brandeis students to conduct research in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latin American diaspora in the United States. Brady Anne Wheatley ‘07, one of the past recipients of Jane’s Travel Grant, is currently living and working in Baja California Sur, where she serves [...]
Oct
7
Měi guó: beautiful country
October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Leo Marcus is another one of our student contributors from the International Business School. Originally from New York City, he went to Indiana University as an undergraduate, majoring in Psychology. Upon completion of his Bachelors degree, he took some time off and traveled to France. Leo was able to learn to speak the French language [...]
Oct
1
A minority in my own country?
October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We have recruited several students from the International Business School to contribute to the blog. These students will be sharing their personal reflections about “global experiences,” both inside and outside the classroom.
Emily Geismar just started her MA program in International Economics and Finance. After acquiring her Bachelors in Economics from University of Southern Maine, [...]
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- 6 Months in #haiti March 4, 2010 Lee
- More New Pictures #haiti February 22, 2010 Lee
- New Photos February 21, 2010 Lee
- Students Crossing Boundaries
- Brandeis Application due by February 5, 2010 January 19, 2010 Adriel Orozco
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- World News from GlobalPost
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- Morocco expels Christian evangelists March 12, 2010 Solana Pyne
- International Education News
- Campus Fraud Case Tests Understanding of Security Threats March 12, 2010 Victor C Johnson
- Cuba Is No Exception March 10, 2010 Janice Mulholland
- Joseph S. Nye Testifies to Congress About Soft Power and Educational Exchanges March 10, 2010 Katie O'Connell
- Global Higher Education
- Budapest-Vienna Declaration on the European Higher Education Area March 12, 2010 globalhighered
- Celebrating, protesting and reflecting about the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Bologna Process March 10, 2010 globalhighered
- Europe 2020: what are the implications of Europe’s new economic strategy for global higher ed & research? March 5, 2010 globalhighered
- International Higher Education Consulting
- Video of the Week - Fulbright Scholar Discusses making of her documentary “Which Way Home” March 12, 2010 David Comp
- New Book of Interest – “The Twenty-first Century University: Developing Faculty Engagement in Internationalization” March 11, 2010 David Comp
- Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE®) now offers online training, E-Learning! March 10, 2010 David Comp
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- 12:15 p.m. vigil today to show solidarity with Muslim students news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)
- In letter to campus, president calls for continued focus on Haiti relief news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)
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