Posts Tagged "international affairs"

Posted on August 5, 2022

Embodying Empathy

After recovering from a near-complete physical disability, Keanna Smigliani ’21 wants to be the person she needed most during her healing process.

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Posted on August 5, 2022

Finding the Line Between Right and Privilege

"If the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that 'everyone has the right to freedom of movement,' why are the means of movement only available to the wealthy few?" asks Sarah-Catherine Hartiens ’22.

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Posted on August 5, 2022

Unfailing Light

Ukrainian-American siblings Katya Tymchenko ’09 and and Ilya Timtchenko ’14 process the fear, grief and resolve that have gripped them since Russia invaded their home country in February.

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Posted on August 5, 2022

Changing the World Starts With Changing One Person's World

For William Peña ’18, solving big world programs starts on a very small scale: one client at a time.

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Posted on November 1, 2019

Five Brexit Insights from a Former British Diplomat

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Posted on November 6, 2018

Toussaint Williams ’18: Future Transnational Bridge-builder

Toussaint Williams ’18 is on a mission to build bridges between Jamaica and China. With a knack for Mandarin Chinese and a heart for his native Jamaica, he is on scholarship at the Beijing Language and Culture University.

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Posted on June 18, 2018

Sabbatical Sojourns: Mike Jacobs

From Estonia to Latvia to Lithuania, Mike Jacobs explored the potential for an international seminar in the Baltics during sabbatical.

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Posted on February 8, 2017

Samuel Tsoi ’07: Navigating the Concrete Jungle by Returning to Roots

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Posted on December 29, 2016

Alumni in the Peace Corps: Classrooms and Community in Costa Rica

Ryan Wilkens ’15 fell in love with Costa Rica during his junior year at Gordon, when he spent a semester in San Jose for the Latin American Studies Program. Now he is six months into his two-year Peace Corps term, teaching English at an elementary school.

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Posted on December 14, 2016

Alumni in the Peace Corps: Community and Diplomacy in Madagascar

International affairs grad Emma Barclay ’16 is currently a Peace Corps volunteer on the African island of Madagascar as part of her long-term goal to join the United States Foreign Service.

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Posted on November 15, 2016

Alumni in the Peace Corps: Alex Bostian ’16 Establishes Model UN in Moldova

When Alex Bostian ’16 arrived in Moldova in early summer, he didn’t speak one word of the language. But by early fall, he was teaching classes in both English and Romanian.

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Posted on December 21, 2015

From Elevate Finalist to Bridge Builder to Gordon Student

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