International students and higher education around the world are definitely on my mind given the most recent Executive Order issued on March 6, 2017 by the Trump administration (“Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the U.S.”) (more information, … Continue reading →
Post-2016 election challenge and opportunity for higher education
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Fifty years ago, Robert F. Kennedy introduced the phrase that “one may live in interesting times”. He stated that “like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also the … Continue reading →
Global Perspectives Program’16 Ecuador (GPP’16): Reflections beyond
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The Global Perspectives Program in Ecuador (GPP’16) occurred during the week of Thanksgiving break in November, 2016. This was the second year for graduate students to visit Ecuador in partnership between the VT Graduate School and the University of San … Continue reading →
Global Perspectives Program’16 Ecuador (GPP’16): Reflections beyond
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The Global Perspectives Program in Ecuador (GPP’16) occurred during the week of Thanksgiving break in November, 2016. This was the second year for graduate students to visit Ecuador in partnership between the VT Graduate School and the University of San … Continue reading →
Interdisciplinary Arts Integration in Higher Education: A Global Perspective
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The Global Perspectives Program (GPP) offered a unique opportunity to observe and explore ways in which the arts play a role in international higher education. As a member of the GPP, I observed and explored areas of arts impact and interdisciplinary arts integration at various universities throughout Switzerland, Italy, and France. This essay explores the […]
VT-shaped individual: graduate student focus
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Shortly after his arrival at VT, President Timothy Sands established an initiative entitled Beyond Boundaries and challenged the university to envision the future for Virginia Tech informed by four concepts: VT-shaped discovery, communities of discovery, nexus of discovery, and continuous … Continue reading →