Category Archives: International Education

Visit to Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University, 6/30/19

In the course of traveling, I often visit peace museums and other monuments that focus on peacebuilding. The last two weeks, I’ve been traveling with my family in South Korea and Japan. We spent most of our time in Seoul, visiting with our daughter who was engaged in study abroad at Yonsei University this pastContinueContinue reading “Visit to Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University, 6/30/19”

NAFSA Conference: A Gastrodiplomacy Experience, 5/29/19

NAFSA is the largest association of professionals advancing study abroad and international education. The emphasis tends to be through exchange, and the conference’s vendor area consists primarily of organizations that facilitate study abroad for colleges. This year’s conference was in Washington, DC, and though I didn’t attend the entire conference, I did go to theContinueContinue reading “NAFSA Conference: A Gastrodiplomacy Experience, 5/29/19”

Managing Forced Displacement in Africa, USIP, 5/23/19

Panelists for the event This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) for a program on “Management Forced Displacement in Africa: How Collective Efforts Can More Effectively Address the Surge of Refugees and Displaced Persons.” The event was live streamed (and archived) here. The event was tied to theContinueContinue reading “Managing Forced Displacement in Africa, USIP, 5/23/19”