By: David J. Smith, July 17, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies Program Grant competition is open and closes August 14, 2017. Those eligible include Individuals, Institutions of Higher Education, Local Education Agencies, Nonprofit Organizations, Other Organizations and/or Agencies, State Education Agencies. For more information, click below
Category Archives: International Education
How to Celebrate the Fourth of July Like a Peace Corps Volunteer
By: David J. Smith, June 29, 2017 As you might know, my son Lorenzo is currently serving his country in the Peace Corps teaching mathematics in Namibia. He is living the advice of John F. Kennedy who established the Peace Corps in 1961. I came across this article from 2015 on the Peace Corps websiteContinueContinue reading “How to Celebrate the Fourth of July Like a Peace Corps Volunteer”
Is a Peace Scholarship Worth Pursuing?, BBC News, 6/29
By: David J. Smith, June 29, 2017 This piece about the experiences of the author Dhruti Shah in the Rotary Peace Fellows Program offers insight into what is studied in peacebuilding and its contributions to a better world. Read the entire piece below