Category Archives: Peacebuilding

Redefining What Diversity Means in the Workplace, WaPo, 3/7/21

Today, advancing diversity in the workplace is a high priority. But what exactly is diversity today? Is it still framed in terms of race/ethnicity/gender/religion, or do we need to take a more nuanced and broader view of diversity? Read this piece in the Washington Post by Arden Davidson to get some insight. redefining-wapo-3.7.21Download

World Bank Group Youth Summit 2021: Resilient Recovery for People and Planet, Submission due 3/31/21

Applications to the Pitch Competition now open! Deadline for submission: March 31, 2021 (11:59 pm EST) Submit your proposal here.  The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic calls for a coordinated effort toward recovery. The pandemic has resulted in the creation of not only a health crisis but also an economic one of a scale unprecedented in the recent years. HowContinueContinue reading “World Bank Group Youth Summit 2021: Resilient Recovery for People and Planet, Submission due 3/31/21”

Community College Initiative Program at Northern Virginia Community College Goes Virtual for 2021

One of the highlights of my work is meeting with students who participate in the Community College Initiative Program (CCI). CCI is a State Department funded program that in 2021 brought 93 international students from Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ghana, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Turkey to six U.S. community colleges includingContinueContinue reading “Community College Initiative Program at Northern Virginia Community College Goes Virtual for 2021”