Astier Almedom's thoughts on resilience in Haiti in the aftermath of the most devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010.
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Program News|February 5, 2010
- Programs : International Resilience Program
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Program News|January 4, 2010- Programs : Exposure
Photographs by VII
January 21 – April 4, 2010
Public Opening Reception: Thursday, January 28, 5:30-8pm
Remarks by VII photographers at 6:30pmView the Questions without Answers Mini-site View the Tag Cloud
MEDFORD, MA – The Tufts University Art Gallery, Tufts’ Institute for Global...
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Program News|January 3, 2010- Programs : New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP)
Eight students from the New Initiative For Middle East Peace departed today for NIMEP's annual fact-finding mission, this year traveling to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The trip is an opportunity for these students to conduct professional-caliber research in a real-world setting. Each student will be producing a paper on the topic of their choice, ranging from a security studies look at tensions in the Persian Gulf to the current...
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Program News|January 1, 2010
- Programs : New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP)
The Tufts New Initiative For Middle East Peace (NIMEP) is happy to announce the launching of its new student-run blog through the Tufts Roundtable. The blog will present student opinions on breaking news events, contemporary issues and topics, as well as summaries of our weekly dialogue sessions. Students will be encouraged to write about a topic of their own choosing, presenting personal...
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Program News|November 6, 2009
“Tejiendo los lienzos del desarrollo: Peace and Development in a Tumultuous Guatemala” is a faculty-student collaborative exhibition out of the Tufts University Anthropology Department and the student-let program, BUILD out of the Institute for Global Leadership.
Thirteen years since the signing of the Peace Accords, Guatemala and her people continue to face unfathomable obstacles in becoming a peaceful, progressing nation. Although...
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Program News|April 30, 2009
November- January 2008
- Students planned first trip to Haiti.
January 2008:
- RESPE: Boston’s assessment trip. We listened to Balan’s priorities, which included health, education, and finance; met with community leaders; and established RESPE: Balan, which guides our research and identifies local resources and needs.
Spring 2008:
- We strengthened our Boston ties with our current partners, the...
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Program News|February 7, 2009On Friday, February 6, BUILD was informed that it's application had been selected for the 100 Projects for Peace Prize of Tufts University. Prize winners receive $10,000 towards a project designed to promote Peace. The Projects for Peace Website describes the mission of the contest:
In its third year, Davis Projects for Peace is an invitation to undergraduates at the American colleges and universities in the Davis United World...
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Program News|November 14, 2008
- Programs : Tufts Energy Forum
by Elyse Tyson
Fletcher International Business Professor Bruce Everett spoke to 30 Tufts and Fletcher students Thursday night on the prospects of fossil fuels in the 21st century. Everett, a Fletcher graduate and Fulbright scholar, has worked in the energy industry for almost 30 years, 22 of which were spent at ExxonMobil.
Everett began his presentation by clarifying the difference between resources and reserves, the former...
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Program News|November 13, 2008
- Programs : Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship
MICROLOAN FOUNDATION USA INFORMATION SESSION
Conducted by David Rice,
Founder and Principal, Strategic Policy ConceptsThursday, November 13; 10:00-11:00 am
Mugar 231Learn more about MicroLoan foundation USA and related internships and research opportunities.
Coffee and refreshments will be served.
The Fletcher School | Microfinance and Development Venture Capital Club
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Program News|July 1, 2008- Programs : Synaptic Scholars
Photo: Synaptic Scholars at a retreat in the fall of 2007
The IGL began its Synaptic Scholars program in 2006-07. Synaptic Scholars is designed to encourage and enable students interested in creative, intellectual exploration to realize their potential in intensive, interdisciplinary settings.
After being accepted into the program in their sophomore year, students work with selected faculty and other mentors to develop immersive...