Border as a Tangible Reality
Borders are a reality. I knew it before I had visited a town on the Syrian border on the south-east of Turkey almost 10 years ago. I knew it but …
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Colbert Controversy
by: Sophia Mayberry edited by: Derya Kaya This week a controversy erupted on twitter. The cable psudo-news talk show The Colbert Report tweeted “I am willing to show #Asian community …
Colbert Controversy Read MoreDiscovering America, Discovering Myself: New Orleans Edition
Written by Caitlin Cruz Edited by Issa Napon I’ve spent most of my life moving back and forth between two places. I was born in Phoenix, moved to Nebraska and …
Discovering America, Discovering Myself: New Orleans Edition Read MoreDiplomacy: First Lady Edition
Written by Caitlin Cruz Edited by Issa Napon When I initially saw the topic of diplomacy, I will admit, I was a bit stumped. Frankly, diplomacy, like what happened at …
Diplomacy: First Lady Edition Read MorePresidential Stewardship
Article II of the Constitution specifies the powers vested to the President of the United States. He is explicitly charged to take care that the laws enacted by Congress are …
Presidential Stewardship Read MoreGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
Written by: Emily Fritcke Jim Collin’s bestselling management book, Good to Great, is the product of over five years of research that explores how good organizations can be transformed into …
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t Read MoreLessons from USA: In Atlanta with the Fellows
By Fernando Aguilar Edited by Sammi Davis As part of our Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program we were offered to participate in an Enhancement Workshop with different options to choose …
Lessons from USA: In Atlanta with the Fellows Read MoreBeing a Diplomatic Journalist
This past week, we had the valuable chance to watch a presentation from our Humphrey fellow Issa Napon on what it takes to communicate with diplomacy, tact and credibility. Although …
Being a Diplomatic Journalist Read MoreThe truth of The Onion
By Domenico Nicosia Part of being a member of the media also means that I have become hypercritical of media coverage from other organizations. From time to time, the …
The truth of The Onion Read MoreFree Speech and Westboro Baptist Church
By Sammi Davis Edited by Fernando Aguilar Late last week, Reverend Frank Phelps died. If you don’t know his name, then surely you know the organization he founded—the Westboro Baptist …
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