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Global Voices, Episode 4: Shifting Identities Part 2
This episode is the second within the topic of shifting identities and how travel, culture and people impact the way identities are perceived.Kate Clancy, Program Administrator for Mathematical Scien
Global Voices, Episode 3: Shifting Identities Part 1
In this episode we explore the topic of shifting identities and how travel, culture and people impact the way identities are perceived.Kate Clancy, Program Administrator for Mathematical Sciences Sem
Global Voices, Episode 2: Being brave and navigating missteps in global JEDI work
Discussing the fear of making mistakes when doing DEI work in global education, and how we should be brave to make our work more inclusive, intentional, and accessible.We will discuss some common fea
Global Voices, Episode 1: Space for Families
This episode explore the role of family within education abroad.Erin Bouwma, Partnership Development Manager with Absolute Internship hosts this episode for the Forum and is joined by Cassidy Phillip
S2, Episode 8: A Conversation with Mike Woolf
Mike Woolf’s fascinating life as an urban, cosmopolitan person started paradoxically in the narrow cultural environment of London’s Jewish East End in the post Holocaust years. His early commitment to...
S2, Episode 7: A Conversation with Alexis Phylactopoulos
Alexis Phylactopoulos’s commitment to cosmopolitan and internationalist ideals, and his empathy with the dispossessed, derives, at least in part, through knowledge of his parents’ displacement from the Greek Diaspora. After...
S2, Episode 6: A Conversation with Mary-Elizabeth Debicki
Mary-Elizabeth Debicki is a true education abroad pioneer, who chose to build her career in education abroad long before it was a recognized field. Listen as she describes her experience...
S2, Episode 5: A Conversation with Bill Anthony
The founder of Northwestern’s Study Abroad office, Bill Anthony, is known in the education abroad field for his quick wit and creativity. Listen as Bill, interviewed by Annmarie Whalen shortly...
S2, Episode 4: A Conversation with Mickey Slind
Mickey Slind became an “accidental” study abroad professional when after raising a family she took a job in the Registrar’s Office at Hamline University in 1981. Prior to this she...
S2, Episode 3: A Conversation with Bill Gertz
A long summers adventure traveling in Europe after college led Bill Gertz to a career in education abroad. He has brought his passions for travel and writing together over the years to promote the val