222 Results Are Tagged With "Western Hemisphere"

48 Exchange Alumni Sworn In to 114th U.S. Congress

Six alumni of the American Council of Young Political Leaders program were sworn in as new members of the 114th Congress on January 3rd.

Monday, June 1, 2015 - Monday, August 31, 2015
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Panama English Teacher Match Program

Partners of the Americas will bring eighteen American English teachers to Panama to work along-side Panamanian public middle and high school English teachers for four- six weeks in the summer of 2015. The Teacher Match program will increase English language capacity as well as provide valuable professional development opportunities for U.S. teachers overseas. Teachers will share U.S. language, culture and values with students and colleagues, and return to the U.S. with increased knowledge of Panama and its people and international classroom experience. Students and teachers in Panama will improve their English language abilities and learn from and share diverse experiences and pedagogical backgrounds.
Monday, September 8, 2014 - Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Urban Denizens | Habitantes Urbanos

Continuous research and exploration in the development of design & construction alternatives for individuals and communities in the built context: the City.

Finding Meaning on the Other Side of the World

After unexpectedly losing her husband of 28 years, Michigan Technical University Director of News & Media Relations Jennifer Donovan found a way to reinvent herself through participation in a Fulbright Specialist Program in communications, opening the door to explore a new part of the world "from the inside."

Spreading Global Understanding from the Middle East to New Mexico

National Security Language Initiative for Youth alumnus CJ Aragon organizes educational sessions and arts events to promote understanding of Islamic culture in his Albuquerque, NM hometown, inspiring more local youth to sign up for the Middle East exchange program.

Alumna Teaches Palestinian, Israeli Identity Through the Arts

Betsey Coleman documents and explores cultural identities through art on a website she created after her four-month Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching exchange in the Middle East during 2012 to promote understanding and empathy.

Bolivian Alumni Launch Mentoring Program

More than 100 Bolivian alumni gathered for the launch of a professional mentoring program to train young leaders in the alumni community how to become effective mentors.

Exchange Alumni Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Three International Exchange Alumni members received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.

Saturday, April 25, 2015 - Wednesday, November 25, 2015
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Human Rights Work in Guatemala

With the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala I will be traveling to Guatemala to work as a Human Rights Accompanier. I will support and share the stories of the brave individuals and organizations working to get justice for victims of Genocide, speaking out against mega-projects that displace and destroy, and working for equal rights for all peoples.

Join Hands to Drive Ebola Out

2010 Hubert H. Humphrey alumnus Joe Bangura uses his status as a national radio personality to provide information and motivation to his wide audience in Sierra Leone to fight against the spread of Ebola. Joe's business and leadership experience combined with his entrepreneurial spirit also drives micro-finance ventures for several small- and medium-sized companies in his home country.

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