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SSP Recommended Reading, Summer 2020
For the past several years, we’ve asked SSP faculty what books they would recommend to students who want to keep their brains active over the summer. (Check out last year’s recommendations here!) This year, we changed things up a bit and asked our students and alumni the same question. Here are the books they’d suggest…
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Maputi Botlhole, GHD’20, Wins the Global Citizen Award
“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa Congratulations to Maputi Botlhole, who was awarded the Global Citizen Award. This award recognizes a graduate student at Georgetown who is in good academic standing, demonstrates significant and well-documented progress in developing intercultural competency and global-mindedness based on examples…
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First Prize Winner at the Global Social Innovation Lab Pitches App to Address Unsafe Travel Conditions in Bangladesh
Teams in the Global Social Innovation Lab spent two days learning and developing products for their defined problems. The first place prize went to Safe Travels, the second place prize went to Momo for All, and the third place prize went to Adiona. The Global Social Innovation Lab (GSIL) took place January 25-26th, 2020, where students came…
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Global Social Innovation Lab Emphasizes Human-Centered Design to Address Social Problems
The Global Social Innovation Lab (GSIL) was a unique opportunity for students to use Human-Centered Design to examine and come up with a solution for a current global issue. This January 30th, students from across Georgetown University participated in the Global Social Innovation Lab (GSIL). During the GSIL, seven teams created and pitched solutions to global…
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Terrorism: A Review of the Current Threat Landscape
The Center for Security Studies and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews are proud to present “Terrorism: A Review of the Current Threat Landscape,” taking place at Georgetown University on January 23-24, 2020. This two-day conference will address ongoing threats from ISIS and…
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My Summer Internship: How Companies Like Coca-Cola Can Help Achieve Development Goals
Shea Flynn, class of 2020, spent her summer in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she interned for The Coca-Cola Company working for Bottlers Nepal Limited on their local World Without Waste initiatives. Today I toured the only operational PET recycling center in Nepal, where I learned how a drained and discarded plastic bottle can be reincarnated into … another…
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SSP Student Grant Spotlights, Summer 2019
Every summer, the SSP Summer Grant Program provides funding for students to participate in broadening experience that enhance their academic program of study and improve their competitiveness in the job market. Funding assists with domestic or international summer research, language immersion, and domestic or international internships. Read about how SSP students used their grants in…
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MSFS Legacy for the Future: Silvia Rodriguez (MSFS ’20)
This story is part of our MSFS Legacy for the Future series profiling members of the MSFS community who have made, or are poised to make, important contributions to international affairs. Through our Legacy for the Future campaign, you can support MSFS scholarships for talented students like Silvia and ensure that the leaders and innovators of the…
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Bailey Hand (MSFS’03) reflects on time as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta
Bailey Hand (MSFS’03) served as Special Assistant to Defense Secretary Panetta after a decade in DoD roles across D.C., Afghanistan, and consulting.
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Aida Berio (SFS’52) reflects on fighting discrimination at City Hall and winning
Aida Berio (SFS’52) won a racial discrimination suit against the EEOC, later joining DC Mayor Marion Barry’s cabinet as Latino Affairs director.