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  • We asked Georgetown students how to say “I love you” in languages around the world
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    We asked Georgetown students how to say “I love you” in languages around the world

    This Valentine’s Day, we asked SFS students to share how they express love in different languages.

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  • Language, migration and the Arab world with Marwa Elessawy (MAAS’26) | CCAS 50th Anniversary
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    Language, migration and the Arab world with Marwa Elessawy (MAAS’26) | CCAS 50th Anniversary

    Marwa Elessawy (MAAS’26) combines advanced Arabic language training with policy analysis and journalism.

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  • Global Business Fellows take on global trade in Panama
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    Global Business Fellows take on global trade in Panama

    Students in the Global Business Fellows track visited Panama to learn how infrastructure, public policy and private enterprise drive the global economy.

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  • Greta Scharnweber (MAAS’01) advances international education across borders and disciplines
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    Greta Scharnweber (MAAS’01) advances international education across borders and disciplines

    Alumna Greta Scharnweber (MAAS’01) reflects on her 20-year global career in international education and offers advice for Arab studies students.

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  • The Future of Development Work: Learn the lessons of the past, and move forward with hope
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    The Future of Development Work: Learn the lessons of the past, and move forward with hope

    In the ongoing Future of Development Work series, Sara Batmanglich expresses the view that although the development sector will continue to exist, lessons from the past must inform what comes next.

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  • Science Politics communicates science, tech and policy to a broad audience
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    Science Politics communicates science, tech and policy to a broad audience

    Science Politics, a new STIA publication, blends academic rigor with journalistic storytelling to reach scholars, policymakers and the general public.

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  • The Future of Development Work: Why private capital is not optional, and the future of development depends on cross-sector fluency
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    The Future of Development Work: Why private capital is not optional, and the future of development depends on cross-sector fluency

    Rehana Nathoo lays out the case for impact investing as the growth area in international development–and the best chance for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.

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  • The Future of Development Work: Do Core Principles for Development Require a Prophetic Voice?
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    The Future of Development Work: Do Core Principles for Development Require a Prophetic Voice?

    In the third installment of The Future of Development Work, Katherine Marshall advocates for ideals coupled with action.

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  • The Future of Development Work: A Love Letter to Optimism
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    The Future of Development Work: A Love Letter to Optimism

    In the second installment of The Future of Development Work, Gary Barrett explains why he is optimistic that the future for development professionals can still be bright.

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  • Six questions about the new CDC vaccine schedule
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    Six questions about the new CDC vaccine schedule

    SFS Professor Emily Mendenhall answers questions about the recent, reduced CDC vaccination schedule.

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