The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 3
Jun19

The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 3

 “Today, women’s movements are mobilizing with strong support from men, holding greater promise that gender equity can be achieved.” —  Mary King  Educated women with financial backing, technology and connections can contribute to their economies and further the growth of their societies just as efficiently and successfully as men. Yet discrimination against women burdens our world in so many devastating...

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The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 2
Jun10

The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 2

 “China and India are problematic.  China ranks second lowest on health and survival measures, largely because of female infanticide. India ranks lowest among large emerging markets.” — Ian Scott   Throughout history, making progress towards gender equality has been a long and hard fought battle.  Today, the violation of women’s rights in emerging markets and around the world still remains widespread.  It...

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The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 1
Jun05

The Global Search for Education: Women – Part 1

 “The 21st century asks colleges to re-conceive the mission of gender equality on a global level.  It also provides an opening to do this in a globally collaborative way that informs and advances all.” — Jane McAuliffe.   Photo courtesy of Tatiana Philiptchenko.  Gender equality can become a lived reality if citizens of the world continue to make it a global goal.  In The Global Search for Education: Women, I...

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The Global Search for Education: Finnish Math Lessons
May23

The Global Search for Education: Finnish Math Lessons

 “We believe that students need to develop self-confidence and trust in their ability to do math, and it is the solving of real-life, simpler problems that gives them the ability to engage in more difficult, abstract tasks.  Only the procedural understanding acquired in this manner will empower students to solve the test problems.”  — Cecilia Villabona  Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls...

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The Global Search for Education: Girls
Mar05

The Global Search for Education: Girls

 “My argument in favor of educating girls is more practical.  We should do it because it is an incredibly powerful tool for ending global poverty.” — Richard Robbins  Girl Rising is the feature film to be released on March 7th, which tells the unforgettable stories of nine real and remarkable girls from Peru, Haiti, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, India, Nepal and Cambodia.  The girls’ stories...

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How Will We Read? – Edith Wharton
Apr03

How Will We Read? – Edith Wharton

Anyone who has experienced the delight of reading the magnificent works of Pulitzer prize-winning author Edith Wharton might enjoy the opportunity to learn more about her life and her books.  Indeed, isn’t the sign of the timelessness of novels such as The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence not just about the decades of discussion and analysis they inspire but also the ongoing fascination with the story behind the story. ...

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