Jun
15
Transformation in Ecuador
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(What is From the Field? Click here to read the intro for this latest segment to our student blog series!) When I traveled to Ecuador this Spring Break, I was not sure what to expect. How different would the social norms and customs really be? Would I be expected to act or behave in ways that I had never […]
Jun
7
Surpassing Expectations: The Professional and Spiritual Impact of My Journey to Ecuador
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(What is From the Field? Click here to read the intro for this latest segment to our student blog series!) Over spring break my United States and Latin American Relations course had the opportunity to travel to Ecuador as part of our studies. As with any trip, you never know just what to expect and actually being in another […]
May
31
The Everlasting Effects of Ecuador
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(What is From the Field? Click here to read the intro for this latest segment to our student blog series!) Reflecting on my time in Ecuador is like reopening a favorite book or having a conversation with a friend that you haven’t seen in forever. We were only there for a week, but that time was so rich, each […]
May
23
A Surprising Lesson in Community
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(What is From the Field? Click here to read the intro for this latest segment to our student blog series!) I am going to be completely upfront with everyone, before this trip Ecuador wasn’t a place on my travel bucket list. I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel around the globe and see […]
May
23
A Week in Ecuador, An Enduring Influence!
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I am pleased to introduce a long-awaited segment for our student blog series, From the Field! Why long awaited, you may ask? The seeds for the experiences shared in these upcoming blog posts stretch back to 2018 and involved, unsurprisingly, a pandemic delay. In February 2018 I traveled to Quito Ecuador in my then role […]
May
9
Navigating the Rapidly Changing Post-Pandemic World with Fareed Zakaria
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(This post is the next in Readings in Reconciliation. Click to learn more about the segment and the series, From the Field.) COVID-19 has existed for only two years, yet has already changed the world insurmountably. The novel virus has disrupted global markets, shaken political institutions, and transformed social structures. Certainly, no country will ever be quite the […]
Apr
8
(This post is the next in Readings in Reconciliation. Click to learn more about the segment and the series, From the Field.) The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed much about the world’s current trajectory. It has also revealed the opportunity we have to ensure a bright future. But will we take it? Will we learn the lessons […]
Mar
29
Nothing is Written
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(This post is the next in Readings in Reconciliation. Click to learn more about the segment and the series, From the Field.) There are many flaws in the human systems we have created. Those flaws act as indicators of when we need to diverge from normality and be intentional about what kind of change we need. Although […]
Mar
29
Readings in Reconciliation from Politics and International Relations Capstone – Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World (From the Field)
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(This post is the first of a set on Fareed Zakaria’s Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World. Click to learn more about the segment and the series, From the Field.) As I worked with colleagues to select books for the capstone this past fall, it seemed fitting that we should include an analysis related to our global […]
Mar
17
Creeping Authoritarianism or Illiberal Reform An Analysis of Anne Applebaum’s “Twilight of Democracy”
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(This post offers the a second student analysis of Twilight of Democracy. Click to learn more about the segment and the series, From the Field.) Historian Anne Applebaum takes her readers to a society on the brink in her latest work Twilight of Democracy. Society, according to Applebaum, is on the brink of becoming more authoritarian and straying from […]