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Michael Carlson (IAFS ’00) discovered his passion for international affairs in his IAFS classes at CU. However, he had another interest that had been with him for many years. As a teenager, Carlson’s family hosted a German exchange student, José
Rana Novack, the daughter of Syrian immigrants, gave Doug Snyder's Humanitarianism class an exciting and informative guest lecture on the Syrian refugee crisis back in 2015. Since then, her work with refugee and humanitarian issues has crossed over
Special congratuations to IAFS majors:Jamie Briscoe, Ecuador (Global Grant recipient)Lauren Hartshorn, France (Global Grant recipient)Soraya Yanez, multiple sitesÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Today: 9 undergraduates to study abroad this spring
Political tensions, climate change, and democracy are normal dinner discussions for students in Ketchum 1B60 on Tuesday nights at the International Affairs Club. Club Co-President Nick Harvey (IAFS ’19) describes the student
Andrea Marr Casanueva’s passion for investing in her local community all started with her experiences abroad.While finishing high school in Maine, she participated in a 10-week Outward Bound program to Central
When Tropical Storm Nate hit Costa Rica in October 2017, Global Grant recipient Kathryn McConnell (IAFS ‘20) was taken by surprise while studying abroad in San Jose. The day of the storm was chaotic—power outages, flooding, and
Diana Dorman is a teaching assistant for IAFS 1000 this year and also a Master’s student in the Environmental Studies program. She recently visited Bonn, Germany to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Below are conference attendee
M any who travel to the city of Cape Town enjoy the robust, modern life of the city center, but Global Grant recipient Shane Henderson (IAFS ‘18) wanted to experience something different. He chose a summer 2017 study abroad
For Jordan Howell (IAFS ’18), starting the summer by intensively reading an assigned textbook on the history of Nicaragua was not her first choice. However, through her experiences in Nicaragua, she came to understand how the politics and history of
When Colorado native Kate Henjum (IAFS ’17) visited Washington, D.C. on a middle school trip, she made a promise to herself: one day she’d work in one of the historical buildings on Capitol Hill. Having seen D.C.’s fast-paced,