Soft Power: The Monthly Roundup (October Edition)
This is the third post in the Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy’s Soft Power: The Monthly Roundup, a small collection of unique efforts for global diplomacy through culture and the arts.
Soft Power: The Monthly Roundup (August Edition)
Introducing the Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy’s Soft Power: The Monthly Roundup – a blog series dedicated to coverage of worldwide efforts in cultural diplomacy, including through the visual and performing arts, sports, and more…
Water: A World Crisis Too Big To Ignore
Water scarcity is a global issue and soon every region of the world will have to face the challenges it brings. Pollution is tainting the already dwindling freshwater supply we have left and arid and urbanizing areas are overusing water at high rates. A dwindling supply Irrigation and agricultural uses are the biggest divergences for freshwater supplies followed by household and industrial usage. Ninety-six percent of the world’s freshwater resources are in difficult-to-access glaciers in the North and South Poles. This remaining 4% is found in groundwater, land glacier, and surface water resources. Of these other resources, the...
ContinueMeridian International Center from the Eyes of an Intern
For the past semester, I have been extremely fortunate to intern in the GlobalConnect department of Meridian International Center. While I am still a bit in denial about the fact that the semester is almost over, this post will be an opportunity to reflect over the past couple of months and give my thoughts about interning at Meridian. First and foremost, for anyone who is interested in applying to intern in one of the many departments at Meridian International Center, I recommend it wholeheartedly. This internship has been a fantastic opportunity: I have been introduced to great people from...
ContinueRaising Educational Awareness & Literacy Rates in Bangladesh: SUSI Alumni Create Change
This post is part of a recurring series about alumni of the Study of U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders for Public Policy and Government Leadership Program (SUSI) that is run by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Meridian International Center. For other posts about progress SUSI alumni are making in their communities, click here. Thanks to governmental reforms, education in Bangladesh has continued to improve over the past ten years. However, this uplifting progress comes with some disheartening figures: according to a World Bank report, in 2004 almost 1.5 million students were not...
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