By Caroline Ceaser Spending time in Spain—particularly living and studying in Seville—immersed me in a cultural environment that felt both new and deeply welcoming. From the vibrant street life to the warmth of the people, I was constantly reminded that community can be found and built far from home. At first, I felt like anContinue reading “Community Built Far From Home”
Category Archives: Global Scholars
Redefining Community in Law Across an Ocean
By Joyce Bun My only international travel started on June 21st. So pretty recently. I joined Lex Fellowship because it was a unique study abroad program, one I hadn’t hear of before blending law and studying abroad. I took on the London and Washington DC multi-country program to 1. Better understand law in a globalContinue reading “Redefining Community in Law Across an Ocean”
Home Away From Home
By Jordyn Bain Coming to Prague was incredibly nerve-racking. Originally, I was worried about standing out and being unwelcome as a tourist. I wasn’t sure if I would fit in or whether I would find a sense of belonging so far from home. However, those concerns faded as soon as I arrived, and so farContinue reading “Home Away From Home”
My Place in Precision Oncology
By Shiv Patel On the surface, radiation oncology seems a science-based discipline — dose calculations, precision imaging, molecular biomarkers. But the more I continue with my research at Mayo Clinic this summer, the more I am reminded that behind every equation and algorithm is a network of people whose voices educate, complement, or are absentContinue reading “My Place in Precision Oncology”
From Doubt to Departure: Growing Into My Riga Research Journey
By Sophie Works Hi everyone! This is Sophie giving you an update on my trip to Riga, Latvia. In this post, I’ll be letting you in on a few new pieces of information regarding my experience, some environmental influences that have pushed me to take new perspectives into consideration, a bit of self-reflection and evaluation,Continue reading “From Doubt to Departure: Growing Into My Riga Research Journey”
Reflexivity Compass Points
By Raymond Vickers Compass points compass points compass points. Starting off with: N, aka New Information, aka New Info, Aka… what have I learned about my community-based interest? Well, starting off, sustainability is not so visible as I thought in Germany/Europe. Yes, I’ve seen some sonal panels, yes, I’ve seen trashcans (We have anti-bear trashcansContinue reading “Reflexivity Compass Points”
Reflexivity Compass Points
By Samuel Salib Over the summer, I’ve learned a lot about healthcare access, and my perspective has definitely shifted since the beginning. I used to think the main issues were just things like transportation or insurance, but now I see how much deeper it goes and that there are many layers involving cultural barriers, systemicContinue reading “Reflexivity Compass Points”
Reflexivity Compass Points
By Josiah Rivette N = New Information This summer, I am learning about how things work at the federal level in a way I never had before. Before coming to DC, I had a solid understanding of how policy moved through the state level from my time in the Florida Senate. But being in Congressman DarrenContinue reading “Reflexivity Compass Points”
Preparing for my Summer Course on Design for the Just City
By Kaetlyn Patnaude While I haven’t yet started my summer course, I’ve set up interviews for next week with US urban planners and have read some papers about sustainable justice. At the beginning of the summer I didn’t realize how Dutch urban planning has incorporated sustainability principles throughout the history of their country, like greenContinue reading “Preparing for my Summer Course on Design for the Just City”
Finding Purpose in Care: Connecting Clinical Skills to Community Impact
By Caitlyn Katumalla N = New information: I’ve learned a lot this summer about aging, caring for others, and the emotional aspects of community health than I ever would have imagined. I’ve witnessed firsthand how much patients depend on more than just medical assistance through my volunteer work with Big Bend Hospice and the Alzheimer’sContinue reading “Finding Purpose in Care: Connecting Clinical Skills to Community Impact “
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