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Posted on August 16, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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One hundred American high school teachers from across the country are internationalizing their fall lesson plans after returning from global professional development visits worldwide.

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Gurgen Balasanyan wanted to harness the power of youth exchange in building tolerance between Armenia and Turkey. After completing the ...

The extraordinary power of youth to change their own worlds and the world around them strikes me anew every day.I see this power manifest in diverse forms and settings – from the Russian...

Former Muskie Fellow Liana Samanyan (right) relies on her past experience to sup

Muskie alumna Liana Sanamyan is working to improve the lives of chronically ill children in Armenia through education. As a 2006 Muskie fellow at Bemidji...

Posted on May 20, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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Evdokia on campus at Lincoln University

For many international exchange fellows who study at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), their stories are those of growth. Quickly moving beyond the one-dimensional images of...

Posted on May 18, 2011 - in International Education, Education, Gender, Youth
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Armenuhi volunteers at the womens' center on campus.

Armenuhi has always been passionate about women’s rights. But living in Armenia, she didn’t know how to get involved, to make a difference. When Armenuhi came to the US to start her...

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Artak Aleksanyan at his office

Artak Aleksanyan is no ordinary journalist. In just three years since his return to Armenia after completing a Muskie fellowship in the US, he not only founded one of Armenia’s most...

Posted on January 11, 2011 - in Education, Research Support
Eli Feiman

"Though I have dutifully presented letters of introduction and affiliation, obtained passes with photos and official stamps, and explained in clear terms who I am and what I am doing in...

Posted on December 15, 2010 - in International Education, Education
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Ani Ter-Mkrtchyan (left) with Fareed Zakaria and Senator David Boren

Ani Ter-Mkrtchyan met journalist and international affairs specialist Fareed Zakaria at a dinner event during his visit to the University of Oklahoma campus.   She also...

Posted on November 22, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution, International Education, Youth
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Students representing Turkey in discussion at Model UN conference.

A group of ECA alumni and other university students debated the Turkey-Armenia relations in recent Model United Nations conference, organized by IREX, in Armenia.