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The Cosmopolitan Classroom 2.0: Inventive teachers connect classrooms 7000 miles apart August 4, 2009 Online networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn have made it easier for young people to socialize and for professionals to conduct business around the world, but using web tools in the classroom to bring lessons to life for students requires a particularly innovative teacher.	Community Development, Technology, and Libraries: Why the Modern Library is a Catalyst for Change June 11, 2009 The important yet often overlooked role of libraries as vehicles for community development initiatives anchored the latest forum in IREX’s Technology Serving Civil Society Speakers Series, held on June 11 at the West End Library in Washington, DC.
IREX Partners with Bennett College to Introduce Russian Studies Curriculum on Campus May 7, 2009 In the tradition of encouraging and supporting US scholars and students in the field of Eastern European and Eurasia studies, IREX has partnered with Bennett College for Women, one of only two historically black women’s colleges in the United States, to develop and introduce a Russian studies curriculum on campus through the Teaching Fellowship Program for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies.	Community Service Humanizes HIV/AIDS Epidemic for Muskie Fellow April 24, 2009 “No matter how many movies or news stories you’ve watched about [people living with HIV/AIDS], it’s totally different from actually dealing with them on [a daily basis].
Muskie Fellow’s Project Gives Incarcerated Youth a Second Chance April 24, 2009 Youth who are incarcerated are more likely to be incarcerated as adults.*	On the Digital Divide’s Frontlines: Empowering Grassroots NGOs through Mobile Technology March 19, 2009 The potential of mobile technology to help close developmental gaps has been a source of excitement and hopeful discussion.
US and Georgia Universities Share Community Outreach Strategies March 9, 2009 At first glance, the University of California, Davis and Telavi State University, in the Republic of Georgia don’t appear to have much in common. However, it is some of their differences as well as their commonalities that make UC Davis an ideal host for Sophio (Sopo) Arsenishvili, Deputy Head of the International Office at Telavi State University.	Muskie Alumnus Updates January 12, 2009 An update on how six Muskie alumni have been connecting with and contributing to their communities.
IREX Civic Education Fair Demonstrates New Models for Teachers December 3, 2008 On a recent morning at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, secondary-school teachers from Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, and the United States came together to discuss strategies to teach the Holocaust to teenagers. A few feet away, Americans, Indians, and Georgians talked about slam poetry, an urban genre of literature that is often highly political and uses injustices based on race, gender, or economic status as its subject matter.	Mobilizing for Development: Civil Society and ICTs in Southern Africa November 11, 2008 On November 13, IREX’s Technology for Civil Society Speaker Series hosted David Barnard, Executive Director of the Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT).