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May 19, 2020
Trans-Atlantic Memories: Senegal’s Hip-Hop Griots and the Black Radical Tradition
Faculty seminar participant Kimberly Monroe reflects on the deep musical and cultural traditions that live on in Senegal's hip-hop artists.
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May 1, 2020
Senegal’s Diversity Is Its Way of Life—and Its Future
Faculty seminar participant Hoa Nguyen discusses how Senegal’s cultural and geographic diversity may be the key to its future prosperity.
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Apr 24, 2020
Innovative Approaches to Sustaining Jordan's Local Communities
Pauline Sullivan, a 2020 seminar participant, discusses how innovative approaches to handicrafts are helping sustain Jordanian communities.
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Apr 10, 2020
Explaining Northern India's Oppressive Smog
Mukila Maitha, participant in the faculty seminar to India, examines Delhi’s suffocating smog and what is being done to lessen its impact.
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Apr 6, 2020
Awakening to Africa's Brilliance
Anita Gaul, participant in the Senegal faculty seminar, conveys how the experience transformed her understanding of West Africa.
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Apr 1, 2020
Lessons in Sustainable Tourism from Jordan
Joylin Namie, participant in the CAORC faculty seminar to Jordan, discusses challenges to sustainable development in marginal environments.
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Mar 30, 2020
Online Resources from the CAORC Network
As classes shift online and people begin to telework, the CAORC network of 25 overseas research centers has a wealth of online resources.
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Feb 14, 2020
Apply now! Faculty Development Seminars for Community College and MSI faculty and Administrators
Applications are currently being accepted for two international faculty development seminar opportunities!
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Jan 24, 2020
Event in Washington DC on February 10: Rohingya-Beyond the Crisis Narrative
Rohingya--Beyond the Crisis Narrative: Statelessness and the Implications for Myanmar and Bangladesh
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Dec 13, 2019
New Fellowship Program from the Inya Institute in Myanmar (Burma)
The Inya Institute has launched a new fellowship program, the CAORC – INYA Short-Term Fellowship Program for US Graduate Students
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Nov 7, 2019
CAORC Fellows and Events at MESA 2019
CAORC fellows and ORC representatives will feature prominently at the upcoming MESA Annual meeting.
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Nov 4, 2019
Mary Ellen Lane, 1946–2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Mary Ellen Lane, the heart and soul of CAORC.
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Oct 10, 2019
Returning Home to Senegal for the First Time
Mary Altair reflects on what Senegal teaches us, in spite of our many differences, about the commonalities of the shared human experience.
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Sep 26, 2019
Searching for Mexico's Past
What are the links between an 18th-century smallpox outbreak in Mexico and present-day resistance to the measles vaccine in New York City?
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Sep 25, 2019
Learning the Political Value of Space in Pakistan
Paul Edleman on the social and political functions served by urban spaces in the historic city of Lahore, Pakistan.
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Sep 9, 2019
2019-20 CAORC Fellowships: Now Accepting Applications
CAORC is pleased to announce the 2019-20 fellowship applications are now available online!
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Aug 30, 2019
ARENET Launches Tools for Researchers Guide
The Americas Research Network (ARENET) recently launched Tools for Researchers, a resource for scholars conducting research throughout the A
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Aug 26, 2019
Learning to Teach India through Travel
The participants in CAORC’s 2019 faculty development seminar to India. Karen Guerrero, Assistant Professor at the Mary Lou Fulton...
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Aug 16, 2019
Nourishing Body and Spirit: Family, Food, and Community in Senegal
Preparations for a communal meal served to participants in the Senegal faculty seminar. Photo courtesy Mbye Cham. In this essay, De Anna...
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Aug 6, 2019
From the Ashes: Salvaging Yemen’s Destroyed Past through the Kaplan RPI Program
Local volunteers excavating through rubble to find objects buried under the destruction of Yemen’s Dhamar Museum. This CAORC Field Note...
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