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The Otto and Fran Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement is a vibrant hub for global learning at Connecticut College. #GlobalAtConn

New London, CT
Joined April 2017
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Get application tips from CLS Alumni Ambassadors Xavier, Alexandra, Bridget and Abdul! You won't want to miss this one. Register 👉 buff.ly/3N11Gq1 @ECAatState #IHitSubmit #SayYestoCLS #CLSAlumni #ExchangeOurWorld
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Six Camels will receive grants from @FulbrightPrgrm to teach English and conduct research abroad for an academic year. You'll find these Camels in Taiwan, Greece, Kazakhstan, Germany, and Bulgaria. 🐪🌎 #CamelsDefyBoundaries #Fulbright 📰 bit.ly/3w0OV6W
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Moriah Prescia ’22 has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to embark on a year of international exploration of the funding, production and distribution of documentaries that inspire environmental justice and social activism. #CamelsDefyBoundaries 📰 bit.ly/3OI9qxI
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Emily Hackett, an international relations and Slavic studies double major and German studies minor, has been awarded a $34,000 Beinecke Scholarship to help fund her graduate studies. 📰 bit.ly/3ORC2V9
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For the fifth time in seven years, the @StateDept has named @ConnCollege as a top producer of @FulbrightPrgrm students! 🌏🐪 Read more: bit.ly/3tqGsIO
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PLEASE RETWEET! We're getting ready for our college & career-focused Global #CRED2022. Add this FREE, informative, international LIVESTREAM BROADCAST on Thursday, February 17th to your calendar and register with this link. 9465783.typeform.com/to/BiXh…
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Walter Commons retweeted
COLLEGE SENIORS IN OR FROM CT: How would you like a quality job in a growing CT company, $5000 cash grant and a year of career management training? Check out the Governor's Innovation Fellowship and apply NOW. bit.ly/3z1INKY #CTjobs #techjobs #biosciencejobs
Walter Commons retweeted
Have you started your application yet?! The Junior Summer Institute is a graduate-level prep program for undergrad juniors committed to public service careers. Hosts: @fordschool @GoldmanSchool @uwevansschool @HeinzCollege @PrincetonSPIA @HHHSchool ppiaprogram.org/page/junior-…
Tashayla “Shay” Borden ’21 and Jack Rider-McGovern ’21 have been awarded Watson Fellowships for 2021! The highly competitive Watson Fellowship is a one-year, $36,000 grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the U.S. 🐪🌏 Learn more: bit.ly/3qSKyWY
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In honor of #Fulbright75, we'll be hosting online events and opportunities to connect with the global #Fulbright family all throughout the year. But you don't have to miss a beat! Follow the link below to stay up to date with our yearlong celebration. ⤵️ bit.ly/39ty5n0
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Walter Commons retweeted
Across the world, there's considerable awareness raising and many messages reinforcing a #ChooseToChallenge call to action. Let's hope #InternationalWomensDay results in a significant leap forward as we collectively create a more inclusive world. #IWD2021 @AlightMediaUK
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On the 75th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s iconic Iron Curtain speech, we are delighted to launch our impact report, covering 65+ years of Marshall Scholarships marshallscholarship.org/the-… #MarshallImpact #BeAMarshall @MarshallAlums @ukinusa @usainuk @FCDOGovUK @10DowningStreet
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The conflict in northeast India has resulted in the killing of over 50,000 people, @BinaNepram writes. "Our schools, colleges, cultural sites and hills have become military barracks." wapo.st/3kG6vps
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🚨 New paper alert. This was an amazing collaborative effort. First record of #acropora spawning in a Colombian #MPA. Thanks to @ConnCollege and @GlobalAtConn for their support! – at Ledyard, CT
Our coral note on Colombian #Acropora spawning in #IslasdelRosario last year is finally published! Thanks to all our collaborators & we hope to do more work! aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol31/iss… @MaritimeAqua @ParquesColombia @OceanarioIslas @AcuarioRodadero @Unimagdalena @Utadeo_edu_co
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New videos coming today. Catch yesterday's offerings? All <15min. All address systemic racism in the US (w some links to global issues/locations). All are indispensable public scholarship. Thank you, contributors! #ScholarStrike youtube.com/channel/UCu76Imm…
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Here's our CNN op-Ed on the how and why of #ScholarStrike cnn.com/2020/09/08/opinions/…
resources! free articles! #ScholarStrike
In support of #ScholarStrike @SAGEsociology and @ASAnews is opening ALL of the articles of @SREJournal for free until midnight tomorrow!! Share widely! Enjoy these resources in the fight for #racialjustice
TODAY IS #ScholarStrike and our first day of videos are up on our You Tube channel ggle.io/3PUM Go take a look. We have over 20 videos to share with you and your students today!!!!
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The application for CLS 2021 is now open! Visit clscholarship.org/apply to apply today. #IHitSubmit #SayYestoCLS
Walter Commons retweeted
𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 racism 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 anti-semitism 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 xenophobia 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 intolerance We can all #StandUp4HumanRights and help build a world free of discrimination, hate & violence.
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