Archives for April 2014

American universities commonly attract foreign students, but Brazilians have always been a very small number among them. Columbia University, for instance, only had one student from Brazil in 2007. Today, the reality is different; many universities across the country have dozens of Brazilians in their programs. Their backgrounds are diverse, some who come from wealthy families … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Growth in Study Abroad

When tackling the idea of the "universal myth," perhaps it's best to consider the idea of whether or not there are actually universal myths. Sure, many cultures share overlapping deities -- the shape-shifting monkey god in both Indian and Chinese buddhist tradition, the virtual copy/paste between ancient Greek and Roman societies, the trickster gods of Norse and Native American … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Around the World

One of the first things that I talked about in One Nation Under Who was Edward Snowden. It has been almost a year since the Guardian began to write about what Edward Snowden had leaked. Recently, the Washington Post and the Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize of Public Service, one of journalism's highest honors. Edward Snowden saw the prize as "vindication" of sorts. He still … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who: NSA or Google?

I recently watched the film, "Mona Lisa Smile" starring Julia Roberts. The film is about a new professor at Wellesely College in 1954 dealing with changes in gender roles and the purpose of education. The film itself was impressive in its strong female cast of well-developed characters. Although Julia Roberts as the professor was the lead of the film, her students all had their … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Female Ensemble Films