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Tag Archives: countries
Global Café Oct. 17: Japan & London
The Fall 2012 Global Café series continues on Wed., Oct. 17th, from 5-6pm with a focus on Japan and London (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café). In this series, co-sponsored by the Center for … Continue reading
Global Café Sept. 19 @5pm
The Fall 2012 Global Café series kicks off on Wed., Sept. 19th, from 5-6pm with a focus on Vietnam, Mexico and Spain (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café). In this series, co-sponsored by the Center … Continue reading
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Tagged books, center for global education, countries, Europe, global education, international students, international travel, latin america, mexico, Southeast Asia, spain, travel/study, Vietnam
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Lecture series: Brazil, Russia, India, China
The Spring 2012 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “B.R.I.C. (Brazil, Russia, India, China)” and will help you learn about these emerging economies and how they are affecting world power relations. All lectures in this series are free, open to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, articles, Brazil, China, countries, economics, globalization, india, lectures, music, oil, politics, Russia, South Africa, trade, world power
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Pew Global Attitudes Project
Are you interested in public opinion data? “The Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, data, databases, opinions, polls, public opinion, research, statistics, surveys, web sites
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New Stuff Tuesday – October 18
We’ll Always Have Paris American Tourists in France Since 1930 by Harvey Levenstein DC34.5 .A44 L49 2004 New Arrivals, 2nd floor As I busily rush around trying to tie up some loose ends before heading to New York tomorrow [HA, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, countries, france, international relations, new stuff, tourism, travel
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Global Café W Mar 16: Paris, Japan, Belize
The Center for Global Education’s monthly Global Café series on Wed., Mar. 16th, from 5-6pm will focus on Paris, Japan, and Belize (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). Check it out! Andersen Library … Continue reading
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Tagged belize, books, countries, cross cultural communication, databases, global education, international study, Japan, paris, travel study
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Make (& eat!) ravioli! Tues. 3/15
I LOVE Italian food, so I’m excited to announce that on Tuesday, March 15, there will be a discussion of Italian food and culture AND an Italian cooking demonstration in Andersen Library! Audience members not only get to help prepare … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, countries, fun stuff, Italy, lectures, library events
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Global Cafe Feb 23: Ghana!
The Center for Global Education’s monthly Global Café series on Wed., Feb. 23rd, from 5-6pm will focus on Ghana, Africa (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). Know before you go! Andersen Library has … Continue reading
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Tagged books, countries, cross cultural communication, databases, ghana, global education, travel study
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Global Café Dec. 8
The Center for Global Education’s monthly Global Café series on Wed., Dec. 8th, from 5-6pm will focus on Germany, Vietnam and Peru (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). It’s the last fall session! … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, cross cultural communication, germany, global education, peru, travel study, Vietnam
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World Development Report
As a follow-up to a post back in April about the World Bank releasing its data, they just announced that they have also opened up the World Development Report to the world for the same cost: free. That includes access … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, data, economics, electronic resources, international business, statistics, world
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