It’s My Time to Share

By Luisa Escobar, Mexico Hello everyone! Today on September 14th, 1824 in in Chiapas, we celebrate the annexation of Chiapas to Mexico. This was carried out through a plebiscite, which

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ITD Welcomes Fall 2023 Professional Fellows for Economic Empowerment Program

Eleven distinguished Professional Fellows hailing from Guatemala and Mexico have commenced a transformative six-week program in Amherst, Massachusetts

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Honduran Professional Fellow Defends Master’s Thesis

Isabel Alejandra Cruz Rivera, a recent alumna of the Professional Fellows program implemented by the Institute for Training and Development (ITD) in Amherst, Massachusetts, has successfully defended her Master’s

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ITD’s Writing for Publication 2023

This summer, SUSI Scholars from the 2022 cohort, now back researching, advising and teaching at their home universities, have re-connected in the 2023 Writing for Publication course

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A Common Interest

By Heba Labib, Egypt Today marks the last working day of a six-week-long SUSI program. The Study of US Institutes program, sponsored by the US Department of State and managed

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Imagine all the People Sharing all the World

By Roy Campos, Costa Rica Once upon a time, a group of scholars decided to change the world while struggling with their country’s challenges. As time passed, life put them

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A Visit to the United Nations

By Gapbar Hallyyev, Turkmenistan Hi, I am Gapbar Hallyyev from Turkmenistan and I am one of the 18 privileged scholars to attend the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) on

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Exploring the East Coast

This is Asma Fradi, an associate professor at El Amir Abdelkader University of Islamic Sciences-Constantine, Algeria. Embarking on a month-long journey to Boston, followed by a week in the vibrant

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New York City Highlights

By Ramina Mustafayeva, Azerbaijan My name is Ramina Mustafayeva and I came from Azerbaijan to participate in this wonderful academic program. First, I would like to highlight and thank our

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Exploring NYC and NYU

By Kinga Biró, Hungary I am a senior researcher at Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Hungary. It has been five weeks since I arrived in Boston as part of the Study

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