Sri Lanka: Traces of the Past, Advancements of the Present
By Jarel Sayles Taking a leap of faith, traveling beyond the borders of the United States for the first time was an experience that forever changed my life. Immersing myself […]
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Breaking Out of the Bubble
By Francisco Villaruel As a Chicano growing up in Los Angeles — and later navigating the state systems — my world was often confined to a small bubble. For much […]
At the U.N., a Shared Commitment to Creating Positive Change
By Hiba Zaidi Thanks to the Global Public Affairs Program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, I had the privilege of participating in a five-day immersion program at […]
Data, Diaspora, and Urban Equity: A Planning Student in Brazil
By Shaylyn Becton I thought I was going to São Paulo, Brazil, to analyze inequality through datasets and spatial visualizations, and connect the Black diaspora. I left with sharper coding […]
Institute for Development Impact With UNESCO
By Jerusha Rainy Kannula As a Global Public Affairs (GPA) Fellow at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, I had the extraordinary opportunity to work with the Institute for Development […]
Exploring the Rich Tapestry of History
Behrouz Amirbadvy, Yitian Chen, Jessika Viveros and Jerusha Rainy Kannula We had the pleasure of going to D.C. for Spring Break 2024 with a group of 12 MPP and one […]
Eyes Opened to the Complex Nature of an International Career
Dania Abou Zanaid, Nelowfar Amahmadi. Karina Ourfalian, Isabel Fairclough Upon reflecting on our week in Washington, D.C., we believe it could not have been more insightful, as it was filled with […]
How Globalization Impacts the Practice of Social Work
By Yesenia Garcia MSW ’19 Social workers have a diverse set of skills including crisis management, cultural understanding, comparative social policy analysis, program management and research. These unique skill sets […]
A Career in the Foreign Service
Global Public Affairs hosted an informational session for students wanting to learn more about career paths and opportunities in U.S. government and international development.
How the Olympics Drives Inequality in Cities
Who wins and who loses? Annie Orchier and Azad Amir-Ghassemi of NOlympics LA led a Jan. 24, 2019, discussion of the Olympic Planning Processes in Los Angeles and the growing transnational coalition against the Olympics.
