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 […]
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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.
Firsthand Tales of International Conflict Resolution
Diplomat, lecturer and author Rick Barton discussed his experience serving as an American ambassador and his recently published book, “Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a Turbulent World,” at a Global Public Affairs gathering on Nov. 1, 2018.
Growing Gender Equity through Gardens in Honduras
By Michelle Einstein, MURP ’19 During the weeks I spent in Honduras, I learned a lot from meeting with local community members — about gender issues for rural farmers, the […]
Disaster Management in the Philippines
By Justine Anne Pascual, MURP ’20, MPH ’20 I was raised in a Filipino household, but I was the only one born in the United States. Although my parents maintained […]
Empowering Women in Rural Communities
By Yesenia Garcia, MSW ’19 This summer I had the amazing opportunity to be an intern with IMSS (Instituto Mexicano de Servicios Sociales), which is the social services department in […]
