Catch up on what IPDGC and the M.A. Global Communication program have been doing!
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Global connections begin in class
GW students learn how their academic work contributes to cultural exchange By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator IPDGC’s “Connecting Cultures: Cultural Diplomacy and Engagement Workshop” concluded with final presentations by GW students interested in cultural diplomacy and how this engagement brings US citizens and people from other countries closer. The workshop was a collaboration with…
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Remembering Fulbright: The Senator, The Program, And Public Diplomacy
Dr. Lonnie R. Johnson, former Executive Director of the binational Fulbright Commission in Austria, spoke on the history of the education exchange known as the Fulbright Scholars Program, named after its founder Senator J. William Fulbright from Arkansas. This presentation was October’s First Monday Forum, IPDGC’s collaborative event with the Public Diplomacy Council of America.…
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Connecting cultures
A workshop on building cultural diplomacy programs By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator In mid-September, IPDGC kicked off its workshop on cultural diplomacy programming “Connecting Cultures: Cultural Diplomacy and Engagement Workshop”, collaborating with the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. The workshop was conceived with the two-pronged purpose of broadening awareness about cultural diplomacy,…
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Considering opportunities at the State Department
IPDGC Career talk with senior U.S. diplomats By Alexis Posel, IPDGC communications assistant. At the recent career talk held on September 13th, GW students had many questions to ask: “Does having a graduate degree improve employment prospects at the Department of State?” “What are your recommendations for making yourself a good candidate for an FSO…