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EPIIC
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Narrative & Documentary
Narrative & Documentary
moreThe Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice (PNDP) gives students the skills to explain the world around them to the people around them.
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ALLIES
ALLIES
moreThe Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) is an undergraduate organization dedicated to improving civilian-military relations
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NIMEP
NIMEP
moreThe New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) is a collaborative dialogue and research group studying the Middle East.
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Inquiry
Inquiry
moreInquiry is a global issues simulation program for high school students developed by EPIIC.
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BUILD: India
BUILD: India
moreBuilding Understanding through International Learning and Development (BUILD) is an interdisciplinary student-led program that immerses students in the theory and practice of sustainable developme
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BUILD: Latin America
BUILD: Latin America
moreBUILD Latin America is a student-led organization that immerses students in the theory and practice of sustainable development in Latin America.
The mission of the IGL is to prepare new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership, ready to act as global citizens in addressing international and national issues across cultures.
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Recent Highlights
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Trip to West Point for the Key Leader Engagement Exercise by Senior Joshua Golding
Learn MoreThe old adage that posits that “the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle” holds sway across the United States military. This is especially the case with the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. I jumped at the opportunity to join the ALLIES delegation participating in the Key Leader Engagement (KLE) simulation.
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Despite advances, racial tensions persist in contemporary South Africa By Ana Karen Manriquez Prado
Learn MoreReflecting on my experience in South Africa this summer has been difficult to say the least. Given the past social and economic situations in the country, visiting South Africa was a unique experience.
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Students Journalists Investigate Rajasthan Free Medicine Scheme By Sophia Grogan
Learn MoreOver the summer, students in the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice participated in a two-week workshop looking at the Free Medicine Scheme (RFMS) in Rajasthan, India. The six students from Tufts University were joined by six, young Indian journalists and students; the group worked collaboratively to document the history, impact and future of the RFMS initiative.
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Benjamin Sacks, Tufts grad and Ph.D. candidate in history at Princeton, spoke about the role of geography in creating international conflict
Learn MoreBenjamin Sacks is a Ph.D. candidate in history at Princeton University and the inaugural Graduate Fellow of the Center for Digital Humanities. He is deeply interested in the confluence of empire, geography and planning, as well as in the history of urbanization.
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Guest speaker and the founder of The European Alexander Görlach discussed Religion and Politics with EPIIC students
Learn MoreAlexander Görlach is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of The European and a Visiting Scholar at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Prior to founding The European, Görlach worked for several major German newspapers and broadcasters. He served as online editor of the political monthly Cicero and regularly appears as guest commentator on N24 television.
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Tufts EPIIC guest lecturer Karl Kaiser, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School, spoke about Refugees in Europe last week
Learn MoreKarl Kaiser is Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School and Senior Associate of the Program on Transatlantic Relations of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He was a Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations, Bonn/Berlin and an advisor to Chancellors Brandt and Schmidt. He was a member of the German Council of Environmental Advisors.
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Challenges to Clean Water Access in Malawi by Emma Inhorn
Learn MoreToday was very eye-opening. We conducted interviews with families about their water. Many people told me, through my translator Joseph, that they have no way of knowing whether their water was clean, but that they have no choice but to drink it, as it is the only water they have.
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Visiting a School in Imbabura, Ecuador by Cristina da Gama
Learn MoreNitya and I have recently returned from Quito, Ecuador, where we had the opportunity to visit schools, NGOs, communities, and beautiful landscapes. The purpose of our trip was to work on a BUILD: Latin America and Libraries Without Borders’ project called the Koombook Program, which aims to provide portable digital libraries to vulnerable communities.
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Preventative mental health program in Kashmir schools by Ogul Girgin
Learn More“They make a devastation and call it peace” - Agha Shahid Ali
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Democratization in the Post Arab Spring Era by Isaac Nsubuga
Learn MoreThis summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Jordan for my capstone research. This was made possible with financial support from Tufts University Institute of Global Leadership, and The Fletcher School Office of the Associate Dean. My study focuses on understanding the circumstances in which civil society organizations operate.
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Cape Town and Startups by Vance Matthews
Learn MoreAfter finishing up my first month in iXperience, they placed me into Ker & Downey Africa, a travel startup based in Cape Town, South Africa. I’m not new to the world of startups—last summer I interned at a business design company.
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Randomized Controlled Trials in a Developing Country Context by Ananda Paez
Learn MoreConducting a Key Informant Interview (KII) on the outskirts of Makeni town, Bombali province, Sierra Leone
Open Society Foundation Photojournalism Project on Hepatitis C in Rio de Janeiro
Oslo Scholars: Abebe Gellaw
EMPOWER Research: Darmaji Village and Karawang, Indonesia
The IGL network spans the globe. Student, Alumni and Experts can be found participating in research, programs and events world wide. SEE ALL