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Apr 29
ALLIES

FieldEx 2019: Pitting Religious Rebels against a Secularizing Monarchy in a Kinetic Simulation on Conflict Resolution by Lionel Oh (A’21)

by jtijssen

ALLIES hosted its annual FieldEx (Field Exercise for Peacekeeping and Stability Operations) on April 5th-6th, in North Kingstown, RI. FieldEx is a kinetic simulation organized by ALLIES undergraduate students, with support from the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL).

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Apr 17

The Latin American Committee: Exploring Migration by Santiago Moguel (A’22)

by jtijssen

From the migration crisis in the Mexico-US border to the mass Venezuelan exodus, hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans are on the move, escaping armed conflicts, human rights violations, dysfunctional governments, poor economies and climate change.

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Apr 15

Presidents, Corruption and Reform: Fletcher Latin America Group and its “Crash Course” Trek in Brazil by Nigel Robinson (F’1G)

by tuftsigl

Every March the Fletcher Latin America Group (FLAG) facilitates a spring break trek. FLAG consists of students who are from Latin America, of Latin American descent, or Latin Americanists (people who are intimately familiar with the region).

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Apr 10
Tufts International Development

Ram Babu to Senthil: Leaders of Today by Karishma Chouhan (A’21)

by jtijssen

As a member of Tufts International Development: India, I, along with two fellow students, Sachin Vallamkonda (A’21) and Mike Feng (A’21), travelled to India on a scouting and phase out trip.

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Apr 08

Examining the Gender Gap in Mathematics in Spain by Supriya Sanjay (A’19)

by jtijssen

This February, I had the opportunity to visit Barcelona to conduct research for my thesis, which aims to examine the gender gap in mathematics performance internationally. I began laying the groundwork for my thesis in the spring of 2018 when I was studying abroad in Barcelona, so I was able to hit the ground running.

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Apr 03

Asha Sadan: Changing Lives and Mindsets by Mike Feng (A’21)

by tuftsigl

As part of the Tufts International Development India team, this winter we visited several NGOs and communities in India in an effort to find a new project partner. The first NGO that we visited was Asha Sada in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Asha Sadan is an organization under the umbrella organization HELP.

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