This is the fourth and last in a series of posts from our Global Scholars Program blog.
by
Pablo Mota
This is the first in a series of posts from our Global Scholars Program blog.
Tags: global university, globalization
A golf-ball-sized rhinoceros beetle flies through the open-air pavilion and lands on my table. I look up from my notes, an attempt at reworking my African wild dog study methods, and realize I haven’t seen one of these mighty beasts since my junior year in South Africa. The beetle is a welcome companion on this quiet, star-studded night in Jordan’s Ajloun Forest Reserve, when two weeks ago and halfway around the world, I had waved goodbye to my doorman upon leaving my apartment. Creature comforts: another perspective shift made possible by the Columbia Global Centers.
Tags: global university, globalization
Columbia undergraduates have an ambivalent relationship with the Global Centers. On the one hand, the centers are touted by the administration as emblems of a new “global university,” setting us apart from our peer institutions and raising Columbia’s academic clout. On the other, no one seems to know what they are exactly.
Tags: SEE-U, Amman, sustainability, undergraduate programs, CERC
To be honest, I knew very little about Jordan until last year. As a research assistant for the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) I was tasked with delving into the social, environmental and political situation in Jordan in preparation for a developing partnership with the Amman Global Center.
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Yes, it’s true; New York University students from Washington Square Park can simply fly across the Atlantic and complete their degrees at their satellite campus in Abu Dhabi, an island located on the northeastern part of the Persian Gulf in the Arabian Peninsula.
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“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
The world would split open.”
― Muriel Rukeyser
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GSAPP: Palestinian Project is a 3rd year Master of Architecture Studio focusing on historical sites within the country of Palestine. It is a unique time for Palestinians as they try to earn their "seat" within the United Nations. The studio is composed of 8 GSAPP students with professors Anthony Tung and Craig Konyk leading the studio and research being conducted. The team of students will explore different historical centers within Palestine, learning from the historical architecture within the country.
Tags: restoration, workshop, amman lab
RESPONSE Amman LAB Workshop (ALW) brought together scholars and students from five different global universities, the focus of the workshop being response to “public”space within Amman’s centralized historic downtown area. The students and architects conducted research and met at CUMERC, Columbia University Middle East Research Center in Amman, Jordan. From CUMERC students worked closely in groups of 3-4 with students from other universities.
Tags: columbia, Amman, patriotism
It was July 22, a very hot day in Jordan. Actually, it was just like any other day in Jordan. Staying in the sun for fifteen minutes made my skin crinkle with sunburns. My makeshift hijab kept constantly riding up the crown of my head, exposing hair that burned like steel in the corrosive heat.
