Category Archives: Academic Morsels

Posts about Universities, University Life & my discoveries about Unis through experience!

World AIDS Day

Posted on December 1, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

Some thoughts on World AIDS Day.Continue reading «World AIDS Day» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged HIV/AIDS, Male Circumcision for prevention of AIDS, PEPFAR, PEPFAR Priority Interventions, PMTCT, Prevention of mother-to-child transmission, WAD12, World AIDS Day | Leave a comment

Top 10 ‘Destination’ Campuses

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Guest">Guest Guest

The top 10 ‘destination campuses’ in the world for every traveling scholar — sights in and of themselves!Continue reading «Top 10 ‘Destination’ Campuses» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels, Art & Culture, Guest Posts | Tagged Kenyon College, London Breaks, Oxford University, Prettiest University Campuses, Scripps College, Show and Stay, Top 10 Destination Campuses, Traveling Scholar, Tsinghua University, University of Bologna, University of Coimbra, University of Copenhagen, University of Gotenburg, University of Tokyo | Leave a comment

TEDx San Francisco

Posted on November 3, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

TEDxSF talk – 11/10/12Continue reading «TEDx San Francisco» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged 7 Billion Well, Deepak Chopra, Global Health, Live Stream TEDxSF, san francisco, Stream TEDxSF, Ted Talks, TEDxSanFrancisco, TEDxSF, UCSF, UCSF Mission Bay | Leave a comment

‘My Life as a Refugee’ — Would You Play?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

The UNHCR has a new game out for your iPhone. ‘My Life as a Refugee’. Cool or insensitive?Continue reading «’My Life as a Refugee’ — Would You Play?» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged Apps, Gamification, My Life as a Refugee, Refugees, UNHCR, United Nations, World Refugee Day | Leave a comment

World Refugee Day

Posted on June 20, 2012 by ShannonElizabeth">ShannonElizabeth ShannonElizabeth

World Refugee Day.Continue reading «World Refugee Day» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged International Rescue Committee, Iraqi Refugees, IRC, Refugee Resettlement, UN, World Refugee Day | Leave a comment

Foreign Aid: Helpful or Harmful?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Admin">Admin Admin

Is foreign aid harmful or helpful? The more I read about it, the more frustrated I get.Continue reading «Foreign Aid: Helpful or Harmful?» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged Al Jazeera, Bilateral Aid, Bill Easterly, Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid, Foreign Aid, Foreign Aid Debate, Foreign Aid: Harmful or Helpful?, Humanitarian, Jeff Sachs, Multilateral Aid, Paul Collier, Povertyeducation.org, White Man's Burden | 4 Comments

Internships – Socially Exclusive?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Admin">Admin Admin

Are internships socially exclusive? Who has the ability to undertake an unpaid internship abroad and how does that limit others’ opportunities to compete in the global market?Continue reading «Internships – Socially Exclusive?» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged DFID, Disparity, Education and Income, Inequality, International Crisis Group, Internships as Social Exclusion, Logical Framework Analysis, London School of Economics, LSE, Opportunities, Social Exclusion, UK, Unpaid Internships | 1 Comment

Recap: The edSocial Media Summit

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Admin">Admin Admin

edSocial Media Summit at Fort Mason. Continue reading «Recap: The edSocial Media Summit» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged #esmsummit, Alumni Futures, Andy Shaindlin, Brian Carter, Cowell Theatre, ed Social Media Summit, edSocial Media, Erin Swanson, Fort Mason Center, Nonprofits, san francisco, Social Media Marketing, Socialbrite, Water.org | 1 Comment

Asian Polyglot :: The African Ingenuity

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Admin">Admin Admin

Re-post from Wendy Lee, owner of AsianPolyglot.com.Continue reading «Asian Polyglot :: The African Ingenuity» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged Africa, African Economic Forum, Asian Polyglot, Columbia, SIPA, The African Ingenuity, Wendy Lee | Leave a comment

Sari Nusseibeh: Two-State Solution is a Fantasy

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Admin">Admin Admin

Great interview with Sari Nusseibeh.Continue reading «Sari Nusseibeh: Two-State Solution is a Fantasy» Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Morsels | Tagged Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Sari Nusseibeh, Two-State Solution | 1 Comment