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Thursday, March 28, 2024

[Publications] Everything everywhere all at once

In October 2023, Merlyna Lim published an article, titled “Everything everywhere all at once”: Social Media, Algorithmic/Marketing Culture, and Activism in Southeast Asia" in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 24(2): 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1353/gia.2023.a913644. It's available for download here [PDF] or here [PDF]. In this article,... More

Friday, March 1, 2024

Navigating the Unknown: Lessons in Communicating Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Scott Michell-Dobson We recently passed the four year anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing COVID-19 as a public health... More

by Scott Michell-Dobson We recently passed the four year anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). It's become cliché to say that we're now living in a "post-pandemic world," but at our current crossroads, it's essential to reflect upon the valuable lessons that... More

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 10: Empowerment through Adversity: Journeys of Self-Discovery in Challenging Times

INTRODUCTION by Kathy Dobson In this special issue, we present a collection of deeply personal essays that share the common theme of self-discovery... More

INTRODUCTION by Kathy Dobson In this special issue, we present a collection of deeply personal essays that share the common theme of self-discovery and empowerment amidst challenging circumstances. In these four articles, we learn about the transformative journeys of four students who grappled with some of life’s biggest challenges, including their own... More

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

A Completely Unremarkable Essay

By Sadie Lourie Weise I resent being a pleasure to have in class. In elementary school, parent-teacher interviews were plagued with this saying. But I always believed it was a sickly sweet, flowery way to say completely unremarkable. For the first ten years... More

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

One of the “lucky” ones: The silent struggle faced by the graduating class of 2023

By Emma Cole The whole thing feels sort of like a dream now. What were once freshly laid floor stickers measured exactly six feet apart are now... More

By Emma Cole The whole thing feels sort of like a dream now. What were once freshly laid floor stickers measured exactly six feet apart are now nothing but scraps of sticky residue, the words “STAY APART” no longer legible. Every once in a while, I’ll see a blue surgical mask abandoned on the... More