Getting to global: Road trip to a rainbow nation and a call for global citizenship
As far back as the third grade, I dreamed of being a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa. My patriotic granddaddy tried to convince me that we had more than enough problems to tackle here in ‘Merica, but I always had a global calling. The year after my graduation from Duke, I joined the Peace Corps and worked as a health educator with village health workers in Togo, West Africa. Together we built wells and latrines and educated people about clean water, sanitation and other healt
Few African Americans studying abroad is a loss for everyone
Only about 5% of US college students who travel internationally are African American, according to a recent article in The Atlantic. This is a loss for African American students, who are missing out on the unique learning opportunities and career boost that study abroad affords. It's also a loss for international study program participants and in-country counterparts, who would benefit from African American students' academic and social contributions. Early education and fund
