Category Archives: Experience Global Learning

Stories of FIU students who found their callings through Global Learning courses.

International Student Engagement

Global Learning leaders profiled in new book

December 22nd | by | With 0 comments
Leaders of FIU’s comprehensive Global Learning for Global Citizenship initiative are featured in a new book on engaging diverse student populations: “International Student Engagement: Strategies for Creating Inclusive, Connected, and Purposeful Campus Environments.” Authors Chris... read more

Banking for the Future

April 02nd | by | With 0 comments
After learning about microfinancing in ECS 3021, Women Culture, and Economic Development, student Andrew Hofmeyer applied for an internship with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, eventually meeting the bank's founder, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.... read more

Doors Open to a Dream Career

April 02nd | by | With 0 comments
In the fall of 2012, student Florencia Dominguez took the global learning course ECS 3021, Women, Culture and Economic Development taught by Dr. Irma Alonso.  The course equipped her with an awareness of global... read more
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Mapping Miami’s Cultures

March 29th | by | With 0 comments
By Moses Shumow, Ph.D.
Miami is often called a center of globalization, a crossroads of different cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities - even the “capital” of Latin America.  But what does it mean to live in... read more