When we insist on shared values and universal human experiences, we erase these productive differences and cripple the potential for equitable collaboration.
Category: internships
Dieynabou Barry
internships, Rediscovering Development: Addressing the Needs of the Rural Poor in India, students
internships, Rediscovering Development: Addressing the Needs of the Rural Poor in India, students
Traveling while Black: India
Being a black woman has proved to be a roadblock when conducting research in India.
Ben Siegelman
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, marine studies, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, marine studies, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
Gleaning from the Gleaners
How do you learn from those with whom you can’t communicate? This question has posed a methodological and ethical quandary as I work on community-based mangrove restoration with Marine Conservation Philippines. My research explores localContinue reading
Dieynabou Barry
internships, Rediscovering Development: Addressing the Needs of the Rural Poor in India
internships, Rediscovering Development: Addressing the Needs of the Rural Poor in India
Sit Down. Be Humble.
Ever sit in class or in a meeting and ask yourself,Continue reading
Alexie Rudman
environmental health, internships, students, travel, Untold Stories of the Manhattan Project
environmental health, internships, students, travel, Untold Stories of the Manhattan Project
Collateral Damage & Coloradan Escapades
Seventy-three years ago today, a fateful explosion altered the lives of the thousands of people living in communities around Alamogordo in a devastating and irrevocable way. White ash fell like warm snowflakes over the desertContinue reading
Ben Siegelman
conservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
Questioning Our Roots
“Hi Joe!” I hear this cheery call often while doing community-based conservation in the Philippines. Filipinos frequently call foreigners “Joe.” It’s a rich, if casual, reference to the military nature of U.S.-Filipino relations: “Joe” derivesContinue reading
Dieynabou Barry
internships, Rediscovering Development: Addressing the Needs of the Rural Poor in India
internships, Rediscovering Development: Addressing the Needs of the Rural Poor in India
Finally!!!
When traveling, when do you first interact with the culture of the place you are visiting? For me, it’s always on the plane ride. This is where you sit near a person returning back home,Continue reading
Taos Pueblo Corn Dance, New Mexico Ablaze, and an Oral History from the Manhattan Project
Deep voices wove and echoed rhythmically through the sun-baked pueblo and as I walked closer into the main plaza the source of these foreign chants were finally revealed. On the North and South sides ofContinue reading
Ben Siegelman
conservation, forests, internships, marine studies, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, forests, internships, marine studies, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
The Mud of the Mangroves
I suppose the smell hits you first. As you walk into a mangrove forest, the deep, gaseous, almost sulfuric smell of the swamp tells you where you are. There’s no point wearing shoes here, andContinue reading
Hawaii: a Paradise in Transformation
What comes to mind when you hear a friend leaving for Hawaii? Coconut palms swaying with the trade winds? Postcard worthy white-sand beaches speckled with lounge chairs and sunbathers? Or on a more sinisterContinue reading