IEDP 23-24

In Defense of The Minimum: In Conversation with Fulbright Recipient Fatima

Tolulope Olasewere In this issue of our In Conversation With series, I got to speak with first-year IEDPer Fatima. She is brilliant, thoughtful and funny, and it is my pleasure to share a little bit of our conversation with you. In this conversation, we talk about the continuous impermanence of home, the philosophy of recognizing and celebrating the minimum, and the life-saving value of one … Continue reading In Defense of The Minimum: In Conversation with Fulbright Recipient Fatima

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IEDP, IEDP 23-24, IEDP Spotlight

The Sky Is No Longer the Limit: In Conversation with UNESCO Fellow ’23 Umar

Tolulope Olasewere Initially, I was going to title this series “IEDP Student Profiles.” I sat with that title for weeks, and before tonight I did not really understand why it did not feel right. In the past, when writing profiles, I have sent out Google Forms or Google Docs with questions for the person of interest to respond to. And then I would take those … Continue reading The Sky Is No Longer the Limit: In Conversation with UNESCO Fellow ’23 Umar

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IEDP 23-24, Our Journeys to IEDP

Introducing the 2023 IEDP Cohort!

& all the ways we said goodbye. Hi everyone, I’m Jes and I will be your default narrator this year! Our semester began just 4 weeks ago. I’m still getting to know my cohort mates and all the ways our individual paths have converged at the IEDP. Together, we represent 16 countries spread across 3 continents and speak over 20 languages. Not only do we … Continue reading Introducing the 2023 IEDP Cohort!

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IEDP, IEDP 22-23, IEDP Life, Our Journeys to IEDP

A Message For Future IEDPers: With Love, From the GAs

Dear Readers, We are done with two wonderful semesters of the IEDP and are unable to fathom how quickly it went by. Some of us are gearing up for Summer courses, some are planning itineraries for their internships, and some are graduating already! It is a bittersweet feeling; we are excited about thriving in the world outside of Penn and also nostalgic about our memories … Continue reading A Message For Future IEDPers: With Love, From the GAs

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IEDP, IEDP 22-23, Internship, World

The UNESCO HQ Internship Experience

Dawn Adrian I remember when Dr. Neuman called me into her office regarding internship matching, she asked me if I was still interested in indigenous education and I said ‘Yes!’. Next thing I knew, I was matched with the Inclusive and Gender Equality team in the Education Sector of UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. A Parisian summer? Let’s go! I remember my first day at … Continue reading The UNESCO HQ Internship Experience

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Africa, IEDP, IEDP 22-23, Internship

Some Stray Notations – My Fall Internship with Geneva Global

Justin Rubenstein, IEDP ‘22 Everything about my internship hinged on a little yellow notebook. How on the flight from Washington DC to Addis Ababa where I was to begin my work with Geneva Global, it gathered a new alphabet, letter by letter. And how in between the in-flight movies, naps, and required readings, it acquired the first labored scribblings of polite greetings and pronouns. Into … Continue reading Some Stray Notations – My Fall Internship with Geneva Global

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IEDP, IEDP 22-23, IEDP Life, IEDP Spotlight

IEDPers: On Being A Graduate Resident Advisor (GRA)

Dear Future IEDPers, Moving to a new country and paying so much for your course can be overwhelming! Well, here are several opportunities for you to cut-down costs of living in Philly and build your skill-set: IEDP Graduate Assistant (GA): As an IEDP GA, you work on strengthening the IEDP community through social media, events, and any other support the program faculty may need! You … Continue reading IEDPers: On Being A Graduate Resident Advisor (GRA)

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IEDP, IEDP 22-23, IEDP Life

Future IEDPers: Lessons From CIES 2023!

Radhika Mittal This blog is for future IEDP students as you start to think about attending the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference! Many peers from my cohort grappled with questions like what will I gain from it, how do I select which sessions to attend, or how do we network! I spoke to ten IEDP students who attended CIES 2023 in Washington DC … Continue reading Future IEDPers: Lessons From CIES 2023!

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IEDP, IEDP 22-23, IEDP Life

Guided By Cairns

Dominique Liuzzo My parents gifted me an espresso machine for my birthday this year. When opening the gift, my mom explained it was to help save some money and, more importantly, because she thought I needed it. You may think to yourself, ‘another graduate student coffee cliché’. However, if you are an IEDP student, you would know that it is more than that. On a … Continue reading Guided By Cairns

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