Despite the many appealing student clubs that bid for my involvement, there was only one that truly captured my attention. I approached Ukiah Busch, an intimidatingly tal...
Category: Citizen Diplomacy
“I believe in God, the maker of heaven and earth and myself. The whole world stinks but I am lovely, I am gorgeous, I am divine” These words were repeated ou...
As part of an ongoing series, Matt Clark, Global Engagement Manager at PYXERA Global, is interviewing leaders of organizations that belong to the Citizen Diplomacy Networ...
I was raised in a white bread world, amongst the cherry trees and corn fields of Northern Michigan. In the 1960s, there was nothing global about Elk Rapids, a village of ...
Standing on the peak of HuaShan Mountain, I looked out over Xi’an, China, the starting point of the ancient trade routes that connected East and West via the Silk Road, t...
Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence. Something there is that doesn’t love a wal...
In 2012, Xi Jingping, then Vice President of China, paid a return visit to the small town of Muscatine, Iowa. Xi reflected on his earlier visit, observing: “You were the ...
“Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.” -James A. Garfield, 1880 It is ...
Mohammed boarded the plane with incredible anticipation. After 10 years as a medical professional, he was excited to put his training to work serving overseas. He was at ...
This spring, leaders in international education at Drake University invited the Center for Citizen Diplomacy to give an undergraduate workshop on the theory and practice ...