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Internationalizing Community Colleges To Inspire Globally Competent Leaders, Miranda Morgan Jan 2017

Internationalizing Community Colleges To Inspire Globally Competent Leaders, Miranda Morgan

MA IDS Thesis Projects

All industries are becoming ever more intertwined with the global market, which means that the need for workers with a more globalized mental framework has become much more important. Unfortunately, in higher education institutions, there is a gap between students who have the ability to be in a school with comprehensive internationalized programs (internationalized curriculum, established international partnerships between schools, mission statement with internationalization emphasis, professor exchanges, and study abroad programs) and students who do not. Students who have limited access to internationalized programs are often low-income, first-generation, or returning community college students. This study proposes a comprehensive internationalized program …


No Justice, No Peace: Addressing A Framework For Post-Conflict Restorative Measures And Transitional Justice In Regard To Foreign Fighters In The Syrian Civil War, Travis Rumohr Jan 2017

No Justice, No Peace: Addressing A Framework For Post-Conflict Restorative Measures And Transitional Justice In Regard To Foreign Fighters In The Syrian Civil War, Travis Rumohr

MA IDS Thesis Projects

The Syrian Civil War (2011-present) is one of the great humanitarian disasters of the modern age. The unprecedented involvement of foreign volunteers in the conflict, the complex and multi-layered nature of the war, and the allegations of war crimes against nearly all participants have made the conflict convoluted and complicated. If Syrians are to ever move on from the barbarism of this war, there must be a transitional justice process that addresses the wrongs committed against them. While transitional justice is an ever-evolving practice, it faces unique challenges in the Syrian theater. This thesis seeks to analyze and suggest possible …