Region – Global Student Square

Preserving ‘Academic Mobility’ for Afghan Students and Refugees

September 27, 2021
Beatrice Motamedi
Crisis & Conflicts, Education, Immigration, iSDG, Justice & Equality, Middle East, Opinion, Women

They’ve gone dark: Afghans who helped the U.S. military, trained as American-style journalists and rode the wave of women heading to higher education are destroying the diplomas, transcripts and résumés that prove how they built civil society in the country that the U.S. has left behind.

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Recent string of celebrity suicides puts spotlight on mental health in Japan

December 22, 2020
Erika Hornmark
Asia, Culture, News

At a time when the world is suffering from a pandemic, there is a very different but similarly tragic death toll taking place in Japan, one that is striking young people in the prime of their lives and in ways that challenge easy explanations.

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When it comes to making political peace, leave it to the pros

December 22, 2020
Sydney Lee
Culture, Interview, Politics, USA

We consulted with three experts — a family lawyer specializing in divorce, a clinical psychologist, and a stand-up comic — for a different take on the kind of conflict resolution America might need.

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Colleges make mental health a priority following a divisive 2020 election

December 22, 2020
Sydney Lee
Education, News, Politics, USA

Stress isn’t a subject you’d expect to find in a college syllabus. But this year, American universities took a cue from a pandemic and a presidential election to tackle stress and offer mental health resources for students, many of whom were learning remotely.

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OPINION: California teens deserve a healthy approach to sex ed

December 22, 2020
Natalie Venable
Art, Culture, Education, USA

It’s 2020. Why are we still pretending that “Just Say No” works?

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Break the box and create a fifth wave of feminism

December 22, 2020
Paige Mays
And We Rise, Culture, Justice & Equality, News, USA, Women

The fourth wave, which Grady says was triggered by the Women’s March after Trump’s inaugural, included the #MeToo movement and a fight against stereotypes. That leaves the fifth wave. As a 16-year-old, I know that my generation gets to create it. But what should it be?

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“We wish it becomes safe” — three Pakistan journalists describe the challenges they face in life, career

December 22, 2020
Paige Mays
Asia, Crisis & Conflicts, Interview, Justice & Equality, On Media, South Asia, Women

"I remember when I joined journalism, I wanted to be a crime reporter," said Zainab, "but I was told that women are made for 'soft beats' only. When I didn’t go by these rules, I was labeled a slut who wants to be surrounded by 'men.' This motivated me to change this narrative."

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Doing “something we’re proud of” — how athletes are kicking social change forward by using their voices off the field

December 22, 2020
devon_lee
And We Rise, Culture, Justice & Equality, News, Sports, Uncategorized, USA

While professional athletes such as Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James and Megan Rapinoe dominate the social and political circuit of the sports world, amateur and student athletes have started to make noise.

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OPINION: Why California Needs To Burn

Practiced in the U.S. by Native Americans before it was put to a stop by the federal government, the idea of letting wildfires burn to their natural conclusion instead of seeking to suppress them has recently gained popularity.

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OPINION: Resolution for a new year — private schools must catch up to public goals

December 22, 2020
Grace Sandman
Education, Justice & Equality, Opinion, USA

By law, public schools cannot refuse any student who comes through the door, for reasons of color or any other. But the ability of private schools to select the students they want makes diversity a choice and not necessarily a given.

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