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Fall 2007 Essay Competition Winners

Posted on February 20, 2008
Previously filed under: Contests
The Global Envision staff is proud to announce the winners of our Fall 2007 essay competition.
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Fall 2007 Essay Contest -- CLOSED

Posted on September 4, 2007
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The Essay Contest is now closed. Winners will be anounced before January 31, 2008.
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Inside the United Nations Secretariat

Posted on July 24, 2007
Previously filed under: Education
Explore the possibilities of working for one of the most valued organizations in the world.
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Tips and Practical Advice for Potential Volunteers

Posted on May 29, 2007
Previously filed under: Volunteering
Thomas Pearmain offers up ways to gain the most out of donating your time for a cause.
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The Student Movement for Real Change

Posted on January 30, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Success Stories
Learn how one student's frustration with the educational system led to a nationally recognized student group.
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Fall Contest Winners

Posted on January 3, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Contests
Global Envision is proud to present the Fall 2006 contest winners.
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Winter 2006-2007 Essay Contest - Closed

Posted on November 16, 2006
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Thank you for your essay submissions . We apologize for the delay in posting the winning articles - they will be up shortly. Thank you for your patience.
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Career Counseling for the Twenty-First Century

Posted on August 3, 2006
Previously filed under: Student Opportunities
Yale University's Chief Econmist, Robert J. Shiller, offers career advice for the new global labor market.
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Why Teach Globalization?

Posted on November 1, 2005
Previously filed under: Feedback
Introduction to the curriculum by Sherman Katz, William M. Scholl Chair in International Business, Center for Strategic & International Studies.
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Not All for Money

Posted on May 19, 2004
Previously filed under: North America, Success Stories
There's a new breed of business student emerging - and profit is not their primary goal.
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'Quiet Corruption' Hurting Africa's Poor

San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 09:22
A World Bank report says teachers and other public servants who don't show up for work are fueling "quiet corruption" throughout Africa that is disproportionately hurting the continent's poor.

Industrial Output Up; Hopes For Factories Grow

NPR - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 08:45
Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase.

Cash For Work and Planning for the Future

Mercy Corps Blog - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 23:23
Two Mercy Corps workers talk with 62-year-old Rosemarie Joseph in her makeshift tent at the Lycée Jean-Marie Vincent displacement camp in Port-au-Prince.

Price Gap Spices Sugar Fight

Wall Street Journal - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 21:09
The battle over U.S. sugar quotas is flaring once more as the gap between domestic and much-lower global prices reaches its widest level in at least a decade.

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