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Fall 2007 Essay Competition Winners

Posted on February 20, 2008
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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
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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
Previously filed under: Contests
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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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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