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Summer Programs Kick Off in Santo Domingo
The 2014 InteRDom Summer Program officially began on May 31, 2014 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, welcoming a diverse group of students hailing from the United States and Argentina.
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InteRDom to Attend 2014 Global Internship Conference in Toronto
“Internships, Co-op, Experiential Education – Where Next?”—that is the theme to be discussed at the 2014 Global Internship Conference (GIC), to be held from June 10-13, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. InteRDom will join the more than 270 professionals, educators, and researchers at the conference hosted by the University of Toronto in partnership with the Academic Internships Council (AIC) and with academic support from Michigan State University.
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Dominican Students Receive Certificates in Transnational Law Through Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program
The Transnational Law Program, the latest initiative of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE), came to a close on Monday, April 21 at the University of Georgia School of Law when students received certificates of participation from Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy director and former Congressman, C. Donald Johnson, and Global Internship Program director Maria Eugenia Gimenez.
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Participants Form New Friendships at National Dominican Student Conference
More than 500 attendees came together from March 27-30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the largest National Dominican Student Conference (NDSC) in its 8-year history, and for the first time students from the Dominican Republic participated in the conference via the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE).
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Commences at National Dominican Student Conference
Nine Dominican college students arrive to Boston today as part of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) to participate in the 8th National Dominican Student Conference, from March 27-30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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GFDD’s RDescubre Program Inspires Environmental Stewardship through Education
GFDD’s RDescubre Program in collaboration with Listín Diario’s Plan Lea, organized an educational whale-watching excursion on March 15th. As part of Geography Week (Semana de la Geografía), the aim of the trip was to promote the exploration of nature, particularly of protected areas.
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InteRDom Correspondent Organizes Presentation at St. Peter’s University
InteRDom, in collaboration with program alumnus and correspondent, Carlos Gonzalez, is thrilled to host an information session and correspondent presentation at St. Peter’s University on Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
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Meet Jim Mahon, GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow Researching Tax Incidence and Tax Reforms in the Dominican Republic and Latin America
The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is pleased to introduce the fellowship of our current scholar, Dr. James E. Mahon Jr., Professor of Political Science and Political Economy at Williams College, and researcher for the Woodrow Wilson Center. Dr. Mahon’s research focuses on the political economy of tax reforms in the Dominican Republic and the region.
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ReCrearte Program continues to gain strength across the country
GFDD/FUNGLODE is delighted to report on the progress of the ReCrearte program, which has experienced great success in the first few months of 2014, spreading to new communities throughout Santo Domingo.
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Innovative Educational Strategy Proposed At GFDD and FUNGLODE Film Forum
An interesting new initiative by GFDD and FUNGLODE, a film forum for “Innovative Education: Proposals concerning the realities of a changing world” began on February 11th at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo. The Forum, which took place with the support of the International Advisory Committee on Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic (CIACT), showed a screening of the film “The Forbidden Education.”
