http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:45:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/ http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:36:23 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121593 Among International Field Program (IFP) countries Colombia has been particularly successful in attracting dedicated students who have continued their work beyond the two-month IFP; some have gone on to receive awards, deliver reports or even return to Colombia. This article discusses these students' achievements, provides an overview and history of the Colombia program, and presents an interview with Annie Stup, Urban Policy student and 2015 Colombia IFP participant.]]> http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/feed/ 1 http://milanoschool.org/chris-london-and-milano-ifp-students-assist-with-housing-solutions-in-pacora-colombia/ http://milanoschool.org/chris-london-and-milano-ifp-students-assist-with-housing-solutions-in-pacora-colombia/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:00:55 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121140 Milano faculty Christopher London and his International Field Program students spent the summer studying the complex makeup of free housing establishments in Pácora, Colombia.The students were studying and learning about victims of conflict and displacement in Pácora, when they came across the housing plan that provided free housing to over 100,000 people. Over the course of seven weeks, IFP […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/chris-london-and-milano-ifp-students-assist-with-housing-solutions-in-pacora-colombia/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/professor-alberto-minujin-interviewed-by-colombian-newspaper-la-republica/ http://milanoschool.org/professor-alberto-minujin-interviewed-by-colombian-newspaper-la-republica/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:49:13 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120668 In an interview published by the Colombian newspaper La República, GPIA part-time faculty and Equity for Children Executive Director, Alberto Minujin speaks about a recent project, conducted by Equity for Children in partnership with Cómo Vamos and Fundación Corona, to analyze and compare early childhood quality of life in different neighborhoods of four Colombian cities. The goal […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/professor-alberto-minujin-interviewed-by-colombian-newspaper-la-republica/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/alumni-in-the-news-ferney-giraldo/ http://milanoschool.org/alumni-in-the-news-ferney-giraldo/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:38:05 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118528 Originally from Colombia, Ferney Giraldo has spent over 10 years working in youth and family advocacy and community outreach, both in the U.S. and abroad. From 2008–10, Giraldo served as a Youth and Community Development Volunteer in Guatemala. He worked closely with the local Mayan K’iche community, facilitating life skills education and HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for students, teachers, […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/alumni-in-the-news-ferney-giraldo/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp-2014-first-week-in-manizales/ http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp-2014-first-week-in-manizales/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:17:16 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=117281 Before heading to La Merced, Pácora and Supía, the towns where each group is conducting fieldwork in Colombia, students of The New School and the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales (UAM) participated in a series of workshops and meetings during their first week in the country. The workshops mainly focused on team building and contributed to strengthening the relationship between team members (especially among The New School and UAM students, who only met that same week). ]]> http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp-2014-first-week-in-manizales/feed/ 0