Milano School » » Latin America http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Alumni Profile: Teo Ballvé Receives Tenure Track Job at Colgate University http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profile-teo-ballve-receives-tenure-track-job-at-colgate-university/ http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profile-teo-ballve-receives-tenure-track-job-at-colgate-university/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 15:30:06 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120230 teo-profile-hiCongratulations to GPIA Alumnus Teo Ballvé, who begins this Fall as an Assistant Professor of Geography and Peace & Conflict Studies at Colgate University in upstate New York. Teo Ballvé earned his Master’s degree The Graduate Program in International Affairs in 2009, and then pursued a PhD in Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profile-teo-ballve-receives-tenure-track-job-at-colgate-university/feed/ 0 OLA Hosts Public Lectures: Struggles for Inclusion in Brazil and Peru http://milanoschool.org/ola-hosts-public-lectures-struggles-for-inclusion-in-brazil-and-peru/ http://milanoschool.org/ola-hosts-public-lectures-struggles-for-inclusion-in-brazil-and-peru/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:30:52 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119795 http://milanoschool.org/ola-hosts-public-lectures-struggles-for-inclusion-in-brazil-and-peru/feed/ 0 Fulbright Scholar and GPIA Student Laura Wainer Brings Latin American Urban Policy Perspectives to The New School http://milanoschool.org/laura-wainer/ http://milanoschool.org/laura-wainer/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2014 01:34:08 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=116895 Laura Wainer"Studying abroad was always a dream of mine and when the opportunity was presented, I felt like it was now or never. I liked the reputation The New School has for fostering anti status quo schools of thought." -Laura Wainer]]> http://milanoschool.org/laura-wainer/feed/ 0 Alumna Emily Miller Continues Latin America Focus Researching at Brookings Institution http://milanoschool.org/alumna-emily-miller-continues-focus-on-latin-america-as-a-supporting-researcher-at-the-brookings-institute/ http://milanoschool.org/alumna-emily-miller-continues-focus-on-latin-america-as-a-supporting-researcher-at-the-brookings-institute/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:14:52 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118467 Emily Miller"[Central Americans displaced by criminal violence] is an issue that truly needs more research given rising levels of violence paired with a severe lack of data. Bringing these varied perspectives together [at the February round table] had a real added value in beginning to understand where the holes are in our current knowledge, what the people on the ground know, and what the policymakers need to know to be more effective."]]> http://milanoschool.org/alumna-emily-miller-continues-focus-on-latin-america-as-a-supporting-researcher-at-the-brookings-institute/feed/ 0 GPIA Alumnus Maximillian Ashwill Discusses Peace Corps, Life at The New School and Working at the World Bank http://milanoschool.org/maximillian-ashwill-2/ http://milanoschool.org/maximillian-ashwill-2/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:16:19 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=116651 maxashwill"The director of the [GPIA], Michael Cohen, once recommended that I take classes based on which professors I wanted to learn from, not based on the actual course description. This was the most valuable advice I received during my time at the New School.]]> http://milanoschool.org/maximillian-ashwill-2/feed/ 0