Category Archives: School of Language, Cultures, and World Affairs

Publish Your Creative Work in Sanctuary, A National Honors Journal

by bartlettjd
Calling all Honors creatives! Submit your artistic work!

Sanctuary is a national literary and arts journal highlighting creative work by Honors students from across the southeastern U.S. The publication is seeking poems, stories, and visual art created by Honors College students.

Submissions can be made online, with an application deadline of April 14, 2023.

To view previous work published in Sanctuary or to learn more about the submission process, check out SanctuaryJournal.com.

The Borgen Project Internship

by bartlettjd

The Borgen Project believes that the leaders of the most powerful nation on earth, the U.S., should be doing more to address global poverty.

The Borgen Project is an innovative national campaign that works with U.S. leaders to improve their response to the global poverty crisis and make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.

The Borgen Project has several internship and volunteer openings that may be of interest to students. Internships range from Political Affairs, HR, PR/Marketing, Writing, and Journalism.

All internship and volunteer programs provide experience in advocacy, mobilizing, and fundraising, coupled with real industry exposure and an insight into the nonprofit world.

The details of the different positions can be found on our website here.

Internship Location: The programs are based online, so can be undertaken from any location.

Internship Start Dates: We have new programs starting every month, as such applications can be received at any time, through our website. Interns choose the start date that is most appropriate for them.

Mentoring and Supervision: All of our internships have a designated manager who will ensure that our interns are offered an induction to the program and then support throughout the internship with regular online catch-up calls, training/discussion sessions, and are a point of contact for any questions or concerns throughout the program.

Internships are unpaid, but options to receive academic credit are available.

Feel free to contact Lynsey Alexander with any questions about The Borgen Project and internship programs.

Religious Studies Alumni Spotlight Series

by bartlettjd

The CofC Department of Religious Studies is hosting an Alumni Spotlight Series on Monday, April 3rd, at 3:30 in JWST 233.

This event will feature Class of 2018 Honors Alumni Madeline Leibin and focus on “Organizing & Lawyering for Religious Pluralism.

Come out and listen to Madeline reflect on her journey from an undergraduate at CofC, to a conflict resolution worker in Israel, to a law school student at NYU.

All students are welcome to attend!

Fulbright U.S. Student Program Info Session

by bartlettjd

Through its variety of grants, the Fulbright program offers students the opportunity to work, study, and live in another country for up to one year after graduation in one of the over 140 Fulbright partner countries.

A Fulbright can be a great way to begin graduate study, continue research, or pursue a meaningful gap year experience. Students pursuing a Fulbright must have completed their undergraduate degree by the start of the Fulbright grant period and select one of the opportunities listed below:

English Teaching Assistantship: Teach English to students ranging in age from pre-k to college while engaging with the local community.

Open Study: Pursue a master’s degree in one of the many available one-year degree programs, including through a number of field-specific grants.

Open Research: Propose a year-long research project on the topic of your choice in any of the Fulbright countries or pursue one of the field-specific grants in the Arts, Business, or STEM fields.

To learn more about the Fulbright program and the unique opportunities it provides, attend our upcoming info session on March 22nd in Maybank Room 103, from 3-4 PM.

Click here to RSVP for the event. If you cannot attend or have further questions, please contact the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards at nationalawards@cofc.edu.

A Conversation with the Poet Sam Zamrik

by plasmatinc

Exiled Syrian poet Sam Zamrik will give a poetry reading and discussion their work with Honors students.

The Reading: Thursday, March 16 at 9:25 a.m. over Zoom

About the Poet: Sam Zamrik (they/their) is a Syrian poet, translator, musician, and political educator, who lives in exile in Berlin, Germany. They are the recipient of the Wunderblock Award (10.000 Euro), and their first published volume of poetry Ich bin nicht (I am Not), was released on October 15, 2022, with Hanser Berlin Verlag.

Join the Reading: All are welcome. Please register in advance for the Zoom link (https://tinyurl.com/567bc6db)

Discuss Global Leadership with Barbara M. Barrett, former Secretary of the Air Force

by plasmatinc

The 25th Secretary of the Air & Space Force, Barbara M. Barrett, visits campus to discuss leadership on the world stage.

The Speaker: Barbara Barrett has served in many roles throughout her highly accomplished career, including: former U.S. Ambassador, Senior Advisor to the US Mission to the United Nations, Global President of the International Women’s Forum, President of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and CEO of two Fortune 500 companies.

The Events: Students have three opportunities to meet with Secretary Barrett on March 13:

Women in Global Leadership: A Conversation with Barbara M. Barrett
Monday, March 13, 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Beatty Center Room 120 (Impact X Room)
Register to join the conversation

Demonstrating Leadership in International Relations: A Conversation with Barbara M. Barrett
Monday, March 13, 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
Beatty Center Room 120 (Impact X Room)
Register to join the conversation

Study Abroad in Egypt

by bartlettjd

Planning a Study Abroad trip? Consider a semester full of pyramids and pharaohs at the American University of Cairo

The American University of Cairo program is supported by a generous scholarship from the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs; students are strongly encouraged to consider while planning for study abroad.

This exchange program is currently open for the Fall 2023 semester or Fall 2023-Spring 2024 year. 

Funding, up to $7,000 per semester, is available for study in Cairo, Egypt at the American University of Cairo. To apply for funding, see the links in the attached flyer.

Applications are due April 5, 2023.

To learn more about the program, visit the Center of International Education website and review this flyer!

Please contact Melissa Ochal for assistance on CofC exchange programs.

Campus Lecture Series on Environmental Change and Human Resiliency

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The Theodore B. Guérard Lecture Series, Classical Charleston, explores environmental change and human resiliency.

The Events:

  • Multiple lectures on Thursday, February 23 (4:00-6:30 p.m.) and Friday, February 24 (4:00-6:30 p.m.) in the Jeremy Warren Vann Teacher Ed Center (86 Wentworth St.)
  • A two-day workshop, also Feb. 23 and 24 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. each day, focused on developing ideas, methods, and logistics for an international, multi-year, multidisciplinary project in the Epidauria, Greece.

The Discussion: One of the biggest questions facing the world today is how to sustainably balance the needs of society while also adjusting to a changing environment. We have much to learn from a long-term historical perspective on the symbiotic relationship between human society and the environment.

Join the Conversation: The lectures and workshops are open to all CofC faculty/staff/students on a first come, first seated basis. Learn more online, and contact the conference organizer Dr. James Newhard (newhardj@cofc.edu) for more details.