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Be A Global Citizen!
A podcast that explores the tools, perspectives, and spirit of global citizenship. Who is a global citizen? What value does global citizenship add to one's life and society at large? Do you consider yourself to be a global citizen? Join Scott Bower, a teacher and educator, who explores these questions to map out new pathways towards a future that is hopefully more peaceful, sustainable, and interconnected. Let's all be global citizens!
Episodes
- Be A Global Citizen!
234. George Koichi Wong: Creativity and Optimism as Revolutionary Acts to Promote Peace
George Koichi Wong is a Peace Research Fellow at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue, with expertise in regional security in Eastern Europe and…
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233. Adam W. Sadberry: Being A Direct Conduit for Humanity Through Sound and Education
Adam W. Sadberry is an accomplished flutist and educator recognized by The Washington Post as one of its “23 for ’23.” He has performed at prestigious venues…
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232. Lizzy Guthery: Understanding the World Around Us to Learn How to Care More
Lizzy Guthery is an Architectural designer, with specialties in sustainability, energy modelling and natural materials. She works with Design and Make…
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231. Jesus Flores: Believing in the Great Potential of Oneself and Others
Jesus Flores is an educator, author, and researcher dedicated to empowering underserved communities. He currently serves as the Assistant Principal at Diamond…
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230. Lucas Welter: Embracing Ambiguity and Wonder
Lucas Welter is a global strategy and organization development executive with more than 20 years of experience leading transformation, talent development, and…
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229. Sharon Counts: Being Artist Citizens who Lead with Collaboration and Curiosity
Sharon Counts is an Assistant Professor of Business and Design Strategies at Parsons School of Design, The New School. Her research-led creative practice…
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228. Tonikiaa Orange: Cultivating Communal Spaces for Empowerment and Belonging
Dr. Tonikiaa Orange serves as the Director for the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA Ed&IS and Director for the Culture and Equity Project (CEP) at UCLA…
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227. Vivi Wei: Listening to Your Heart and Evolving What It Means to Change the World
Vivi Wei is Brand Manager and Business Development Director at Brain Co. in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is a recent graduate from the Harvard Graduate School…
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226. Cathleen Kong: Innovation Starts with Empathy
Cathleen Kong is a computer science educator and former software engineer at Microsoft with experience teaching, designing technology-enhanced learning…
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225. Sarah Wider: Honoring and Learning from Glimmers of Memory through Storytelling
Dr. Sarah Ann Wider is emerita professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Colgate University. A distinguished scholar of American…
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224. Herminio Perez: Change the World, One Smile at a Time
Herminio L. Perez, DMD, MBA, EdD is a nationally recognized leader in dental education, student affairs, diversity, and academic innovation. Herminio currently…
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223. Michael Miller: You Don’t Move Through the World as a Solo Act
Dr. Michael Miller is a mission-driven executive leader with 20+ years of progressive experience across higher education, including academic affairs, student…
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222. Handrio Nurham Making Human Connections through Philosophy and Opera
Handrio Durham is an anthropologist (Boston University) with an MA in philosophy (Texas Tech University). His work lies at the intersection of culture…
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221. Denise Nelson Nash: Discovering Culture is Finding your Bridge to it
Dr. Denise Nelson Nash is a strategic leader and transformational project expert. She is the Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees at Scripps…
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220. Hans Schattle: Patriotism and Global Citizenship in Times of Crisis
Dr. Hans Schattle is a Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. He teaches coursework in citizenship, democracy, civil…
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219. Sheila Nabanja: Treasure your Deep Roots while Forging a Global Identity
Sheila Nabanja is the co-founder of Musizi University in Uganda: the first liberal arts university in the country, opening its inaugural cohort in January…
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218. GC Talks with Fumihiko Tominaga: Climate Change is Linked to Your Daily Life
Fumihiko Tominaga is an environmental and social safeguards specialist working at the intersection of climate finance and policy, sustainable development, and…
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217. HGSE Global Citizen: Casey Lartigue: Empowering North Korean Refugees to Speak Their Stories
Casey Lartigue is the co-founder and co-president of Freedom Speakers International (FSI) in Seoul, Korea. He is co-author of Songmi Han’s memoir "Greenlight…
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216. GC Talks with Felipe Iwahashi: Harnessing the Complexity of Multilingual and Multicultural Identities
Felipe Iwahashi is a multilingual professional with a strong background in linguistics, cultural exchange, and educational research. He has extensive…
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215. GC Talks with Michelle Hobby-Mears: Being Anchored in Faith to Create Value
Michelle Hobby-Mears is the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Activities at Soka University of America (SUA). She speaks about her journey to…
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214. HGSE Global Citizen: Frank Arce: Education as a Bridge to Joy in Difficult Times
Frank Arce is the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He is a mission-driven leader who…
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213. HGSE Global Citizen: Christine Hwang: Building Digital Tools and Environments to Facilitate Greater Human Connections
Christine Hwang is an online learning designer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is interested in civics and literacy learning design for…
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212. HGSE Global Citizen: Simon Chow: Navigating Belonging as a First Gen Student in Local and International Spaces
Simon Chow is PhD candidate at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. He is a first gen student who immigrated to the US from China with his…
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211. GC Talks with Alejandra Valencia: Confronting Social Injustices and Educating the Next Generation of Leaders as a Daughter of Migrant Workers
Alejandra Valencia is an elementary school vice principal with over three decades of teaching experience. Her story starts with the struggles of moving to the…
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210. GC Talks with Yukari Hirano: Cultivating Long-Term Happiness as Foundational Curriculum in Schools
Yukari Hirano is the Vice Principal at the International School for Sciences and Culture in Costa Mesa. She is passionate about creating an inclusive and…
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209. GC Talks with Julian Velarde: Navigating Change and Finding Meaning in Life
Julian Velarde is the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at the Orange County Fire Authority. He is passionate about fostering an inclusive environment…
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208. GC Talks with Paul Sherman: Building Greater Awareness of Our Interconnection
Dr. Paul Sherman is recently retired Chair, Community Social Services program at the University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Canada. He is the founding and…
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207. GC Talks with Naomi Otsuka: Finding Beauty in the Questions We Ask about Ourselves and the World
Naomi Otsuka is an actor, writer, and singer. She is interested in philosophy and the aesthetics of beauty across different cultures. Her curiosity about how…
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206. GC Talks with David Jackson: Igniting the Spark of Learning Within Each Student
David Jackson is the founding Head of School at the South Bay Classical Academy. Previously, he was Head of School at Canterbury School, a PK-12 independent…
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205. GC Talks with Toko Itaya: Small Acts of Kindness Make Big Impacts on Language Learning
Toko Itaya is a doctoral student in curriculum studies at DePaul University. She is a Japanese teacher who has taught high school and undergraduate students in…
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204. HGSE Global Citizen: Alexis Redding: Being the Author of your own Story
Alexis Redding is a faculty member at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research interests include college access, mental health, and human…
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203. GC Talks with Gonzalo Obelleiro: Cultivating Awareness that People Experience the World Differently
Gonzalo Obelleiro is Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies at DePaul University. His research interests include curriculum theory, philosophy of education…
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202. GC Talks with Emma Sherbine: Bridging the Digital Divide in Sub Saharan Africa
Emma Sherbine is an educator, social media influencer, UN youth representative, and world traveler. She is engaged in digital outreach in Liberia where she…
Be A Global Citizen!201. GC insights by Nitesh Sil
Check out what Nitesh Sil has to say about being a global citizen! For the full conversation, you can search for episode 18. Enjoy!
Be A Global Citizen!200. GC insights by Lynn Harper
Check out what Lynn Harper has to say about being a global citizen! For the full conversation, you can search for episode 13. Enjoy!
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199. Ryan Hayashi: Persevering through hardships to reveal the humanity of students and teachers
Ryan Hayashi is a math teacher in Arizona with over 13 years of teaching experience. He began his teaching career through Teach for America and was placed in…
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198. Lisa McMillan Delehoy: Learning together and building trust with young learners
Lisa McMillan Delehoy is a dedicated educator with a passion for designing and delivering curricula that empower and educate young people while fostering…
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197. HGSE Global Citizen: Barbara Best: Building healthy ecosystems of care through tight-knit roots
Barbara Best is a community organizer, youth advocate, and system change leader with 25 years of experience in nurturing the power of communities to build a…
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196. Reflecting on 5 years of Be A Global Citizen!
Happy 5 year anniversary to Be A Global Citizen! Check out this reflection where I share the origins of the podcast, the evolution of the podcast and myself as…
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195. HGSE Global Citizen: Charli Kemp: Looking for the light and rooting oneself in love
Charli Kemp is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Change The Tune. She is a curator of transformative learning experiences that empower…
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194. HGSE Global Citizen: Sabrina Sheikh: Showing up as a leader for yourself and others
Sabrina Sheikh is the senior program manager at the Institute for Educational Leadership. She is committed to building inclusive systems where all young people…
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193. Maria Guajardo: We make the road by walking
Maria Guajardo is a goal-driven and innovative global leader. She has held government roles, non profit leadership, and university deanship. The theme of…
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192. Jason Lions: Engaging in Life-to-Life Encounters to Transform the Individual and Society
Jason Lions is the regional vice president for Center for Social Dynamics. He has worked as a teacher, coordinator, principal, superintendent, and executive…
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191. HGSE Global Citizen: Generosa Sangco-Jackson: Examining Ancient Languages to Reaffirm our Common Humanity
Generosa Sangco-Jackson is a PhD in Classics and Classical Languages from the University of Florida and a recent graduate from the masters in Education…
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190. HGSE Global Citizen: Larry Meadows Jr.: Being the Happiest Person You Know
Larry Meadows Jr is a recent graduate from the Education Leadership Doctorate program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. His career started in finance…
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189. HGSE Global Citizen: Reem Olaby: We rise by lifting up others
Reem Olaby is an accomplished pharmacist, educator, researcher, and leadership trainer with more than 15 years of scientific research experience and 14 years…
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188. HGSE Global Citizen: Alex Smith: Partnering with Families to Inspire Hope for the Future
Alex Smith is the Executive Director of an Early Childhood Center in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He has taught at the preschool and kindergarten levels for over…
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187. Chirag Patel: Human Connections and the Willingness to Engage with Others
Chirag Patel is an educator, writer, and media specialist who lives in Los Angeles. He is the son of immigrants and was taught by his parents the value of grit…
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186. HGSE Global Citizen: Rasheen Jamison-Richardson: Reauthoring your Narrative and Owning your Legacy
Rasheen Jamison-Richardson is the non profit founder of Legacy School of Performing Arts. With over two decades of teaching experience in music, she created…
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185. HGSE Global Citizen: Cristi Marchetti: Saying Yes to the Things that Matter
Cristi Marchetti is passionate about making a positive impact through her love of literature and teaching. She has experience as an independent publicist in…
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184. HGSE Global Citizen: Sandy Arntzen: Being the Cheerleader that Every Student Deserves
Sandy Arntzen is a Los Angeles-based educator who works with children to help them achieve their fullest potential. She takes the time to build trust with…
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183. HGSE Global Citizen: Neera Sameda: Using Courage to Pivot for your American Dream
Neera Sameda is the Director of Customer Success and College Coaching for CollegeConsulting.US. She comes from an immigrant family and speaks to her own…
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182. Ian Read: Cultivating Radical Empathy to Transform Differences through Dialogue
Ian Read is the Associate Dean of Faculty at Soka University of America. He is a professor of Latin American Studies and his research has focused on the…
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181. HGSE Global Citizen: Maryke Luijendijk: Finding Common Ground in an Ocean of Diversity
Maryke Luijendijk has worked in higher education for two decades in countries such as South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Her path was informed by…
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180. HGSE Global Citizen: Elaine De Velez: Democratizing Education to Unleash Young People’s Full Potential
Elaine De Velez is the CEO and Co-Founder of FrontLearners, an e-learning content and solution provider to boost student competency and to increase school…
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179. Kumiko Hayashi: Balancing the Heart and Mind Towards Creative Coexistence
Kumiko Hayashi is a director, producer, and educator who is passionate about uplifting and amplifying indigenous voices and their cultures through the art of…
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178. HGSE Global Citizen: Amy White: Fighting for Diversity towards a more Human Centered Education System
Amy White is an African American History Professor at Harlem Children’s Zone. She teaches 3rd–5th grade students to critically engage with history, identity…
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177. HGSE Global Citizen: Logan Stamey: Recognizing the limitless power of young people
Logan Stamey is the Class Dean at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut. From an early age, he knew that teaching was his calling. Logan shares about…
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176. HGSE Global Citizen: Dora Pan: Embracing the uniqueness of your own identity and leading with empathy
Dora Pan is passionate about emergent technologies and the value of education in an ever changing society. She recently graduated from Harvard’s Learning…
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175. HGSE Global Citizen: Margarita Adame: Bravely Follow Your Passion
Margarita Adame is a learning strategist at the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has decades of teaching experience as an elementary…