It is a profound tragedy that one of the most mineral rich areas of the world with the most fertile ground has been a killing field with roving bands of armed men and boys under the command of a variety of different warlords and clashing armies. Such is the recent history of the eastern Democratic […]
Education
Business Case Competition Tackles Brazilian Beauty Market
To some students, Natura, the Brazilian provider of makeup and other beauty products, needed only cosmetic changes to grow its business within the South American country and beyond. To others participating in the Georgia State University Center for International Business Education and Research’s annual business case competition, the solution was an online makeover of the […]
30 Years Later: Kennesaw State’s Role in Romania’s Transition to an Open Economy
Editor’s note: This story is published via a sponsorship and content partnership between Global Atlanta and Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs. When Romania last year marked the 30-year anniversary of the fall of communism in 1989, it had much to celebrate. After some initial setbacks, the Eastern European nation’s economy by 1995 surpassed its output […]
Atlanta Students Engage in Service Learning on Bahamas Trip
Twelve students and five parents from Brandon Hall School, the private boarding and day school in Sandy Springs, spent their long President’s Day weekend on much more than rest and relaxation. They took their second trip to the Bahamas in fewer than six months, volunteering at local schools, churches and nonprofits in a country that […]
Putting a French Twist on Atlanta’s Push to Brand Itself as a ‘City of Peace’
While speaking at a reception for the French ambassador to the U.S. held in Atlanta the evening of Feb. 24, Andrew Young recalled Martin Luther King Jr.’s insight that the United States had air force, army, coast guard and naval academies, but no such institution for the study of peace. “We should spend as much time […]
Ambassador Visit to Celebrate Georgia-Cote D’Ivoire Cooperation
While the legacy of colonialism in Africa has left divisions between countries with official European languages, the evolution of common markets and globalization are bringing them closer together, Amini Kajunju, the executive director of the foundation supporting the International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) in the Francophone West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, told Global […]
Atlanta International School Wins Global Award in London for Student-Led Slavery Prevention Campaign
Atlanta International School last month took home an award in London showing how its students are taking to heart the admonition to become global citizens.
Georgia Tech Honors the First African Americans to Integrate the University System
Brenda Starr, the glamorous, adventurous reporter featured daily during the 1950s and beyond in the comic strips in U.S. newspapers and around the world, first inspired Charlayne Hunter-Gault to pursue a career in journalism. Ms. Hunter-Gault was a child when she first told her mother that she wanted to be the blue-eyed red head who […]
Bahamas to Pay Forward Dorian’s Recovery Lessons, Deepen Tech Ties With Southeast
When Hurricane Dorian concluded its onslaught on the Bahamas in September, the country was left to face unprecedented destruction. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama lost more than 13,000 homes. Many schools including a satellite campus of the national university were wiped out. A key seaport and airport were hit hard, with temporary shutdowns […]
Macon Symposium on Trade and Investment: Complexities Growing, but Balance Still Favors Global Engagement
The picture may be murkier these days, but company and industry representatives at a Macon trade and investment symposium still believe that in 2020, Georgia has more to gain than to lose in engaging with the global economy. During the Jan. 16 forum at Wesleyan College organized by the law offices of Christopher N. Smith and […]
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