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The Path of Moral Courage: Stories of Real-Life Heroes

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On November 1, 2017 Residents gathered in Davis Hall to hear the stories of Ala’a Basatneh and Amanda Bailly, humanitarian activists dedicated to raising awareness about the ongoing Syrian War crisis. The conversation was moderated by Jihan Hafiz, an Egyptian-Samoan journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker whose many achievements include creating the critically-acclaimed documentaries “Benghazi Rising,” “Fists Up! Fight Back!” and “Son of War.” Among her awards, Hafiz received an Emmy for her sound recording work on the documentary about the Egyptian revolution “In Tahrir...

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International House President Honored by Non-Profit That Helps Underprivileged NYC Kids

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For International House President and CEO Calvin Sims, the path to volunteering for the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, or HEAF, began when he grew up in an underprivileged Los Angeles neighborhood. “We were not rich and were not poor but my parents were well educated and they provided some amazing opportunities for me and my brothers and sisters,” he remembers. The opportunities he lists include finding access to free after school tutoring, college prep initiatives and other cultural and artistic enrichment programs, which his parents understood to be crucial to success in...

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Professional & International: Interns at I-House

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“There are so many different cultures here…The people are so open [at I-House] and there are lots of great events and sports activities.” Daniel Dreyer, Resident and DZ Bank Intern This fall, instead of spending their days in classrooms, some International House Residents are interning all over Manhattan. From corporate banks to community centers and nonprofit organizations, there are many Residents who find their work in New York City greatly aligns with global focus and service-minded mission of I-House. Meet Daniel Dreyer, a German Resident at I-House interning...

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Sunday Supper with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia

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Pres. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: A Symbol of Resilience for the I-House Community It was something of a reunion for International House President Calvin Sims and Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who met on Sunday, September 24, 2017 for their first on-the-record conversation in more than a decade. This latest occasion was an International House Sunday Supper, an institutional tradition of more than 90 years. In 2006, as a correspondent for The New York Times, Sims interviewed Sirleaf, who then had just secured a historic presidential election victory...

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The UN and I-House: Kenny Cortez

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Kenneth “Kenny” Cortez, 29, is from the small city of Cusco in Peru. He studied law in his home country and came to New York to do a Masters degree in International Affairs. He chose to study in New York because he “wanted a higher level of education than my country cannot provide.” He received his Masters from The New School in May 2017 and is now interning with the United Nations Office of Genocide Prevention. He is part of the team that monitors countries around the world daily that the UN deems highly vulnerable to crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing,...

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